by Garris Elkins | May 12, 2020 | Church, Courage, Culture, Faith, Fear, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership
History has a strange way of repeating itself. 3,000 years ago, Samuel wrote the book of Judges. It was a time of anarchy in the land. One verse, in particular, reveals the attitude of the culture at that moment in history, “In those days Israel had no king; all the...
by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2020 | Faith, Fear
Some people feel like they are living in a cave. Their fear or the fear experienced by others has isolated them from the life they once knew. As I considered what is taking place in our culture, I thought of Elijah, who had just come off the most powerful and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2020 | Courage, Death, Discipline, Faith, Justice, Kingdom of God, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
Every life-assignment requires some form of gear. Gear is that equipment you make sure is ready and functional in case the stuff of life hits the fan. Before an operation, a special forces operator does a final check of their gear to make sure everything is in place...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2020 | Culture, Discernment, Discipline, Faith
I’ve noticed something, or rather, had it confirmed once again. In a time of peace or when no global trauma is taking place, smartasses have an audience. They are like the schoolyard bully no one confronts, until one day when someone does, and then they are no longer...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Lordship, Promotion, Reformation, Spirit, Transition
A cultural restart line is beginning to form. In the coming days, this line will become visible to those who view what is happening with the eyes of faith. The Spirit is sending out invitations for people to begin lining up at a place called “Restart.” What began as a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 21, 2020 | Faith, Faithfulness, Hope
It’s time to rise up and move on. Get up and make the bed of your faith. Change the sheets of discouragement. Replace them with crisp, clean words of hope. Dust off the doubt from all the surfaces in your spiritual house. Shower off the debris of any...
