by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2009 | Hope, Restoration, Vision.
When I was 8 years old I was a Cub Scout. I still have my little blue Cub Scout hat and yellow bandana. Being a Cub Scout was a big deal for me because it was the first time I was able to wear a uniform. Kids with uniforms feel important and big. My mom and dad were...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 9, 2009 | Culture, Holy Spirit, Leadership
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” I Corinthians 4:20 It is easy for those of us in the Western Church to be enamored with our technology, our education and our programs. These things are not wrong – they simply can be...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2009 | Hope, Restoration, Vision.
When I was a young cop I was taught about crime scene investigation in the Police Academy. We learned about blood evidence. Later, after years of working the streets, I became a detective. When a murder would take place I would arrive at the scene and begin to collect...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 25, 2009 | Evangelism
When I was a kid growing up in California I lived in the Silicon Valley before there was much silicon. Our street had only six houses on it, all on one side of the road, and in front of our home lay the great adventure land of Mr. Dardanelli’s orchard. Behind...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 20, 2009 | Holy Spirit, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
Recently, I watched one of those cable shows about modern technology. They described a new breed of missiles. These missiles have the ability to loiter. Up to this point I always thought “loitering” was something that was prohibited. In the small town where I grew up...
