by Garris Elkins | Jan 3, 2016 | Church, Favor, Rest, Revival, Transition
Sixteen years ago, Jan and I stepped off an airplane in Medford, Oregon after four years of ministry in Europe to become pastors of a local church. The total of our earthly possessions, apart from some books and a single chair stored in my mother’s attic in Montana,...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 1, 2016 | Prayer, Provision, Trust
Perhaps one reason for some of the barrenness in our prayer life is because we are not like Hannah. Hannah was barren and prayed to God for the ability to give birth to a child. In her anguish Hannah prayed, “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 31, 2015 | Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Future, Hope
In all of human history, the way forward has always been revealed by a word of hope. Responding in the opposite spirit will become one of our most important weapons in the spiritual war we are facing. Instead of a fear monger choose to become a hope monger. Even if...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 29, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Leadership, Ministry, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Redemption, Revelation, Revival
Calendars are only a tool of time. God is not limited by the constraints of any calendar – secular or religious. He lives and ministers to us from timeless eternity. God can choose to work within our measurements of time, but He is never limited by these...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 28, 2015 | Destiny, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Family, Fathers, Integrity, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Reconciliation, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
Thankfully the phrase used by some parents, “Children are to be seen and not heard” is no longer a popular piece of parenting advice. Similar phrases and slogans have become assumptions passed down from one generation to the next without taking the time...
