by Garris Elkins | May 24, 2018 | Church, Culture, Deliverance, Eternity, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Joy, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Word, Worship
Last night a powerful thunderstorm rolled through our area. It was so powerful that I received a FEMA warning through an app on my iPhone. Right after the FEMA warning was displayed, a clap of thunder exploded over our house. I have lived in the Caribbean and lived...
by Garris Elkins | May 23, 2018 | Future, Rest, Restoration, Trust
To encourage someone to suck it up and “just take the next step” is not always wise counsel. There are times when people need to know where to place their foot before they take the next step. In these situations, where theirr foot comes down is as...
by Garris Elkins | May 22, 2018 | Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Peace, Relationships, Worship
I walked into the hotel lobby where I am staying and passed a sign that read, “Please show your room key.” Showing my room key was to gain entry into the hotel’s breakfast buffet. As I walked by the front desk the man working behind the counter didn’t even raise his...
by Garris Elkins | May 20, 2018 | Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power
As I sit here in a hotel room in Eureka, California, I find it by no coincidence that several things are happening all at once on the same day. Later this morning, I will take the short drive to where I am scheduled to speak at the First Baptist Church of Arcata,...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2018 | Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Freedom, Hope, Justice, Mercy, Miracles, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Provision, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Vision., Worship
Yesterday, I brought home some cherries. As I was eating the cherries, I noticed most of the cherries in the basket were double cherries. It was hard to find a single cherry in the basket. In all my life, I had only seen a double cherry a time or two....
