by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2019 | Change, Church, Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Peace, Rest, Truth, Wisdom
We have become a culture that moves from one breathless presentation of doom to the next without taking a breath. If you don’t think this is true, turn on the news. Everyone has a crisis to sell. It has become a profitable product-selling industry in the culture and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 18, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Freedom, Mercy, Redemption, Supernatural, Wisdom
Last weekend, a sad and tragic incident took place in our area when someone out for an early morning walk, was stabbed by a delusional man. The suspect had been hearing voices for the last 18 months telling him to kill someone. Finally, he obeyed those voices and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 14, 2019 | Change, Courage, Faith, Freedom, Trust
In a life transition, one of the greatest battles you will face is to believe the best. When the reality of what we know and are comfortable with starts to change, we can easily become insecure because the things we once controlled are no longer within our...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2019 | Change, Courage, Death, Deliverance, Destiny, Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom
I was walking through our local REI store and checked out the mountain climbing section where I noticed a shoe display. The climbing shoe designs were varied and unique. I saw one pair of radically designed shoes with the model name of “Solution.” They are rated as an...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 12, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Evangelism, Family, Father, Fathers, Giving, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Justice, Pride, Promotion, Relationships, Thankfulness, Women
I remember reading about a young woman who was part of a team of noted researchers who accomplished a major scientific breakthrough. Her research produced the amazing results being celebrated by others yet her name remained hidden and unrecognized. Everything changed...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 10, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Family, Father, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Marriage, Rest, Spirit, Trust
This morning, my daughter, Anna, returns home after three weeks away. Anna and a friend led teams of writers in Spain and Morocco. She flies home today from Paris. In the image of my computer screen you can see the flight-tracking program I use that lets me watch the...