by Garris Elkins | Aug 24, 2019 | Destiny, Discernment, Fear, Integrity, Justice, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom, Word
An accusation, especially a public accusation, can be devastating. Imagine the sin you deplore above all others. Then imagine you wake up tomorrow morning and began reading through social media to find out, to your horror, you were being wrongly accused of that sin....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2019 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Fear, Freedom, Integrity, Peace, Spiritual Warfare
Today, two extremes of the ideological/political spectrum will confront each other in demonstrations in the streets of Portland, Oregon. Hopefully, the event will be peaceful. Many hold no hope for that outcome. As these two groups gather and confront each other, in...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 7, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Future, Gifts, God, Grace, Honor, Hope, Love, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Worship
When a life plan falls apart it and a feeling of discouragement arrives, it is too easy to believe a lie that says God has only one plan for our life. In those painful experiences, we can give up because we don’t see a new way forward, thinking we serve a...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2019 | Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Future, Grace, Honor, Hope, Love, Mercy, Provision, Redemption
As I read through the 14th chapter of Revelation, I came across verse 13. One part of that verse caught my attention. The text reads, “…for their good deeds follow them.” As I pondered what that phrase could mean for us today, I began to get a sense of what the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 26, 2019 | Creativity, Death, Deliverance, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Honor, Hope, Humility, Love
Throughout Scripture, a scarlet thread of the life of Jesus has been present from Genesis to Revelation. This is not just a historic thread to be observed academically from a distance. It is a personal thread revealed to us to help us see the life of Jesus Christ at...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 2, 2019 | Creativity, Destiny, Dreams, Hope, Pride, Provision
Going deeper is the greater progress. Many times we are told that a life of constant forward motion and ascent will lead us to success. That constant need to move forward and upward can be seen as progress to the uninitiated, but in reality, these activities produce...
