by Garris Elkins | Sep 15, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Culture, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Gifts
When I was a young cop, I worked security for some famous people. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Emmylou Harris. Credence Clearwater Revival, Merle Haggard and a few more I forgot over the years. I noticed something with every performer. Each had a stage presence...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 14, 2018 | Hope, Intimacy, Relationships, Trust, Worship
There are moments in every relationship when we can allow ourselves to be motivated by the fear of loss. In these situations, we find ourselves trying to preserve a relationship that actually needs to die before it can live. Attempting to hold onto the status quo of...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 13, 2018 | Culture, Death, Fear, Justice, Peace, Rest, Revelation
Yesterday, I read a news article about a woman who was killed by a cougar while hiking on Mount Hood just east of Portland, Oregon. The reporter said it was the first documented fatal encounter with a cougar in the state’s history. It is not surprising something...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 12, 2018 | Change, Creavity, Discipleship, Family, Freedom, Pride, Restoration, Transtion, Trust
It’s been almost 50 years since Woodstock took place on Yasgur’s farm on a grassy hillside in Bethel, New York. 400,000 people showed up to listen to Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, and many others. It was an iconic moment in American history. I read a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 12, 2018 | Future, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
The greatest achievements do not come from conquest or control. These victories only come when the wise ones in the intransient crowd are willing to step forward and cross the aisle of division, many times in private, to form an alliance against what ultimately hurts...
