by Garris Elkins | Oct 25, 2019 | Church planting, Courage, Creativity, Culture, Discernment, Freedom, Future
Jan and I just finished a 20-year assignment. God revealed that assignment to me one morning in Athens, Greece, in 1998. He awakened me early and invited me into the kitchen of a condo we were renting. I sat down with my cup of espresso and literally took...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 21, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Freedom, Leadership, Relationships, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
At some point in any relationship, a lack of discipline will be interpreted as dishonor. Living with a long list of failed promises and inadequate provision begins to wear thin. To be timely, appropriate, and sensitive to what is expected of us is called maturity....
by Garris Elkins | Oct 20, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Peace, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
God is calling forth precision prayer warriors who will move past generic prayers to very specific forms of prayer that God will use to turn the course of significant spiritual battles. Many of these individuals will be so removed from the actual conflict they...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 15, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Fear, Freedom
At some point, each of us may be called to resist the downward slide of society toward further manifestations of insanity by saying no and standing immovable in our convictions. This kind of courage has been the hallmark of freedom, both politically and spiritually,...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2019 | Creativity, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Identity, Love
When I am in the mood for the gritty side of life – the side of life that is unvarnished, real and gutsy, I set my Pandora app to the music of Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Kathy Mattea, and others who sing from the soul. These artists create songs about people...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 1, 2019 | Apostle, Courage, Culture, Discernment, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Grace, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Truth
G. K. Chesterton, the British writer, philosopher and lay theologian of the last century once wrote, “Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.” Faith without the presence of lines is not faith. It is an emotion. In the public square, drawing a...
