by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Faith, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation, Teaching, Word
Over the years, I’ve noticed we can make Scripture say what we want it to say when our opinion on a subject has become entrenched and unmovable. I know this because I have been guilty of the practice. Like you, I have “proof texts” for everything I think an...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Discernment, Dreams, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Reformation, Spirit, Vision., Wisdom
As a new season approaches, the life-assignments of some will make a transition. God is calling a new breed of spiritual scouts who are willing to explore beyond the boundary line that separates the old from the new. Accepting this calling will change...
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Culture, Discernment, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Reformation
For years, I’ve heard many of us pray for a return to the model of the Early Church, as seen in the book of Acts. In the first century, people moved in the power of the Spirit in the streets of their city in between daily appointments. They met in homes in small...
by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2020 | Change, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, Fear, Future, Healing, Justice, Relationships, Revelation
What if the future unfolds in a way none of us could have imagined? What if the issues we thought were the problem was not the problem after all, but a diversion not only from reality but from the truth itself? I am pondering these questions today because I want...
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2020 | Change, Church, Discernment, Discipleship, Favor, Future, Leadership, Pride
Our social isolation will soon come to an end. During this time, we have experienced the cessation of forward motion. What was normal came to a standstill. That lack of felt movement and the accompanying sense of isolation can cause areas of personal dysfunction, not...
by Garris Elkins | May 4, 2020 | Change, Family, Freedom, Future, Leadership, Relationships
Some of you are approaching a relational fork in the road. At this intersection, good people with longstanding relationships will disagree over sensitive issues and then choose to take different paths into the future. This does not have to be a negative...
