by Garris Elkins | May 15, 2018 | Creativity, Dreams, Eternity, Favor, Future, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Joy, Justice, Prophecy, Revelation, Transition
Distant sounds capture my attention. There are times when I am sitting in my writing chair next to the open window that I can hear those distant sounds. The horn of a train sounding as it travels through the city. A dog barking a warning or birds singing in the...
by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2018 | Discipline, Dreams, Joy, Kingdom of God, Peace, Provision, Rest, Revelation, Trust
The week I graduated from high school, two of my friends and I, crammed our backpacks and bodies into a 1959 VW and drove to Yosemite from our homes in Los Gatos, California. It was a rite of passage of sorts. We would spend the next 10 days hiking and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 21, 2018 | Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Future, Identity, Leadership, Peace, Power, Provision, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
Jan and I just returned from an outstanding time at the Leader’s Advance at Bethel Church in Redding, California. Whenever I am in an environment where apostolic vision is partnering with God at the leading edge of revelation, revival, and reformation, I return...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Dreams, Evangelism, Faith, Fear, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Prophecy, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
Last night, I had a fitful night of sleep. In the restless night, I had a dream. I was in a restaurant. A man seated at a table near me turned around and said he knew I was a writer. He asked if I would meet with the leadership team of his organization to consider...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 8, 2018 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Death, Dreams, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, Gifts, Love, Mercy, Miracles, Prayer, Reconciliation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Transition
What appears to have been suspended in time in a place of offense is about to change. A new future with a fresh start is being released. Something you thought was closed forever will be reopened, healed and restored. In the 1920’s, an exquisite home was built atop...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2018 | Dreams, Eternity, Favor, Future, Resurrection, Revival, Tranistion
This has been a week of tremendous movement in the realm of the Spirit. A significant shift has taken place in the heavens that will soon be released on Earth. God is about to amaze us with the rapidity and depth of the coming change. When I heard that word...
