by Garris Elkins | Apr 9, 2019 | Creativity, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Reformation, Restoration
My daughter, Anna, lives in a loft apartment. It is a classy and hip place with a clawfoot tub, skylights, and unique furnishings. It is decorated as only an artist and poet could decorate a living space. When Anna was creating the loft she found an old barn that was...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 7, 2019 | Creativity, Dreams, Freedom, Future, Hope, Humility, Integrity, Love, Obedience, Promotion
When you walk down a city street and hear the sound of street music walk over and drop a few dollars into a musician’s hat. Buy art from young artists at outdoor markets. Affirm emerging prophets letting them know what their word meant to you. You will never know if...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2019 | Church, Creativity, Discipleship, Kingdom of God, Resurrection, Teaching, Truth
Somewhere along the way, God deposited supernatural gifts in your life that he will use to accomplish his purpose and calling for your life. These gifts were part of what God has used to bring you to this place. These supernatural gifts are often deposited in us...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 29, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Discipline, Dreams, Freedom, Holiness, Promise, Reformation, Resurrection, Revival, Transition, Trust, Vision., Wisdom
The liftoff you need to get your promise airborne will happen in a most unusual way. You thought you needed to build more runway to get your promise off the ground. You have faithfully been at work hoping the project will have enough distance to attain the right speed...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 26, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Creativity, Discipleship, Father, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry
I have the privilege and the honor of speaking in a variety of churches and conference settings. While I value those public venues what I enjoy the most is getting to sit in a living room or on a stool and speak as a spiritual father to a team who carry a shared...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 15, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Evangelism, Fear, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Reformation, Teaching, Wisdom, Word
Back in the 1980s, I remember reading some facts about Christian television. The profiled demographic of the average watcher was a female who lived in the South and was in her mid 50’s. While people from a differing demographic did watch Christian television, the pool...
