by Garris Elkins | Feb 15, 2021 | Church, Discernment, Discipleship, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit
Romans 8:5 tells us: “But those who live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit are motivated to pursue spiritual realities” (TPT). The word “impulses” jumped out at me and captured in words what I have been experiencing as I learn how God prompts us to live. Jan and...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 2, 2020 | Church, Discernment, Love, Prophetic, Relationships, Trust, Wisdom
Perhaps one of the most significant things to come out of this pandemic and stressful election cycle is the revelation that a wide variety of interpretations exist within the Church of what is actually taking place in the spiritual realm. This is not the first time in...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2020 | Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prophetic, Reformation
This is a time when God will intervene in the affairs of our nation. Historically, He has raised up the likes of Esther, Daniel, and Joseph to accomplish His will in similar times. These are people whom God chooses and uses to influence the decisions made in the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 22, 2020 | Church, Culture, Discernment, Discipline, Family, forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Prophetic, Relationships, Truth
It never ceases to amaze me (and I admit, at times, it can frustrate me) how easily some people can read into something I wrote or said and allow their bias to be the interpreter of my intent. Our bias is a powerful filter that can cause us to interpret the purpose of...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 13, 2020 | Church, Discernment, Discipleship, Leadership, Truth
Over the last several decades in western culture, some have attempted to redefine God. The isolated halls of academia and a culture living insulated from much of the sorrow that afflicts the rest of the world has been a seedbed for this process of progressive...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2020 | Church, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Revival
We currently have at our disposal the fastest vehicle of migration ever known to humanity: the Internet. We are moving at warp speed through time and space, exposed to differing worldviews and ideas previously isolated within a specific culture and not easily...
