by Garris Elkins | Jun 21, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Marriage, Miracles, Redemption, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Have you ever wondered why people freeze up and are unable to respond to an emergency? There is something called the “startle factor.” It occurs in a state of emergency when overwhelming outside stimuli takes place like stark visuals and loud noises. It causes people...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 19, 2019 | Apostle, Five-fold, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Prophecy, Prophetic, Reformation, Revival, Supernatural
The echoes of prophetic words spoken in the past are approaching our moment of history. These are words that were assigned to be received and experienced more than once. They are living words that are continually issuing a prophetic echo. These echoes carry...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 18, 2019 | Discernment, Humility, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Vision., Wisdom
We have all heard the term “keeping abreast of the latest news.” It’s a fairly common phrase. I have always thought it meant to keep informed on the latest happenings in the world. It has a deeper meaning. The word “abreast” is defined to mean “beside one...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 18, 2019 | Dreams, Family, Favor, Futre, Marriage, Relationships
Tonight, I’m thinking of the warm summer nights of my boyhood riding in my dad’s 59 Chevy pickup. Mom and dad were up front. My brother and I rode in the back seated in the truck bed. It was a Friday night ritual heading into town to get broasted chicken and...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 17, 2019 | Culture, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Justice, Prophetic, Rest, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Wisdom
Jan and I live in a small cottage built during World War II. It was part of an officer’s housing unit in a military training facility located in southern Oregon during the war. After the war, our home was purchased at auction and moved to its current location in...