by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discipleship, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Honor, Identity, Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Relationships, Revelation, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
We need to do a better job relating to each other when we find ourselves holding an opposing position on an issue of faith. These positions are in essence, only an opinion we have attached to very complex subjects. Our opinions are never the full measure of truth. I...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 16, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Family, Father, Fathers, God, Justice, Marriage, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
When I was a street cop, I wore a bulletproof vest, also known as body armor. My vest was made by a company called Second Chance. It had two panels. One panel covered my chest and the other panel covered my back. I never hit the streets in uniform without wearing my...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 17, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discipline, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership, Revelation, Teaching, Vision.
A limited, and sometimes shrinking demographic can become your loudest voice of support. Those who want things to remain the same are not always happy with the possibility of change. Many times this group will sense a change is coming and will increase the volume of...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2017 | Apostle, Courage, Faith, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Wisdom
Like clockwork, I awake most mornings at 4:00 a.m. without an alarm. A few days ago as I stirred awake, I heard the call of an owl. In the 15 years that Jan and I have lived in our home we have not heard an owl – ever. That is a unique fact considering...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 27, 2017 | Culture, Deliverance, Fathers, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Peace, Reconciliation, Resurrection
A civil war is taking place within the Church. Instead of firing bullets we are firing personal opinion at opposing ideas. Leading up to this conflict, something unique has taken place. The opinion of those within the Church is now as varied as those outside. No...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discipleship, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Humility, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Peace, Revelation, Word
I read a sad social media interchange between a church leader and the people responding to something he posted. The comment he made appeared flippant and out of tune with God’s heart. I assume it is a comment he now regrets making, maybe not in content but in his...
