by Garris Elkins | Sep 21, 2017 | Faith, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
Each day opportunities walk by our lives. Opportunities for love walk by intently glancing our way hoping they will be seen. Breakthrough walks by trying to gain our attention in an attempt to draw us away from our lesser pursuits inspired by fear. A fresh start...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 16, 2017 | Deliverance, Faith, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Power, Supernatural
You will make it through this challenging season of life. A fresh wind of God’s Spirit is beginning to blow and the effect of that wind will change everything. When I was a teenager living near Santa Cruz, California, I spend a lot of my time surfing up and down...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2017 | Faith, Hope, Love
This morning, because of a ministry assignment, I found myself in a motel room in a city several hours from my home. When I turned on CNN to see the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the coverage broke away from that event to go to a memorial service honoring the 9/11...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 10, 2017 | Courage, Death, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Hope, Peace, Restoration
In the Spirit, I saw a person walking across a high-wire stretched between two destinations. They looked like a circus performer midway between two supporting poles inside a large tent. There was no safety net below to catch them if they fell. People were gasping as...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2017 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Faith, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Obedience, Promise, Thankfulness
The photo is the gravestone of my father and mother, Charlie and Lavert Elkins. Their gravestone is located in the Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell, Montana. I have visited my parent’s grave site each time I traveled back to Kalispell in the last 30 years....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2017 | Faith, Healing, Holy Spirit, Prayer
Recently, I read a profound statement from my friend, Markie Braly who experienced a miraculous healing earlier in the year. The active and vibrant life of this young wife and mother had taken an unexpected turn for the worse. Markie contracted a debilitating disease...
