by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2017 | Deliverance, Favor, Healing, Hope, Restoration, Trust
I remember the painful day when I accidently threw away all of Jan’s childhood family photos. We were pastoring our first church and our kids were in grade school. Jan’s mom and dad were downsizing so they wanted to make sure all the old family photos pertinent to...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 15, 2017 | Favor, Future, Giving, God, Joy, Peace
The Lord revealed a picture of your life. Behind a doorway and standing in line are answers to forgotten prayers, unexpected blessings, new relationships, and fresh opportunities. As I continued to watch the developing image, all of these deliveries of God’s...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 14, 2017 | Faith, Teaching, Trust, Truth
A wide variety of ideas about how someone gets “saved” are floating across our computer screens and working their way into our conversations. I have never felt comfortable with a definition of personal salvation that did not include the exercise of personal...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 14, 2017 | Courage, Death, Eternity, Forgivenss, Freedom, Honor, Resurrection, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
This morning, a story buried deep within my memory surfaced. It took place almost 40 years ago when I worked as a police detective. I was handed the lead on a homicide investigation. Attached to the investigation was a reporter from the Eugene-Register Guard newspaper...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 13, 2017 | Deliverance, Truth, Word
(A posting note: The following article has nothing to do with the The Shack, a movie, and book both Jan and I enjoyed immensely for its ability to communicate the heart of God.) In every period of Church history, there will be seasons in which people move away from...
