by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2018 | Change, Church, Creativity, Culture, Faith, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Reformation, Restoration, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
The most devasting natural disasters typically come without warning. So do the most beautiful works of the Spirit that shift culture toward God and His Kingdom purposes. While some of us move in the realm of the prophetic, on our best day we only see in part and...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 3, 2018 | Church, Culture, Discipline, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
We can build traps to capture things that do not exist. We can also build traps to capture what we fear. Not far from where I live is The Bigfoot Trap. In case you don’t know who Bigfoot is (also known as Sasquatch) he is the mysterious ape-like creature that some...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 2, 2018 | Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Future, Hope
At all costs, choose hope. Hope will reveal a God-shaped future. Hope has the power to heal our wounded hearts. Hope creates forward motion in seasons of life when we find ourselves at an emotional or spiritual standstill. It is Heaven’s alarm clock that awakens...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 29, 2018 | Death, Eternity, Family, Future, Identity, Jesus, Joy, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Promotion, Redemption, Resurrection, Thankfulness, Trust, Worship
I was walking through the historic cemetery in our town when I noticed a sign with the word “Pauper.” In the 1800’s, sections of cemeteries throughout the United States had dedicated areas to bury the poor. There were other signs in these cemeteries that...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 28, 2018 | Change, Church, Culture, Discipleship, Kingdom of God
The most profound change in a human being takes place at a deeper level than the imposition of a law that forces compliance or in a group dynamic where your acceptance is based on your agreement. These changes take place in the sphere of human passion where we respond...
