by Garris Elkins | Nov 6, 2017 | Church, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Fear, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Peace, Redemption, Reformation, Truth
I have been up since 2:00 a.m. After watching the news about the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, my spirit was restless. I needed to get up to pray and write. For a few days something has been on my heart and this morning, I felt it was time to share my...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 5, 2017 | Deliverance, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Obedience, Peace
You possess everything you need to accomplish what God has called you to do. You need nothing more. Just because the finished product has not yet appeared, don’t give up. You thought your timing was somehow off because the finished product has not yet appeared. Your...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 4, 2017 | Discipline, Eternity, Freedom, Hope, Intimacy, Peace, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Trust, Wisdom, Worship
I awakened in the middle of the night and turned over in bed. I was now facing in Jan’s direction. Like I do many times in the middle of the night, I took a moment to pray for her before slipping back to sleep. Jan was sleeping so deep and in such peace that she...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 3, 2017 | Culture, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Power, Prophecy, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
There are times when it can seem that God has more work to do in the heart of the Church than in the hearts of those we call the unredeemed. The sound of our voice in culture needs to reflect the essence of the fruit of the Spirit listed by Paul in Galatians 5 –...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 1, 2017 | Change, Church, Courage, Culture
In recent months, I have met believers who have been struggling because they felt more comfortable outside the four walls of a traditional Church than inside. When these wanderers are discovered, some fellow believers have been quick to speak words of condemnation,...
