by Garris Elkins | Jun 13, 2018 | Discipleship, Dreams, Eternity, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Marriage, Obedience, Peace, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
In the last couple of years, I have been spending more and more time riding elevators. Usually, this happens in a hotel where I stay when I teach and minister. Yesterday, I saw the image of an elevator in a video. In the video, a person extended their finger and...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 6, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Family, Favor, God, Holy Spirit, Justice, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
I just watched a powerful video from Lance Wallnau. In the video, Lance shared a piece of history from the family line of Kim Jong Un, the current leader of North Korea. Kim Jong Un’s great-great-grandparents were Christians. A Wikipedia reference says of Kim...
by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2018 | Death, Deliverance, Faith, Favor, Fear, Miracles, Peace, Power, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
I just returned from a ministry trip along the northern coast of California. I was driving through Eureka and stopped at a supermarket to buy some food when something strange took place. Before I share the story, I need to give you some background. While driving along...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2018 | Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Freedom, Hope, Justice, Mercy, Miracles, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Provision, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Vision., Worship
Yesterday, I brought home some cherries. As I was eating the cherries, I noticed most of the cherries in the basket were double cherries. It was hard to find a single cherry in the basket. In all my life, I had only seen a double cherry a time or two....
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2018 | Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Gifts, Honor, Identity, Kingdom of God, Peace, Power, Restoration, Resurrection, Revelation
A few weeks ago, I was shopping and struck up a conversation with an employee. I asked, “How are you?” The woman said in a cynical tone, “I’m living the dream!” After a few moments of conversation it was obvious she was not living her dream. Some of what she shared...
by Garris Elkins | May 15, 2018 | Creativity, Dreams, Eternity, Favor, Future, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Joy, Justice, Prophecy, Revelation, Transition
Distant sounds capture my attention. There are times when I am sitting in my writing chair next to the open window that I can hear those distant sounds. The horn of a train sounding as it travels through the city. A dog barking a warning or birds singing in the...