by Garris Elkins | Feb 20, 2018 | Church planting, Fathers, Forgiveness, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Love, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Pride, Reconciliation
It doesn’t take much talent to catch a despised politician or someone we find disgusting in a moment of less than complimentary composure. In those moments a photo is snapped by an opportunist paparazzi to confirm our most base opinion about the person caught in a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 19, 2018 | Favor, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Gifts, God, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
Gates of restriction are opening before you. What has been a hindering presence will no longer be able to restrict your access to what God has promised. Those who stood in opposition to you, and worked as gatekeepers restricting your entry into the place of your...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 18, 2018 | Creativity, Peace, Restoration, Spirit
There are days when my soul is soothed by an hour or two of long instrumental electric guitar solos played by a master guitarist. (Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Steve Vai, Mark Knopfler, Joe Satriani, Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughn and my friend, Caleb Quaye, to...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 18, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Culture, Discipline, Prayer, Relationships, Trust, Truth
The phrase, “thoughts and prayers” is getting some negative press of late. I get the intent of that challenge if, when offering our thoughts and prayers, we don’t think or pray. Thoughts and prayers can be seen by some as a convenient kiss-off to actually...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 17, 2018 | Change, Church, Culture, Deliverance, Freedom
Many years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said he heard the voice of Jesus tell him to stand up for the cause of civil rights. This week a television personality ascribed mental illness to anyone who thinks Jesus talks to His followers. Everyone has an opinion....
