by Garris Elkins | Mar 9, 2009 | Evangelism, Hope, Restoration
When I was a police officer I saw many strange things. My life in law enforcement was many years ago, but the memories still linger. One morning I got a call right out of the station to meet a man who would lead me to the site of a motor vehicle accident located on a...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2009 | Culture, Evangelism, Kingdom of God, Leadership
As Jesus was about to leave the earth after His resurrection He set in motion the final preparation of His disciples to carry out His mission on earth. Pentecost was coming soon. In Acts 1:8 Jesus said to His disciples, “But you will receive power when the Holy...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Restoration, Vision.
My grandmother ran a beer and wine bar in San Francisco in the 1930’s. Grandma didn’t get into that business overnight. It was the result of a life of hard-nocks that started many years earlier when my grandfather left the house one day to find work and...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2008 | Church, Culture, Evangelism, Obedience
A few weeks ago I did something as a husband that turned out to be pretty smart. I bought my wife a dozen beautiful red roses for no other reason than I wanted to tell her that I loved her. It wasn’t Jan’s birthday; it wasn’t our anniversary, or any...
