by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2017 | Faith, Hope, Love
This morning, because of a ministry assignment, I found myself in a motel room in a city several hours from my home. When I turned on CNN to see the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the coverage broke away from that event to go to a memorial service honoring the 9/11...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 10, 2017 | Courage, Death, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Hope, Peace, Restoration
In the Spirit, I saw a person walking across a high-wire stretched between two destinations. They looked like a circus performer midway between two supporting poles inside a large tent. There was no safety net below to catch them if they fell. People were gasping as...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 10, 2017 | Prophetic
Questions about issues of faith can never be answered by parlor tricks, clever one-liners or even the right answer. Faith deals with the reality of things not yet seen. The answer to these questions arrives from another realm and stands in the middle of each...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2017 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Faith, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Obedience, Promise, Thankfulness
The photo is the gravestone of my father and mother, Charlie and Lavert Elkins. Their gravestone is located in the Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell, Montana. I have visited my parent’s grave site each time I traveled back to Kalispell in the last 30 years....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2017 | Forgivness, Freedom, Humility, Peace, Pride, Reformation, Relationships
There can be petty divisions from time-to-time in the Church. This needs to be confronted in love because it wounds and does great damage. Yet some of what gets labeled as divisive can actually be a fresh revelation from God. Martin Luther divided the Church with the...
