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 | Nov 20, 2015 | Family, Fathers, Hope, Kingdom of God, Power, Reconciliation, Redemption, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare
It is very difficult to talk with people whose sheltered life has left them with an insulated view of reality. Distance from the sight, sound and smell of horrific violence can produce an unrealistic worldview. Years ago, when I was a police officer, I had...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2015 | Change, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Transition
As we grow in our relationship with God we establish filters around our body, soul and spirit to filter out the negative things that want to enter our lives and pollute the pure deposit made by God. What caught in these filters will tell the story of how we chose to...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 9, 2015 | Faith, Fathers, Forgivenss, Future, Identity, Mercy, Pride, Redemption, Restoration, Revelation, Wisdom
–> Making it hard for people to know God has never made sense to me. The barriers we put between people and God seem so out of touch with His heart. God is much larger than the seeds of fear and exclusion we plant in the garden of our relationships....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 9, 2015 | Change, Fathers, Future, Identity, Promise
I have arrived at a place called, Senior Citizenship. I am not sure when this took place, but it has arrived. The first indicators were the mailings from AARP that began arriving in my mailbox in my late 40’s. Another reminder was the stray gray hair that appeared...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 8, 2015 | Family, Fathers, Prophecy
Each generation will have prophetic words spoken over them from the fathers and mothers of faith who represent a previous generation. Jan and I have had those kinds of words spoken over us by people like Dick Mills and Jean Darnall and others with a similar...
