by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2018 | Change, Family, Father, Fear, Honor, Identity, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Miracles, Pride, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust
This morning, I awakened to check the flight status of my daughter, Anna. She is returning home from a month away hosting writing teams in both Spain and Morocco. For the last week, Anna and some of her friends had some downtime in Paris. As I slept, Anna boarded her...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2018 | Church, Courage, Creativity, Discipleship, Faith, Family, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, God, Humility, Kingdom of God, Pride, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Wisdom
From time-to-time, I get some interesting feedback from what I write. It goes with the territory. The vast majority of the comments I receive are very affirming and kind. There are times a comment will come through not birthed out of a relationship, but from what I...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 25, 2018 | Family, Father, Fathers, Identity, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Women
One of the most profound relationships we can be involved in is spiritual parenting. Paul called Timothy his son. Ruth followed Naomi into her destiny. Elijah passed his mantle to Elisha. The Scripture contains many examples of spiritual parenting, the good and the...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 15, 2018 | Church, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Evangelism, Family, Father, Fear, Freedom, Honor, Hope, Mercy, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
A friend of mine shared the following on his Facebook wall several days ago, “The child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel it’s warmth” – African Proverb. A lot of wisdom comes from the continent of Africa – ancient, wise tribal wisdom...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 28, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Family, Father, Kingdom of God, Restoration, Teaching, Trust
It has always bothered me that someone under the age of 21 could serve our nation in combat and come back home to be told they were not old enough to enjoy the same rights and privileges afforded to those over 21. While this bothers me on a cultural level, but it also...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Freedom, Honor, Identity, Marriage, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
From time-to-time, I have to block people from my social media accounts. It happened yesterday when a young woman named “Ginger” wanted to connect via Twitter. My first indication that something was amiss was when I noticed she did not dress appropriately for the...
