by Garris Elkins | Jul 30, 2012 | Faith, Forgiveness, Humility, Love, Marriage, Vision.
About 20 years ago I changed how I counsel couples who come to me wanting to get married. I used to struggle with why I didn’t like the more academic approach of having couples read books and take tests to direct their new relationship. There is really nothing...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2012 | Church, Leadership, Transition, Vision.
As I drove to my office this morning I turned on the CD player and a worship song began to declare these words, “Take me where I’ve never been. Take me where I’m scared to go.” Those words began to touch me and I found myself pressing the replay button...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2012 | Faith, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Prayer, Revelation, Vision.
This week, I am preparing to teach out of Mark 3 where two groups of people have expressed personal opinions about Jesus. His family thought He had lost His mind and they wanted to “rescue” Him from His ministry. The teachers of religious law...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 27, 2012 | Faith, Future, Hope, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
“A Choice within a Choice” is a short video excerpt from a message I shared during the Sunday morning service at New Hope in Salem, Oregon. It is about making personal decisions within the larger decisions God has already...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2012 | Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Repentance, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transtion
Most of us walk around with labels attached to our lives. Some of these labels were attached to us by our parents others were attached in seasons of personal failure or by unresolved fears that currently inhabit our lives. We will live out the false...
