by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth
I remember the first day I became a cop. I was sworn in and handed a badge. My badge number was 387. Whenever I enforced the law, I served under the authority of that badge. Both complaints and commendations referenced my badge number. It identified me along with my...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 27, 2019 | Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, Future, Gifts, Giving, Healing, Hope, Joy, Justice, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Obedience, Prophecy, Revelation, Trust
Jan and I take a daily walk together. Normally, we walk at mid-morning after our writing schedule is finished, but on this particular morning, we had to be on the road early so we walked just after sunrise. I’ve walked past the home in the photo hundreds of time but...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 21, 2019 | Deliverance, Fear, Freedom, God, Hope, Integrity, Love, Miracles, Obedience, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Tranistion, Vision., Word
For almost 20 years I have hiked the section of a trail depicted in this photo. It has never been rutted like this in all those years. A combination of weather events, poor trail maintenance and just life in the wild produced these deep ruts. The beginning and the end...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, Healing, Humility, Marriage, Mercy, Promotion, Relationships, Wisdom
Normally, when I travel to speak somewhere my host will reserve a room fo me in a comfortable hotel. I really appreciate that consideration. This trip is no exception. The beautiful hotel and its wonderful amenities allow me to be fresh and rested during my...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 15, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Evangelism, Fear, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Reformation, Teaching, Wisdom, Word
Back in the 1980s, I remember reading some facts about Christian television. The profiled demographic of the average watcher was a female who lived in the South and was in her mid 50’s. While people from a differing demographic did watch Christian television, the pool...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 12, 2019 | Change, Discipleship, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Humility, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Power, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
I took the attached photo of an empty signpost while on a walk through the small town where Jan and I live. It looks like city workers planted the signpost in the ground with plans to attach a sign in the near future. After I walked past the bare signpost, I...
