by Garris Elkins | May 31, 2020 | Change, Church, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipleship, Family, Freedom, Grace, Healing
We all react with disgust when we see a video of evil brutality or images of an inner-city burning in protest. The problem comes when we fail to realize the deeper issues in play that brought these images into view. Being willing to move past our initial emotional...
by Garris Elkins | May 29, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Culture, Death, Deliverance
The world “collapse” came to me this morning. It’s not a very positive word, but it is part of life. One dictionary defines collapse as: “to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly.” I remember looking out from the roof of our apartment in LA during the Rodney...
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Culture, Discernment, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Reformation
For years, I’ve heard many of us pray for a return to the model of the Early Church, as seen in the book of Acts. In the first century, people moved in the power of the Spirit in the streets of their city in between daily appointments. They met in homes in small...
by Garris Elkins | May 12, 2020 | Church, Courage, Culture, Faith, Fear, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership
History has a strange way of repeating itself. 3,000 years ago, Samuel wrote the book of Judges. It was a time of anarchy in the land. One verse, in particular, reveals the attitude of the culture at that moment in history, “In those days Israel had no king; all the...
by Garris Elkins | May 9, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Fathers, Fear, Future, Healing, Hope, Leadership
When we hear the word “excommunication” the image of someone sitting under examination before a panel of people wearing ornate robes surrounded by a high church environment might come to mind. The picture looks ominous. Excommunication is...
by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2020 | Change, Church, Courage, Culture, Death, Deliverance
Spiritual alarm bells are not always heard by the masses. In the turning of a cultural tide, the glaring clang of alarm will be heard by those whose ears are tuned to the sound of freedom. If culture-wide deafness goes on for too long, a nation can miss a God-given...
