by Garris Elkins | Nov 25, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Eternity, Fear, Future, Mercy, Miracles, Power, Redemption, Restoration, Trust
On Christmas Eve in 1971, seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepcke was a passenger on an airliner flying across the vast Peruvian rain forest when the aircraft was struck by lightning. The airliner broke apart 10,000 feet in the air. At the time of the event, Juliane was...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 24, 2017 | Discipleship, Family, Honor, Humility, Marriage, Relationships, Revelation, Teaching, Word
Early this morning, I received an email with an offer for a Black Friday special sale price on the annual subscription rate for a grammar program I use called Grammarly. The offer included an upgrade to their premium service. I couldn’t pass up the deal. About...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 23, 2017 | Courage, Freedom, Future, Humility, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Love, Mercy, Miracles, Pride, Promotion
God created you to make the sound of Heaven on Earth. Paul told the church at Ephesus instead of sounding like immature believers we are to rise to a place of spiritual maturity where we will “speak the truth in love”. Speaking the truth in love is the...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 22, 2017 | Creativity, Discipline, Family, Freedom, Giving, Honor, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Ministry, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Wisdom
My pastor, Roy Hicks, Jr., told a humorous story about how his wife Kay got his attention late one night. After many years pastoring the Eugene Faith Center, Roy became the Director of Missions for the Foursquare Church. It was a demanding job. Roy spent many...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 21, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Faith, God, Honor, Humility, Identity, Power, Pride, Redemption, Relationships, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Truth, Wisdom
The label the enemy has been trying to place on your life will not stick. It currently has no adhesive ability because you know who you are in Christ and what He has called you do in service of His Kingdom. Because of that understanding, you have chosen to not take...
