by Garris Elkins | Dec 6, 2014 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Discipline, Fear, Forgivness, Humility, Identiy, Redemption, Restoration
A wall of judgment sprang up in front of you without warning. A comment someone made has caused this wall to appear and its presence is impeding your forward motion. You have slammed hard against its cold and rejecting presence. The judgment this comment produced has...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2014 | Prophetic
Recently, a friend of mine, Dave Jacobs, wrote a book. I have known Dave since he moved to Oregon and set up the base for his ministry, Small Church Pastor ( www.smallchurchpastor.com ) Dave is a coach to pastors across the United States and beyond. I...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2014 | Faith, Holy Spirit, Identity, Worship
Yesterday, I found myself sighing. I let out one of those tired, depressed and faithless sighs that was long and overly dramatic. Jan heard my sigh and wisely said, “Why don’t you follow up that sigh with an act of worship?” I had been lovingly...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 2, 2014 | Culture, Destiny, Eternity, Fear, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Hope, Obedience, Promise, Provision, Thankfulness
Yesterday, I sat in my truck in the parking lot of my dentist’s office. My appointment was still about ten minutes away so I decided to check my email on my smartphone. As I scrolled down through the emails, I noticed that I had received an email to fill a larger...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2014 | Apostle, Change, Destiny, Future, Kingdom, Resurrection, Tranistion, Vision.
Years ago, when Jan and I ventured out to start our first church, those who sent us described church planters like us as people who would “pioneer a new church”. That phrase is not used very much in church planting circles today, but remains accurate in...
