by Garris Elkins | Jan 16, 2018 | Apostle, Change, Church, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Reformation, Revival
When I awakened this morning, I began to think of what would happen if the masses of people who follow Jesus Christ became an active part of the reformation currently taking place in our culture. Today, many believers feel distant from the subject. They think...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2018 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Freedom, Gifts, Pentecost, Power, Supernatural, Transition
Breach / brēCH / to make a gap in and breakthrough (a wall, barrier, or defense). I researched the word “breach” after watching a video of a whale breaching. The whale swam half of its body out of the water into thin air then crashed back into the ocean with a huge...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 12, 2018 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Faith
I watched a video of a motorcycle cop riding his bike through a set of narrowly spaced cones in a riding competition. It was amazing to see his balance, discipline, and timing. He was trained to do these maneuvers. It did not come naturally. When you train to...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2018 | Change, Courage, Deliverance
If you have ever stood on the seashore when a wave crashed and ran up the beach past your ankles you experienced what can happen when you looked down at your feet as the wave reversed course and rushed back down the beach. You got dizzy and disoriented and felt like...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 2, 2018 | Change, Church, Courage, Future
With every transition in your life, God will give you a word to guide you forward. Waiting for that word is wise. Stepping over the threshold of the doorway into a new season without knowing the content of that word will create confusion and doubt at some point in the...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 29, 2017 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Fear, Healing, Leadership, Love, Obedience, Power, Reconciliation, Relationships, Restoration, Resurrection, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
The last few days of a year, just before the coming New Year, can be a depressing and stress-filled time for some people. This feeling of anxiety comes because compression is taking place. All of the unresolved, unfulfilled and unhealthy things that walked with us...