by Garris Elkins | Feb 3, 2021 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Discernment, Discipleship
A few days ago, it snowed in our town. On my morning walk, I came across the tire tracks of a vehicle that was constantly losing traction on a steep street. What impressed me about the tire tracks was the evidence they left behind. The person kept moving uphill even...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 4, 2020 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Destiny, Hope, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare
I don’t think it was by chance that my daily reading of Scripture brought me to the book of Esther during this week. As I was reading chapter 9, verse 1 was highlighted to me, “On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2020 | Courage, Love, Prophetic, Truth
Anger, frustration, bewilderment, disillusionment, confusion, and dismissal are prowling our nation this morning looking for a voice. Before you respond to the invitation offered by these feelings, guard your response. The Lord has something to say. The message He...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2020 | Change, Church, Courage, Creativity, Culture, Deliverance, Destiny
Yesterday, Sunday, August 30, a significant event took place in the spiritual realm. I cannot fully describe what transpired, but like any result of corporate prayer, what sets off a chain reaction of answered prayer may not be fully understood until more history...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2020 | Church, Courage, Creativity, Culture, Deliverance
Like Jonah, we can miss the real reason for our assignment to speak the truth in love to a culture in turmoil. Our undisciplined emotion can cause us to mirror Jonah’s response to the call of God and run in the opposite direction. God’s message, no matter...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 26, 2020 | Church, Courage, Culture, Destiny, Discernment, Justice, Kingdom of God, Love, Wisdom
On Facebook, I have a combined list of friends and followers that number in the thousands. I only mention the number issue for the context of what I want to say. From time to time, in a sea of “friends,” someone will become a friend who disagrees with me....
