by Garris Elkins | Dec 15, 2011 | Church, Faith, Hope, Identity, Prophetic, Transition, Vision.
When God created us in His image He did not create us to look like Him physically. The Genesis account was the creation of a people crafted from the very nature and attributes of God. God’s “DNA pool” became our source of life. When the image of that original work of...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 28, 2011 | Hope, Prophetic, Revival, Transition
Recently, in a public worship service the Lord revealed an image to me for the coming year.I saw the Church represented as a single person, walking forward and carrying a large bucket in each hand. As we, the Church, approached the line that marked the passing of 2011...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 21, 2011 | Prophetic
I enjoy Thanksgiving. As a young man growing up in Campbell, California, Thanksgiving Day meant two things – the annual Thanksgiving Day football game between my high school, Campbell, and our rivals, Los Gatos High and our family Thanksgiving dinner. What made...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 27, 2011 | Church, Honor, Humility, Kingdom of God, Leadership
We’ve all had experiences that change us forever. A life-changing experience for me was spending almost ten years behind a badge as a police officer. For the last 30 years I have worked in various ministry roles, both here and abroad, and these years have been...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 8, 2011 | Hope, Identity, Kingdom of God
When I lived in Berlin, Germany an appointment was arranged for me to meet an elderly man at a café in Potsdamer Platz.Potsdamer Platz is an iconic area in the city of Berlin that was devastated during World War II and was then occupied by Communist East Germany...
