by Garris Elkins | Jan 4, 2016 | Destiny, Family, Favor, Fear, Forgiveenss, Freedom, Honor, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation, Repentance, Truth
Many of you have been around people who can barely contain their feeling of disdain toward you. You leave these encounters feeling dishonored. What makes the word “disdain” so demeaning is discovering its dictionary meaning – “the feeling that someone or...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 3, 2016 | Church, Favor, Rest, Revival, Transition
Sixteen years ago, Jan and I stepped off an airplane in Medford, Oregon after four years of ministry in Europe to become pastors of a local church. The total of our earthly possessions, apart from some books and a single chair stored in my mother’s attic in Montana,...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 3, 2015 | Change, Courage, Culture, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
When people experience disaster or trauma unprepared and suffer a dire consequence, many times that mindset was created by something called Normalcy Bias. People who experience this bias believe that because something has never happened to them it will never...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 30, 2015 | Apostle, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Faith, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Hope, Leadership, Power, Prophecy, Revival
Some of you woke up this morning with an unexpected feeling of angst. What you are sensing is what the broader culture is experiencing each and every day. Angst is permeating our world. God is using this angst as an invitation to make a shift in your...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 24, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Honor, Hope, Integrity
Each segment of the Church has the potential to succumb to a version of politically correct language. This is not the same kind of vocabulary as the politically correct language used in the realm of politics, but it is sourced from the same spirit and...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 23, 2015 | Change, Church, Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Favor, Future, Revival, Thankfulness
A young woman approached me on Sunday morning just before I was to preach at The Shepherd’s Way in Ashland, Oregon. She said she saw an image of a person walking into the presence of the Lord. As this person entered the Presence they shed an old garment they had...
