by Garris Elkins | Nov 25, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Eternity, Fear, Future, Mercy, Miracles, Power, Redemption, Restoration, Trust
On Christmas Eve in 1971, seventeen-year-old Juliane Koepcke was a passenger on an airliner flying across the vast Peruvian rain forest when the aircraft was struck by lightning. The airliner broke apart 10,000 feet in the air. At the time of the event, Juliane was...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 8, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Future, Gifts, Obedience, Peace, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
These are the realities regarding your coming confrontation: You have identified the Goliath that stands before you. You are about to engage in a showdown with a lie. You have heard the giant’s taunts and mockery. You have rejected the armor offered by others...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 6, 2017 | Church, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Fear, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Peace, Redemption, Reformation, Truth
I have been up since 2:00 a.m. After watching the news about the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, my spirit was restless. I needed to get up to pray and write. For a few days something has been on my heart and this morning, I felt it was time to share my...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 21, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Family, Future, Honor, Hope, Leadership, Miracles, Obedience, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
During World War II, my uncle Dan served in the Army. He carried a Thompson submachine gun and was on the front end of some of the major campaigns in the Pacific. I remember as a kid cutting weeds on his ranch in McArthur, California with a Japanese officer’s sword he...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 19, 2017 | Courage, Death, Eternity, Favor, Fear, Future, Joy, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Resurrection, Trust
In a couple of months, I will turn 68. I knew this time would eventually come, but it always seemed like it was a place in my distant future. Many times now, I am the older pastor in the room with other leaders. I have become a father in the faith. This future...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 10, 2017 | Courage, Death, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Hope, Peace, Restoration
In the Spirit, I saw a person walking across a high-wire stretched between two destinations. They looked like a circus performer midway between two supporting poles inside a large tent. There was no safety net below to catch them if they fell. People were gasping as...
