by Garris Elkins | Jan 9, 2019 | Death, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Future, Healing, Hope, Restoration, Spirit, Trust, Vision., Wisdom, Worship
Yesterday, I took Jan to see the movie, Mary Poppins Returns. The film was delightful, full of color and childlike wonder. In the movie, Emily Blunt sang the song, The Place Where Lost Things Go. The song was tender and the lyrics were profound and meaningful. I could...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2018 | Dreams, Eternity, Gifts, God, Intimacy, Love, Restoration, Verse
It’s all art, this creativity. We write soul-poetry looking over still water as loons cry our verse written upon early morning mist parchment. Touching smooth river stones we sculpt, arranging little rock piles in river shallows balancing their...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 11, 2018 | Creativity, Dreams, Future, Promotion, Provision
The last of our grapes have been harvested their sweet fruit a memory of summer. Straggling tomatoes linger on the vine, little green ones too late to become red. Leaves have taken on color just before they fall carried by a chilled wind forming lofty piles...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 4, 2018 | Dreams, Eternity, Family, Father, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Justice, Marriage, Prayer, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
Recently, during worship at a large gathering of pastors, I looked across the sanctuary and saw a friend. He is about my age, and I know he is processing his legacy. He and his wife have a beautiful family and have become grandparents. As the worship deepened, the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2018 | Creativity, Dreams, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holiness, Humility, Intimacy, Marriage, Mercy
Yesterday, a song from 1970 began to play on my Pandora account while Jan and I sat in our living room working on our computers. The song was, Wild World by Cat Stevens. When the song started, we both smiled and turned to look at each other. The song sparked a journey...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 28, 2018 | Change, Creativity, Deliverance, Dreams, Forgiveness, Freedom, Humility, Intimacy, Resurrection, Revival, Transition
Have you ever contemplated the moments in life just before everything changes? The moment just before you met your significant other or your best friend. That moment just before you lost a job or got a new one. What about the moment just before a loved one passed away...
