by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2017 | Culture, Death, Deliverance, Peace, Spiritual Warfare
What seems secure and unchanging can be gone in the blink of an eye. Those captured in the illusion of an unchanging reality will be the most vulnerable in times of great cultural upheaval. Jan and I had dinner with some friends who were living in one of the most...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2017 | Courage, Kingdom of God, Peace, Power, Promise, Reconciliation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
I recently wrote in response to a friend who asked me why he was experiencing such a high level of frustration and anxiety with the current condition of our culture. I said to him, “All news is bias and all bias is news.” You and I are being served a meal of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 16, 2017 | Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Eternity, Forgivness, Freedom, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Power, Redemption
In my very distant past, I carried a gun and a badge. The streets were mean then but meaner now. I have had men try to kill me. These were life and death struggles. To survive, I needed to respond with superior tactics to each threat. Those responses allowed me to go...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 15, 2017 | Trust, Truth, Wisdom
Yesterday, Jan and I had a meal with some good friends from the East Coast. They are involved in a ministry that trains young leaders. As usual, our conversation was filled with Kingdom strategy and planning. During our conversation, I saw an image. It was the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 14, 2017 | Joy, Love, Obedience, Prayer, Word
On Sunday morning, I took a bike ride before church. I love the longer daylight hours of summer. They afford me an opportunity to do things the dark mornings of winter do not allow. I was cruising through our small town and felt impressed to take a few turns I don’t...
