by Garris Elkins | Jul 12, 2016 | Apostle, Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Identity, Kingdom of God, Transition
Twenty-five years ago the Lord gave me four questions to ask myself. At the time, I Jan and I were between assignments and served for a short season on the staff of a large church. One day, I introduced the four questions at a staff meeting as a way to keep...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 11, 2016 | Culture, Deliverance, Spiritual Warfare
Missing in the national dialogue about our current cultural strife and despair is a discussion about the role of demonic powers. While racial injustice, violence and social wrongs exist and need to be addressed, the real source of their empowerment are dark spiritual...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 10, 2016 | Culture, Destiny, Forgivenss, Reconciliation, Relationships, Transition, Trust, Truth
This weekend, Jan, Anna and I had the rare opportunity of ministering together at the Crescent City Foursquare Church in Crescent City, California. While Anna was conducting a Prophetic Art Workshop with Jan, I took the opportunity to spend the day in the city walking...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 9, 2016 | Apostle, Courage, Destiny, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Prophecy
The Lord spoke a simple phrase to me. He said, “Sharpened voices.” I waited for a moment and He went on to say He has sharpened voices for this moment in our national history to address prophetically the challenging issues we are facing as a nation. These voices have...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 7, 2016 | Father, God, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Joy, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Redemption, Restoration
So many painful things are taking place in our culture. Death and sorrow fill our computer screens. Disappointment and dismay abound. Some have become overwhelmed and simply given up. In all of this, God is not unaware. His is seated above all that is taking place and...