by Garris Elkins | Oct 27, 2019 | Poetry, Verse
Unexpected heroes, emerging. Those given up on by the masses, proven in moments reserved for others, the presumed. Unexpected heroes stepping into destinies not imagined. This is the work of God.
by Garris Elkins | Oct 26, 2019 | Change, Creativity, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, Future, Identity, Promise, Revelation, Transition, Wisdom
God will ask some of you to cut and paste a portion of an old vision into the new thing God is doing in your life. You will need to bring some things forward in order to move forward. Other things that had a purpose in a single season of your life will remain in...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 25, 2019 | Church planting, Courage, Creativity, Culture, Discernment, Freedom, Future
Jan and I just finished a 20-year assignment. God revealed that assignment to me one morning in Athens, Greece, in 1998. He awakened me early and invited me into the kitchen of a condo we were renting. I sat down with my cup of espresso and literally took...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2019 | Change, Courage, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Future
The Lord gives me a word to carry for each season. It is a personal word but also a word I share in each setting where I am invited to speak. I minister the essence of the word with specific additions of content that would apply to a particular audience. The word I am...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Women
When Jan and I first came to Medford, Oregon 20 years ago, to pastor what would become Living Waters Church, we were met by a strange phenomenon. Our valley was a stronghold for male-dominated church leadership. A woman behind a pulpit preaching was anathema to many...
