by Garris Elkins | Aug 3, 2014 | Courage, Gifts, God, Honor, Obedience, Trust
Just before you respond to a question there is always a pause. This is where you collect your thoughts to develop your answer. You can tell if the Spirit of God or the spirit of fear is in control based on what takes place in the pause. One kind of pause is...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 2, 2014 | Discipline, Family, Father, Freedom, Holiness, Identity, Obedience
Fifteen years ago Jan and I stepped off an airliner onto American soil after serving as missionaries in Europe. Our lives at that time were lived mostly on the road traveling throughout Europe strengthening and encouraging churches. We were perpetual visitors...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2014 | Eternity, Future, Hope
My skin is turning parchment. The years of my aging now yielding to familial DNA, to youthful days running bare in the sun. There is a coming to grips with this process of life and living, a reality check of sorts. All of this is good, this emerging gray and wrinkling...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2014 | Destiny, Discipline, Dreams, Future, Leadership
As you grow older you will begin to think about the legacy you will leave behind. Many people who pursue a legacy of accomplishments and notoriety end up tired, bitter and alone. There is another legacy that has a far greater impact on those who will follow...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2014 | Faith, Identity, Miracles, Pentecost, Spirit, Supernatural, Trust
As you mature as a follower of Christ you will learn how to trust your gut instinct – your intuition. Some in the Church resist this kind of thinking because it lacks an outward image of spirituality. There are two kinds of intuition. There is a natural intuition...
