by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2018 | Faith, Father, Fathers, Fear, Gifts, Giving, Honor, Marriage, Provision, Relationships, Trust, Wisdom
One of the most unique and fulfilling seasons in life is when we become spiritual fathers and mothers. This happens at about age 50 or so. That number is not absolute, but this assignment in life does require the accumulation of years. By this time, hopefully, we...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2018 | Discipleship, Faith, Father, Fear, Freedom, Future
The door of access you have been praying about will soon open, but there will be a surprise. You have been focused on a single doorway into your future, yet the door God plans to open is not the one that has gained your attention. You didn’t miss it. Your...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2018 | Deliverance, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Pentecost, Power, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
Those of us living in the northwest part of the United States have been surrounded by massive wildfires all summer. Just two days ago, a new fire erupted south of the Oregon border and north of Redding, California. It exploded in size and became so dangerous that a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 6, 2018 | Church planting, Discipleship, Peace, Rest, Revelation, Trust
Jan and I said goodbye to cable TV about 8 years ago, and we have never looked back. We did the same thing with a landline phone. We now only use our cell phones. Right after our cable TV service was terminated, we went to Netflix, Hulu and now, Amazon Prime. We...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2018 | Creativity, Dreams, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holiness, Humility, Intimacy, Marriage, Mercy
Yesterday, a song from 1970 began to play on my Pandora account while Jan and I sat in our living room working on our computers. The song was, Wild World by Cat Stevens. When the song started, we both smiled and turned to look at each other. The song sparked a journey...
