by Garris Elkins | Sep 2, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Peace, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
When we are personally under attack it is too easy to circle our wagons in fear and stop moving forward in faith. The term, “Circle the wagons!” was a command issued by wagon masters in real life and later dramatically depicted in western movies when a wagon train...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 1, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Culture, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prophecy, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching
The words we write and speak are like artillery rounds that strike the shoreline of a human heart. Communication in any form, verbal or written, is like a pre-invasion artillery barrage that a navy will use to pound a hardened and fortified shoreline just before...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2017 | Leadership, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
As a young pastor, I listened to a wise older pastor who once said, “Let God be the one who makes a way for you.” He was talking about a self-promotion that comes when we feel our calling is not moving along fast enough. In our insecurity, we think we can...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Forgivness, Future, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Peace, Pride, Redemption, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
Along the ridgeline above me, I saw the remains of an old barbwire fence. Only a few of the posts survived. Those that did were pockmarked with holes the work of decay and weather. On the north-facing side of a solitary post grew a layer of green moss. Tacked to the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 30, 2017 | Family, Hope, Love, Marriage
The greatest loneliness is not to be single. It is to be married to someone who does not share the same spiritual oneness with God that you experience. As impossible as it can seem, especially in moments of deep discouragement, never forget that you are already...
