by Garris Elkins | Dec 28, 2015 | Destiny, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Family, Fathers, Integrity, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Reconciliation, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
Thankfully the phrase used by some parents, “Children are to be seen and not heard” is no longer a popular piece of parenting advice. Similar phrases and slogans have become assumptions passed down from one generation to the next without taking the time...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 26, 2015 | Apostle, Church, Faith, Future, Kingdom of God, Pentecost, Prophecy, Revelation, Revival, Spirit
This morning, I saw an image of a tree growing tomatoes. I had to do a double take even as I realized what I was seeing was an image birthed in the Spirit. Then the Lord said to me, “I will bear fruit that will seem out of place and out of species. My fruit will...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 23, 2015 | Destiny, Faith, Family, Fathers, Freedom, Healing, Hope, Kingdom of God, Pentecost, Power, Prophetic, Revival, Teaching
In the fourth grade at San Tomas Elementary School we had what was called, “Show and Tell”. We did Show and Tell each Monday morning in our class. Kids would stand in front of their classmates and share what happened to them over the weekend. Sometimes kids would...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 18, 2015 | Faith, Fear, Freedom, Kingdom of God
When we take a position on any social or spiritual issue and defend our position with an anger-filled discourse of fear we will begin to separate our selves from the very people God has called us to love without condition. Unchallenged this angry fruit of fear will...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 5, 2015 | Culture, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Peace, Power, Revival
One of the early indicators that revival and reformation are coming to the Church is when we begin to realize God is renewing the way we think. Each new season requires an adjustment in our thinking in order to move us forward into a fresh expression Kingdom life and...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 3, 2015 | Change, Courage, Culture, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
When people experience disaster or trauma unprepared and suffer a dire consequence, many times that mindset was created by something called Normalcy Bias. People who experience this bias believe that because something has never happened to them it will never...