by Garris Elkins | Dec 5, 2017 | Courage, Discipleship, Faith, Father, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Future, Honor, Identity, Leadership, Love, Peace, Promise, Relationships, Teaching, Wisdom
One of my childhood dreams was to learn to fly. As a young 20-something, I began working in a job that afforded me enough extra income to start taking lessons toward the goal of obtaining a Private Pilot’s license. After 10 hours of dual instruction, I felt I was...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2017 | Courage, Destiny, Freedom, Future
In order to be found on the right side of history, we must understand the future implications of the decisions we are making today. This understanding comes to those willing to discover the heart of God for our current social and spiritual ills. Once that discovery is...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2017 | Apostle, Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Favor, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Prayer, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Wisdom
A couple of weeks ago, I read a Facebook comment from a friend who was part of a church that Jan and I pastored 30 years ago. My friend shared how he was finally stepping into a calling on his life I had prophesied to him those many years ago. He wasn’t...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2017 | Courage, Fear, Freedom, Reformation, Truth
If your voice has been threatened into silence by those in authority, you will have no impact in forging a new future. If your voice is overly-defensive, you will suffer a similar fate. Only those who possess the courage to speak the truth in love will be used by God...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 30, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Peace, Power, Prayer, Promise, Reconciliation, Relationships, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
I was sitting in my writing chair listening to some beautiful instrumental Christmas music. It was a piano solo. As the pianist continued to play a soft melody, in the distance, I heard the wailing song of a siren clearing the way in route to an unknown trauma. The...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 27, 2017 | Courage, Honor, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
Two believers stood facing each other in a display of mortal spiritual combat. They had become gladiators of a false faith. The arena of their conflict was the public forum. They had trained themselves for this day preparing their weaponized opinions. They sharpened...
