by Garris Elkins | Aug 4, 2010 | Church, Hope, Humility, Leadership, Prayer
It seems that in each season of breakthrough two things show up – critics and crisis. At our best we will never be able to please all the people all the time. It can be a rude awakening for some to realize that not all people agree with them. The critics, for...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2010 | Holy Spirit, Hope, Prayer, Vision.
Recently, I read an article from Central Oregon about the unusually high number of suicides within the business community over the financial losses and subsequent despair that has occurred in this economic downturn. As I meet with pastors and leaders I am finding that...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2010 | Church, Leadership, Prayer
This morning, after I spent some time with God, I fired up my computer to check my email and stroll through my social-networking sites. As I read down through my Twitter home page I noticed something CNN had posted about some soon- coming remarks from President Barack...
by Garris Elkins | May 22, 2010 | Church, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Revival
I have preached Acts 2 so many times that I thought I fully understood what took place that day. The disciples came to the Day of Pentecost already indwelled by the Spirit because Jesus had breathed His Spirit into them in John 20. These same water-baptized and...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2010 | Church, Culture, Hope, Kingdom of God
Jan and I were recently in Northern California for a meeting. The next day, after the meeting was over, we departed for the drive home. As I navigated the city streets I saw a homeless person across the lanes of traffic on the sidewalk. This person was pushing a...
