by Garris Elkins | May 4, 2020 | Change, Family, Freedom, Future, Leadership, Relationships
Some of you are approaching a relational fork in the road. At this intersection, good people with longstanding relationships will disagree over sensitive issues and then choose to take different paths into the future. This does not have to be a negative...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2020 | Dreams, Family, Favor, God, Grace, Identity, Provision, Relationships, Restoration, Worship
Take a moment and recapture a fond memory. It is a healing exercise. I just did, and a strange and beautiful peace entered my mind pushing aside some of the concerns I have picked up of late. As a young boy, I remember going fishing with my dad and riding in his...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 19, 2020 | Family, Father, Favor, God
This is a photo of two of my favorite females. Jan is holding our new puppy named Ladybug. The pup is the result of a romantic encounter between a Labradoodle mom and an Australian Shepherd father. This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago. I like it because Jan and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 2, 2020 | Family, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Relationships
When I was 12-years old, I went pheasant hunting with my dad and brother near Los Banos, California. We saw a promising field and asked the landowner for permission to hunt. He was gracious and took us out on his property to show us where the birds hung out. On...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2020 | Family, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope
My wife, Jan, just wrote and released this powerful blessing. ——————– Blessing of Suddenlies Isaiah 29:1-8 Isaiah prophesies sudden deliverance, which is fulfilled and recorded in chapter 37:36-38. He is not only speaking...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2020 | Church, Family, Reconciliation, Relationships
Have you noticed arguments about the non-essential issues of life and the theological arguments over personal preferences have left the online conversations? When a globally fearful presence is prowling the streets of our cities, we rise to something better in our...
