by Garris Elkins | Oct 17, 2018 | Courage, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Hope
God has been working on your behalf without your knowledge. What He is about to do in this season of your life was originally set in motion by an act of faith from your past. You forgot about it, but God hasn’t. What is about to take place will come as a...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 16, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
A fresh encounter with the presence of God is coming. Our theologies, our cultural barriers, and our personal opinions will not be able to stand in His way. Time is compressing under the weight of His passion. An explosion of His presence is ready to fill the Earth to...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 14, 2018 | Faith, Intimacy, Peace, Spirit, Thankfulness
I sat in the morning light, in a red plastic Adirondack chair, my back to the cool winds of fall, my face toward the sun. Leaves fall all around me like crackling red-orange potato chips shaken from maple tree limbs. They cartwheel across the lawn, then catch for...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 13, 2018 | Creativity, Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Hope, Miracles, Prayer, Provision, Revelation, Trust
This week, we had a costly and much-needed repair project take place at our home. Our old sewer line needed replacing. It was not something we had in our budget, but such is life. Our house was moved onto our lot in 1948. It was a small officer’s...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Father, Fear, Freedom, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Revelation, Trust
All my life, I have been a protector. I once protected my little brother from a neighborhood bully. In the 6th grade, I got in a fight defending a Native American friend who was surrounded by mocking white kids who were issuing racial slurs. When I married Jan, I have...
