by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2016 | Church, Courage, Faith, Gifts, Kingdom of God
Yesterday, I drove by a series of large shipping docks that lined a deep-water port on the Columbia River near Longview, Washington. Shipments from all over the world had made their way to these docks to be unloaded by Longshoreman and sent to various destinations...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 21, 2016 | Courage, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Favor, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Revelation, Supernatural
On a recent ministry trip, I was on the road for almost a week. My schedule had me ministering in several locations. Between two of the meetings, I had one night on the road to myself, so I reserved a room in a well-known national motel chain. Driving onto the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 9, 2016 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Family, Fear, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Power, Prohecy, Spiritual Warfare
For a couple of years our family lived in downtown Los Angeles. Echo Park to be exact. Jan and I directed part of a missions agency that sent ministry teams around the world. Two times a day Jan would drive our two kids to and from school in Pasadena. We had to...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2016 | Change, Courage, Revelation, Trust
Some of the people who study space believe the realms of outer space are expanding faster than the speed of light. That creative light is advancing into the undefined dimensions of nothingness creating new realms as it expands outward. We need light and the dimension...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2016 | Courage, Freedom, Humility
In our small town we have 3 color choices for our garbage bins. The red one is for recycling. The green one is for yard clippings and the black one is for household garbage. The black garbage bin goes out each week. There is nothing to remember with the black one....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Hope, Obedience
In the 1920’s and early 30’s my father lived in Modesto, California, in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. Irrigation canals crisscrossed the valley providing water for thirsty crops. My father told me of the times when he and his friends would tie a rope to the...
