by Garris Elkins | Sep 29, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Discipleship
Living in silence during critical moments of our national history can become a threat to the effectiveness of the Church, an assault on our credibility, and a sorrow in the heart of God. As long as our voice remains safely cloistered behind the walls of a church...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2018 | Apostle, Creativity, Deliverance, Destiny, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Provision, Reformation
I was hiking along a deer trail away from roads and civilization. The trail led me through an open prairie where I came across an old foundation. Upon inspection, I found it to be stable and strong. It was covered with moss, but other than the moss and its apparent...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 27, 2018 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Fear, Honor, Obedience, Peace, Pride, Promotion
Our life-momentum must be frequently discerned to make sure we are moving forward with the empowerment of God’s Spirit, not our need for recognition or affirmation. We can discern the quality and substance of our momentum by asking this question, “What generated...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 26, 2018 | Kingdom of God, Revelation, Teaching, Vision.
We’ve had a Tiffany lamp for years. It is old and beautiful. I write by its light each morning. Like my writing chair, it has become a familiar companion. This morning, as I turned toward the desk where the lamp rests, I saw the grape cluster embedded in the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 25, 2018 | Deliverance, Destiny, Fear, Freedom, Future, Identity, Love, Pride, Redemption, Restoration, Truth, Wisdom
Wisdom does not always provide easy answers. Neither does it answer the deep questions about life from the same shallow resource pool of information used by the asker to frame their inquiry. Wisdom responds from a deeper source of revelation not considered when...