by Garris Elkins | Dec 9, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Discipline, Leadership, Love, Mercy, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
It will be so easy for some of us to overuse the numerical designation for the coming New Year in a prophetic sense, but the number 2020 is real. It’s on our calendar, and it does mean something. This morning, after standing at our living room window and praying...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 7, 2019 | Deliverance, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline
The challenging situation you are facing is not as bad as it seems or as good as it can get. You are waiting for something to move one way or the other. You have thought you might be confused or indecisive. You are not. This is just the way some circumstances unfold....
by Garris Elkins | Dec 5, 2019 | Creativity, Discipline, Faith, Gifts, Humility, Obedience, Teaching
Whenever I write, whether it is a short article or something more substantial, like a book, I do two things in the process. I write the piece first, then I read it. In the writing part, it’s not that I don’t actually read while I am writing, it is just a different...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 2, 2019 | Change, Creativity, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Freedom, Future, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Transition, Trust
This morning, I walked into our kitchen to start the coffee. In the darkness, I noticed the digital clock on the stove read 3:39, and the clock on the microwave was reading 3:40. When the time changed in November, I set the clocks back an hour and thought I did it at...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2019 | Discipline, Family, Forgivness, Grace, Healing, Integrity, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Women
Our marriage is filled with small rituals. Each morning after Jan and I greet each other, we enjoy a long hug and a kiss. Then we move to our second daily ritual of morning writing. Jan heads off to her chair in our bedroom, and I enter our living room where my...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 28, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Truth
Not all detours will get you safely around the unexpected delays when life gets congested. Some detours will lead you down perilous paths. There are times when seeking constant forward progress is not the best choice. Waiting for the way to open while cultivating...
