by Garris Elkins | Oct 27, 2016 | Creavity, Faithfulness, Obedience
Someone asked me how to get started writing. I told them to first create a storage and retrieval system. A place of storage provides a way for you to accumulate what you have written. It also provides a method for future retrieval. Without a storage and retrieval...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 22, 2016 | Faithfulness, Honor, Integrity
A quote from a book came to my mind today. “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve....
by Garris Elkins | Oct 21, 2016 | Courage, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Favor, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Revelation, Supernatural
On a recent ministry trip, I was on the road for almost a week. My schedule had me ministering in several locations. Between two of the meetings, I had one night on the road to myself, so I reserved a room in a well-known national motel chain. Driving onto the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 5, 2016 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Gifts, Obedience
My uncle owned a Texaco service station in Livermore, California in the 1950’s. It was back in the days when a car pulled in for gas four uniformed men would run out to meet the incoming customer. One attendant greeted the customer. Another checked air pressure in the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 4, 2016 | Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Pride, Revival, Tranistion
Jan and I are part of a conference taking place for the pastors of the North Pacific District of Foursquare Churches. The conference is being held at Westside Church in Bend, Oregon. This is a beautiful part of the country to have a conference and a warm and...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Hope, Obedience
In the 1920’s and early 30’s my father lived in Modesto, California, in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. Irrigation canals crisscrossed the valley providing water for thirsty crops. My father told me of the times when he and his friends would tie a rope to the...
