by Garris Elkins | Jun 17, 2017 | Prophetic
Last night, Jan and I spent time with a great group of people celebrating a friend’s birthday. It was an outdoor venue held at a beautiful estate with fine dining and lots of joy. Throughout the evening, people would stand alongside the long, cloth covered table and...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 16, 2017 | Faith, Hope, Promise, Prophecy, Prophetic, Word
Some of you have spoken words of faith that have not yet come to pass. You have wondered if you missed something. If this is you, I have a word for you. I saw you standing in the future. Sound waves created by your words of faith were arriving like echoes from the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 16, 2017 | Faith, Trust
The evening time is when the sun begins to set. Some of you dread the end of the day and the coming night. Every natural sunset will eventually become a sunrise. The same is true in spiritual matters. Don’t dread any moment of approaching darkness and despair....
by Garris Elkins | Jun 14, 2017 | Change, Church, Courage, Five-fold, Reformation
Free-thinking is dangerous because it can challenge our assumptions and dismantle the status quo. A healthy spiritual environment will give people permission to ask questions about our assumptions without being condemned or discarded. This year we celebrate the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 13, 2017 | Faith, Hope, Intimacy, Jesus
Sail with the fair breeze of a simple faith. Leave behind the docks of despair, judgment and the slavish structures of a rule-based faith. Find your rest on the gentle swells of God’s love. Let no one sell you a cheap ticket in the dark caverns of steerage where many...
