by Garris Elkins | Aug 4, 2015 | Courage, Faithfulness, Humility, Prophecy
At some point you will share a word with someone and they will not like what they hear. They may disagree with your delivery or even the content of your theology. The wider the audience for your ministry becomes the more this will happen – sometimes with regularity....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 22, 2015 | Courage, Culture
The effectiveness of the prophetic voice of the Church will be measured not only by our ability to release words of encouragement, but in the warnings of love we speak about the evil in our midst. While some believe in the increasing goodness of mankind and have...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 21, 2015 | Change, Church, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Tranistion
My father was a house-moving contractor. During the 1950’s and early 60’s when the freeway systems of California were being constructed, an entire track of homes in the path of a coming freeway would be sold and moved to new locations. Each house was raised from...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 18, 2015 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Eternity
An unredeemed dark history will repeat itself unless interrupted and redefined by a fresh work of God’s Spirit. The cycles of human brokenness we see playing out in the daily news has numbed people causing them to exchange hope in a bright future for a false belief...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 8, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Faithfulness, Fathers, Identity, Leadership, Ministry, Power, Prophecy, Restoration, Supernatural
God is raising up unlikely heroes. These spiritual heroes have remained hidden and undiscovered in times of peace. God reveals His heroes in the middle of conflict with darkness and deceit when they choose to walk in truth and righteousness against the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 7, 2015 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Fear, Forgivness, Humility, Identity, Mercy, Promise, Repentance, Restoration
An old and familiar false promise has appeared once again. It’s hand is extended inviting you to resume a dance from your past. You gave yourself to the false promise of this music once before and it led you across a glittered dance floor away from your true...