by Garris Elkins | Jan 12, 2017 | Deliverance, Freedom, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Ministry, Pentecost, Power, Spiritual Warfare
One of my duty assignments as a cop was in the Detective Bureau. We wore suits and sports coats. Underneath my coat and resting on my belt was a holster holding my handgun, spare ammunition, and handcuffs. I still owned one of those sports coats when I entered...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 1, 2017 | Destiny, Dreams, Fathers, Freedom, Future, Identity, Love, Promotion, Provision, Thankfulness
It was on this day, January 1, 1962, that one of the most meaningful days of my life took place. For Christmas week, our family was visiting my uncle’s ranch in McArthur, California. I loved driving to the end of Lewis Road and seeing the ranch each summer for hay...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 16, 2016 | Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Healing, Promise, Redemption, Restoration, Resurrection
When I was a young cop, I was assigned to a unit with the acronym, OCCIS. The formal name was the Organized Crime and Criminal Information Section. It was a federally funded task force sourced from multiple police agencies in the Silicon Valley of California. We...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 6, 2016 | Apostle, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Power, Restoration
For many years, I have read about new wineskins in the Church being described as new and creative models of ministry. There is nothing wrong with those teachings as metaphors as long as we understand the original intent of what Jesus was saying. Jesus was telling His...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 5, 2016 | Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Miracles, Revelation
There are certain songs that pull deeply on my emotional cords. This time of year one of those songs is, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”. I think I like that song because of the hope it releases of a promised reconnection with loved ones. We all have these responses...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 28, 2016 | Church planting, Courage, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Fathers, Freedom
I have been asking God to show me the spiritual aspect of what has taken place during the election cycle of 2016. It is clear to all that our nation is in the throes of painful and hurtful expressions of separation, disconnection, abandonment, anger and sorrow akin to...
