by Garris Elkins | Oct 25, 2017 | Creativity, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Faith, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Reformation
I was sitting in front of my computer in a hotel room writing and listening to a random YouTube selection of music from the 60’s, when the classic Paul Simon song, The Sounds of Silence, began to play. Toward the end of the song, one line in the lyrics caught my...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2017 | Apostle, Courage, Faith, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Wisdom
Like clockwork, I awake most mornings at 4:00 a.m. without an alarm. A few days ago as I stirred awake, I heard the call of an owl. In the 15 years that Jan and I have lived in our home we have not heard an owl – ever. That is a unique fact considering...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 13, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, God, Miracles, Power, Revelation
There are times when we use the words “turn around” to mean our life will turn around when God shows up and turns our life around in a dramatic fashion. It doesn’t always work that way. When Jan and I lived in the West Indies we were based in Kingston, Jamaica....
by Garris Elkins | Oct 11, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Father, Freedom, Future, Identity, Love, Miracles, Trust
For the last week, Jan and I have been staying in a beautiful hotel near Portland, Oregon. Last week, I was speaking at a conference, then on Sunday I spoke at a local church and for the last few days, we attended yet another conference. It has been a full and rich...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 9, 2017 | Faith, Fear, Hope, Trust
Everything we post has a time stamp. A time stamp tells us when something like an email, photo or video was posted or shared on a particular platform like social media. It marks the moment of publication. The same is true in matters of faith. Every time you act in...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 3, 2017 | Discipleship, Faith, Holy Spirit, Spirit, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
Be careful what you assume to be the truth. The most logical and well-crafted lie can be hidden in what you are asked to be-LIE-ve on face value. We need both the Word and the Spirit to comprehend what is true. All truth is not written in the Scripture and yet...
