by Garris Elkins | Sep 21, 2016 | Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Revelation, Spirit
I was just reading my bible and had to place it down in order to answer my phone. During the call I heard the pages begin to rustle as a fresh breeze blew through the window and into our living room. As the wind blew the pages began to turn one by one suddenly...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 20, 2016 | Discipline, Faithfulness, Fathers, Integrity, Leadership
As a young boy, I grew up in a wonderful Baptist church in Los Gatos, California. Calvary Baptist Church was surrounded by the orchards that once filled the densely populated Silicon Valley of today. Our church had a traditional sanctuary with stained glass windows...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 19, 2016 | Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Power
Pentecost was a launching point – not a destination. Once launched Pentecost became a reoccurring work of the Spirit continuously released over the course of the last 2,000 years. In each and every new season of the Church there will be a Pentecost moment. It is...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 19, 2016 | Family, Fear, Forgivenss, Healing, Humility, Pride, Promotion, Restoration, Tranistion
As a kid growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, I saw a lot of strange things advertised and purchased by American families. We were impressed with anything plastic. One of those plastic items was the clear plastic couch cover my parents had installed to save our family...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 18, 2016 | Courage, Dreams, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Revival
I watched an amazing video. It was about a fisherman kneeling on the deck of his fishing boat tossing scraps of food at a large group of beautiful bald eagles. The eagles flew onto the deck and hopped around this man as he threw morsels their way. The video...
