by Garris Elkins | May 30, 2019 | Courage, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Honor, Hope, Justice, Kingdom, Leadership, Mercy
A dangerous Christian – dangerous to the works of hell – is one who… refuses to align with other people’s negative expectations. is not led by the established religious or political party line. responds to the Spirit, not to peer pressure. believes the...
by Garris Elkins | May 30, 2019 | Church, Courage, Culture, Death, Discipleship, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Grace, Identity, Obedience, Promise, Provision, Supernatural
An audience is not an anointing. Some of the most anointed lives are lived in isolation and suffering. Celebrity and notoriety come and go at the whim of a consumer culture both within society and the Church. Do not chase the affirmation of people thinking...
by Garris Elkins | May 24, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Freedom, Grace, Joy, Justice, Obedience, Peace, Provision, Wisdom, Worship
When I was a kid, I grew up in the Silicon Valley of California before the high tech companies arrived. Our valley was a continuous expanse of fruit orchards. My first real job was at age 9 picking prunes. The ease of picking prunes would depend on how the...
by Garris Elkins | May 18, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Hope, Justice, Kingdom, Ministry, Miracles, Obedience, Promise, Reformation, Resurrection, Truth
When the average citizen of Jerusalem walked by Jesus and the two criminals hanging beside Him on crosses it was nothing unusual. Crucifixions were a normal occurrence at that time in history. No one seeing the crucifixion could ever imagine the salvation of all...
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Mercy
Scripture tells us that mercy triumphs over judgment. We typically think that instruction is for us on how we are to conduct our lives. That is true, but it has another meaning. It is the revelation of how God relates to humanity. In a single moment of time He could...
by Garris Elkins | May 15, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Dreams, Favor, Future, Peace, Revelation, Supernatural, Vision., Wisdom, Women
This morning, I am waiting at a car dealership to get our car serviced. While waiting, I went to use the restroom. Once inside, I realized the familiar male-oriented fixtures were not present. In the one tenth of a second it took me to realize my error, I flew out of...
