by Garris Elkins | Jul 7, 2016 | Church, Eternity, Gifts, Miracles, Power, Prohecy, Revival
As a kid living in Central California, I learned to surf at Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz. The old timers taught me that waves arrive in sets. These sets contain several waves and many times the last wave was the largest. You had to wait for the next set to arrive if...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2016 | Discipleship, Faithfulness, Favor, Humility, Integrity, Mercy, Revelation
I remember when I wrote my first book, Prayers from the Throne of God. It was like having your first baby. Your whole life is focused on the creation and delivery of something new. When the book was finished, I felt the Lord ask me to ask Pastor Jack Hayford write the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2016 | Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Over the years, I have seen strange and unexplainable things take place. I want to share one such experience because there seems to be a silence in certain segments of the Church regarding such things. It is actually healthy to process. One cold winter morning, I was...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2016 | Promotion, Relationships, Trust
If you are in a relationship that is sustained because you are required to align with one person against another, it is not a healthy relationship. Whenever your voice is silenced out of the fear of rejection you have actually plugged your ears to the voice of God....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2016 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Family, Future, Hope, Prayer, Promotion, Restoration, Transition
Crossing New Frontiers 2016 marks 170 years since the Applegate Wagon Train crested the Cascade Mountain Range near Ashland, Oregon and a weary band of pioneers viewed the beautiful Rogue Valley for the first time. These were brave pioneers who accepted a risky...