by Garris Elkins | Feb 18, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Culture, Discipline, Prayer, Relationships, Trust, Truth
The phrase, “thoughts and prayers” is getting some negative press of late. I get the intent of that challenge if, when offering our thoughts and prayers, we don’t think or pray. Thoughts and prayers can be seen by some as a convenient kiss-off to actually...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 30, 2018 | Creativity, Eternity, Kingdom of God, Power, Revelation, Truth
When the sound of God’s voice entered the formless and empty void of nothingness and said, “Let there be light”, a creative expansion began to take place. The sound of God’s voice penetrated the nothingness releasing the supernatural forward motion of creation. Out at...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 27, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Creativity, Culture, Discipleship
Some of us need to learn how to speak a new language. We need to learn how to speak the truth in love using the language of our culture and the heart of God to craft our dialogue. Those who will have the most significant impact in the reformation currently taking...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2018 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Freedom, Gifts, Pentecost, Power, Supernatural, Transition
Breach / brēCH / to make a gap in and breakthrough (a wall, barrier, or defense). I researched the word “breach” after watching a video of a whale breaching. The whale swam half of its body out of the water into thin air then crashed back into the ocean with a huge...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 14, 2018 | Creativity, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Power, Pride, Vision.
People have different reactions to the unexplainable events of God. A person can respond with joy, suspicion or outright dismissal. These responses come for a variety of reasons. Something took place several years ago that could create one of those responses as you...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 11, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Future
I have walked up the trail and past the tree depicted in this picture for the last 15 years. On the day I took this photo, I had stopped to catch my breath and noticed the nail in the tree for the first time. It looks like a small sheetrock nail, and from its...
