by Garris Elkins | Sep 14, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Family, Fear, Identity, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Redemption, Relationships, Thankfulness, Transtion
Have you ever noticed the image of celebrities when they are arrested for drugs or drunk driving, and their booking photograph is posted online for the world to see? They don’t look the same. In the pre-arrest publicity photos, they are well-coiffed and dressed in the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Fear, Gifts, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
When the first jet struck the Twin Towers 18 years ago today, I stood stunned as I watched the attack unfold. After the second jet hit the second tower, something paid a visit to my life that had been virtually dormant for 24 years. When the attack took place, it had...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2019 | Change, Discernment, Discipleship, Favor, Grace, Honor, Identity, Justice, Leadership, Mercy, Relationships
Everyone goes through seasons of life where their maturity is being developed. In those stumbling seasons, when our immaturity was glaringly obvious, someone made a judgment call on our life. Years could have passed, and they still see us the way we were in days gone...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 6, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revelation, Supernatural, Transition, Truth, Worship
We can too easily believe predictions that align with our predisposition or bias on a particular subject. I saw it just this week where a news commentator was predicting the outcome of the next presidential election. I’ve seen it in the predictions made concerning a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2019 | Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Gifts, Grace, Holiness, Humility, Integrity, Leadership
Everyone has a gift. To say someone is “really gifted” is a statement of preference. It simply says we value and might even prefer a particular gift and its function. We like gifts so much we take tests to determine what gifts we might possess. They are popular,...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 30, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Fathers, Favor, Future, Gifts, Holiness, Honor, Justice, Love, Promise, Vision., Worship
There is something called generational wealth. This is wealth amassed by one generation and passed on to the next. Some have been denied this blessing due to war, mismanagement, premature death, disease, discrimination, or unresolved issues of sin. Apart from those...
