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The Power of Reconciliation

by Garris Elkins | Jun 2, 2020 | Forgivness, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Restoration

When a friendship is healed and restored after an experience of misunderstanding and separation, it forms the deepest kind of friendship. If something takes place that separates good friends, and they come back together through mutual humility and forgiveness, a...

Depositing Sweetness

by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2019 | Discipline, Family, Forgivness, Grace, Healing, Integrity, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Women

Our marriage is filled with small rituals. Each morning after Jan and I greet each other, we enjoy a long hug and a kiss. Then we move to our second daily ritual of morning writing. Jan heads off to her chair in our bedroom, and I enter our living room where my...

When God Reaches Down

by Garris Elkins | Aug 22, 2019 | Faith, Favor, Fear, Forgivness, Freedom, Future, Healing, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Redemption

The fears we live with made their initial appearance when we chose to listen to their lies. In moments of fearful uncertainty, is where hell can speak its deceptive script in the most effective ways. These lies will always contradict God’s truth about...

Dealing with Relational Death and Decay

by Garris Elkins | Jul 18, 2019 | Change, Church, Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Forgivness, Freedom

This week we realized one of our beautiful maple trees had finally died. It has been a slow death. We tried to help the tree, but its disease was stronger than our desire for it to live. The maple stands 65 feet and is positioned at the front of our property. Last...

Sacrificial Altars

by Garris Elkins | May 13, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Eternity, Forgivness, Freedom, Healing, Holiness, Obedience, Peace, Promise

Sometimes, we make sacrifices on altars that do not exist. We can make a sacrifice when a blessing was God’s actual intent. Some of us need to be set free from thinking our entire experience with God is a sacrifice. Life does include sacrifice, but Jesus came and made...

The Invisible Armor of Love

by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2019 | Faithfulness, Family, Father, Fear, Forgivness, Freedom, Hope, Joy, Love

Yesterday, while scanning a few Facebook posts, I came across two profound comments. Both comments were about two long-time friends of mine. These are real friends I have processed the challenges of life with face-to-face. One friend, David, was being honored by his...
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