by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2012 | Church, Forgiveness, Healing, Leadership, Repentance, Spiritual Warfare
The word “environmentalist” can make you happy or angry depending on how you view politics and culture. Actually, it is a very good word when used in conjunction with God and His Kingdom. An environmentalist is concerned with the long-term health of the place...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 19, 2012 | Church, Leadership, Prayer, Repentance, Transition
Recently, I read a blog article written by a very respected young leader. He is well read and well educated. He does things with excellence. He has become noticed for all of these attributes and rightfully so. Because we are all in a hurry from time to...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2012 | Church, Culture, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God
On the Day of Pentecost God released the sound of heaven into the Upper Room to empower the Church to release the sound of heaven into the world. Many supernatural things took place on the Day of Pentecost, like a sudden sound coming to earth from heaven, a...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 22, 2011 | Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership
As a young boy during the summer break from school my dad used to take me along to help out on his construction sites.Dad built houses and he also owned a house moving company. I was always working each summer. Dad would assign a project to me and then go elsewhere on...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 15, 2011 | Church, Faith, Hope, Identity, Prophetic, Transition, Vision.
When God created us in His image He did not create us to look like Him physically. The Genesis account was the creation of a people crafted from the very nature and attributes of God. God’s “DNA pool” became our source of life. When the image of that original work of...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 27, 2011 | Church, Honor, Humility, Kingdom of God, Leadership
We’ve all had experiences that change us forever. A life-changing experience for me was spending almost ten years behind a badge as a police officer. For the last 30 years I have worked in various ministry roles, both here and abroad, and these years have been...
