by Garris Elkins | Dec 9, 2012 | Church, Culture, Faith, Family, Future, Healing, Identity, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Vision.
When I was in Bible College in early 1970’s, I attended a very conservative institution that has changed for the better over the years. I can still remember buying a plastic covered scripture reference note sheet that had one section titled, “Problem...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2012 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Family, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Power, Prophecy, Transition
2013 will be a year the Church begins to experience the release of a Joseph Anointing. This Joseph Anointing will be like the story recorded in Genesis when God called Joseph from a pit to a palace to help Israel and the surrounding nations survive a coming season of...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 15, 2012 | Church, Family, Forgiveness, Hope, Love, Trust
When our kids were in grade school we pastored a wonderful church on the coast of Oregon. The coast culture is a great place to live. We still look back on those years with great warmth and affection. Shortly after we arrived, we sensed that God was beginning to...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2012 | Faith, Family, Hope, Humility, Leadership, Love, Tranistion, Trust, Vision.
Thirty-one years ago I was a struggling young pastor. Jan and I, along with our two little children, left all that was known and familiar to us and journeyed north to Montana to plant a church. This was our first attempt at starting a church and our first...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2012 | Family, Holy Spirit, Love, Marriage
From my earliest memories, I can remember my father’s tattoos. He had one on each arm. On his right arm was a beautiful old style tattoo where he had inked my mother’s name, “Lavert.” On his left arm was another tattoo with the word, “Mother”. My father...
