by Garris Elkins | Jul 30, 2012 | Faith, Forgiveness, Humility, Love, Marriage, Vision.
About 20 years ago I changed how I counsel couples who come to me wanting to get married. I used to struggle with why I didn’t like the more academic approach of having couples read books and take tests to direct their new relationship. There is really nothing...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2012 | Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Repentance, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transtion
Most of us walk around with labels attached to our lives. Some of these labels were attached to us by our parents others were attached in seasons of personal failure or by unresolved fears that currently inhabit our lives. We will live out the false...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2012 | Church, Forgiveness, Healing, Leadership, Repentance, Spiritual Warfare
The word “environmentalist” can make you happy or angry depending on how you view politics and culture. Actually, it is a very good word when used in conjunction with God and His Kingdom. An environmentalist is concerned with the long-term health of the place...
by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2011 | Church, Culture, Forgiveness, Hope, Transition
Each life is like a photo album that contains snapshots of individual moments in time. No life is fully defined by a single image. We are made up of a composite of our experiences.One snapshot of time does not define our identity.Our identity is in a Person, not in a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2011 | Church, Forgiveness, Hope, Restoration
I have a friend who is a really good artist. Kevin has created sculptures that are so life-like that they capture not only the posture of a person, but their very essence. Yesterday, Kevin brought me something. I was out of town so the gift was put in my office...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 2, 2010 | Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Humility, Prayer, Restoration
I am in middle of God’s blessing. This is one of the most significant seasons of God’s presence and provision in my life – the most I have experienced in the last 30 years. All of this is taking place in the middle of a financial and emotional...
