by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Father, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Leadership
I am in debt to anointed pastors who nurtured me at the beginning of my walk of faith. I remember listening to a conversation where a leader had fallen into serious sin. The leader met with my pastor, Roy Hicks, Jr., to begin a process of healing and restoration. When...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Discernment, Freedom, Integrity
In our over-heated and myopically focused social media accounts, we can too easily believe the world is falling apart. Not all we read or hear is true. Not all marriages are struggling. Not all husbands are addicted to porn. Not all wives live in a world of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Honor, Relationships
Jan and I were talking about friendship. In our conversation, Jan said something profound. “A measure of true friendship is the ability to share another person’s joy.” Everyone suffers in life, so identifying with another person’s pain can be shared more...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 26, 2019 | Dreams, Faith, Favor, God, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Hope, Humility, Kingdom, Miracles, Obedience, Peace
At the back of our property, we have a lawn. By this time of year, it is getting really dry. It needs help. We stuck an impulse sprinkler in the ground to water the lawn, giving it some extra attention in the hot summer days of August. Yesterday morning, Jan and...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2019 | Faithfulness, Favor, Honor
If you are serving the transition of someone who is your employer or supervisor, your main task is to watch the condition of your heart. In a healthy, honor-filled work environment, the person transitioning may be blessed by financial gifts, severance packages,...
