by Garris Elkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Kingdom of God, Peace, Restoration, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
On both sides of the political spectrum, we are continually being told by talking heads what we are to be alarmed by. If you have no crisis in your life just tune into your favorite flavor of news commentary and before the first commercial break you will be knee deep...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 25, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Faith, Family, Fear, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Restoration, Revelation, Transition, Trust, Worship
It is interesting to experience the tug in our heart when we visit a place that holds significance in our personal history. In 1981 as a young couple with two little kids and a couple of cats, Jan and I left a known life in Oregon to embrace a new and unfamiliar life...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 19, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Trust
Not every dream we have makes sense. Some dreams can be inspired by the Spirit of God or by a work of hell. Still, others can be the result of an over-active imagination or too much pizza right before bed. We need discernment to understand what is taking place in our...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2018 | Apostle, Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Integrity, Leadership, Obedience, Peace
This morning, I saw two robins flying erratically around a tree just outside a sliding glass door. A few moments later, I heard a loud thump as one of the birds collided with the window. The window was reflecting a false reality of blue skies and freedom that...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 10, 2018 | Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Humility, Mercy, Peace, Prophecy, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
Recently, while attending the Hub Nation conference in Bend, Oregon, I took a short walk around the parking lot of Eagle Mountain Fellowship where the conference was being hosted. In an adjacent retail complex is a business called The Boot Barn. As I walked by the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 7, 2018 | Change, Deliverance, Father, Fear, Freedom, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Miracles, Relationships, Transition, Women
In August of 1969, I was driving north on I-5 in my 69 VW bug to return for my sophomore year at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. I was reporting early for football camp. As I drove north, I was listening to the song White Bird by the band, Its a Beautiful...
