by Garris Elkins | Jan 27, 2015 | Change, Culture, Family, Fear, Hope, Leadership, Ministry, Obedience, Prohecy
If you are longing for a return to the “good old days” and your mind is preoccupied with that thinking, you will miss the goodness of God that is being poured out in this season of human history. Only God is good – not our seasons of life. Ask a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 20, 2015 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Culture, Fear, Freedom, Kingdom, Mercy, Peace, Revelation
The Changing Props On The World Stage I remember being part of a stage production in high school. I had a small acting part. I played a police detective. That acting role was prophetic of what I would do as a profession later in my life. The...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 16, 2015 | Deliverance, Destiny, Fear, Forgivenss, Healing, Humility, Intimacy, Joy, Peace, Promise, Provision, Redemption, Resurrection, Tranistion
Today, I was recalling a sorrowful experience in my life. It was an unfortunate misunderstanding. Time and distance had caused me to lose contact with the other person involved. For multiple decades I carried the sorrow of what happened between...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 7, 2015 | Culture, Death, Destiny, Eternity, Fear, Freedom, God, Miracles, Reconciliation, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare
I live in southern Oregon. Off our coast is something called the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This is a seam in the undersea earth structure comprised of two opposing physical forces that are under constant and building pressure. As they continue to...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 6, 2015 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Fear, Forgivness, Honor, Hope, Humility
There are times when two people experience something so challenging that in order to move forward each of them will need to agree to lay down their shared history without demanding anything from the other person. This is not ignoring what took place rather it is...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 31, 2014 | Change, Destiny, Dreams, Family, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Peace, Provision, Thankfulness
Last Sunday, December 28, I had a heart attack. I had been invited to preach at a wonderful church – the Klamath Christian Center in Klamath Falls, Oregon. This is a gracious church with a reputation for loving God and loving people. The pastor, Scott...
