by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Holy Spirit, Hope, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Obedience, Prayer, Restoration
In our family, I grew up hunting and fishing. Each fall we would make a man-trek into the wilds to pursue deer. I loved the coming of fall. The preparation and plans for the annual hunt was something that occupied my boyhood thoughts from the start of hunting season...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Restoration, Vision.
My grandmother ran a beer and wine bar in San Francisco in the 1930’s. Grandma didn’t get into that business overnight. It was the result of a life of hard-nocks that started many years earlier when my grandfather left the house one day to find work and...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Church, Culture, Hope, Prophetic
There are times when I simply need to “hike it out.” A few times each year I get in one of those mental places where showing up at the office only complicates things. Getting away from everything and everybody and connecting with God in nature helps me hear His voice....
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Holy Spirit, Hope, Prayer, Prophetic, Revival
“But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump when it is cut down,
so Israel’s stump will be a holy seed.” Isaiah 6:13 This verse hung in the air as I read it and contemplated the current financial environment that is creating fear in the hearts of people. As I read...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 18, 2009 | Culture, Holy Spirit, Prophetic, Revival
When the children of Israel entered the Promise Land ten cities stood as obstacles in their way. The first of these cities was Jericho. In Joshua 6: 2 God said, “I have given you Jericho.” Jericho was a promised victory. Israel was not yet an army – they were simply a...
