by Garris Elkins | Dec 21, 2014 | Culture, Gifts, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry, Prophecy, Resurrection, Supernatural, Vision.
Recently, I was helping a family prepare the memorial service for their son who had suddenly died. As we put together the elements of the service the mother of the young man began to tell me stories from his life. The young man had experienced a challenging...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 19, 2014 | Change, Culture, Destiny, Identity, Leadership, Restoration
In the early 1970’s during the Jesus Movement anyone with a King James Bible (KJV) and a dictionary who could explain what the 400 year-old language meant was considered a Bible scholar. Some of the wording used in that old translation was so strange to our ears...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 2, 2014 | Culture, Destiny, Eternity, Fear, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Hope, Obedience, Promise, Provision, Thankfulness
Yesterday, I sat in my truck in the parking lot of my dentist’s office. My appointment was still about ten minutes away so I decided to check my email on my smartphone. As I scrolled down through the emails, I noticed that I had received an email to fill a larger...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 26, 2014 | Culture, Death, Faith, Forgivenss, Freedom, Honor, Kingdom, Leadership, Reconciliation, Restoration, Truth
(This morning one of my former students posted a question on my Facebook wall. I normally answer these kinds of questions with a personal email, but felt this one was important to answer publicly because the response of the church to these culturally charged...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 4, 2014 | Church, Culture, Freedom, Future, Kingdom, Leadership
John the Baptist ate locust as part of his diet. His food choice was not unusual in the Middle East. Something else was in play beyond his diet. A locust was a sign of devouring devastation. When John ate locusts it was a profound metaphor of his...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 31, 2014 | Culture, Eternity, Freedom, Hope, Truth
Our life is a journey of faith. In this journey each of us will attempt to discover the bottom line of the truth we profess. At some point we will discover that our bottom line is not as deep as it should be. In other words, when we think we understand...
