by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Favor, Grace, Healing, Honor, Identity, Integrity, Love, Reconciliation, Resurrection
There are times when I scroll through Facebook posts that I see someone depicted in a less than noble booking photo or view the image of a person who has committed a horrible act. Lately, I find myself reaching out to my computer screen and touching their image. When...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 16, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Leadership, Promotion
In the last month, I have been speaking to people who work in high-impact Kingdom positions. Change is coming in many of these assignments. I have noticed several consistent themes in some of these transitions. 1. A sense of unease that worried some of the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 15, 2019 | Change, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Spirit, Worship
When I read the book of Acts, I discover a group of people who did not slavishly follow a plan or remain in a single direction without frequent course corrections. I read about people who followed the Spirit at all costs. They arose each day and allowed the Spirit to...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 14, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Discernment, Faithfulness, Favor, Healing, Holiness, Honor, Hope, Justice, Ministry, Reformation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
I was in a historic bank building in Jacksonville, Oregon conducting some personal business. The building has housed a bank since the mid-1800s. The interior of the bank looks a lot like it did 160 years ago. It has been preserved as a historic landmark. The room...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 13, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Healing, Mercy, Promise, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
A couple of months ago, I took one of those at home tests called Cologuard that people use in place of a colonoscopy. I had a colonoscopy 17 years ago and got a clean bill of health at that time, so I thought instead of going through the process of a colonoscopy, I...
