by Garris Elkins | Oct 28, 2016 | Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
The story I am about to tell may sound unreal to some, but it was an actual incident reported in a formal police report. I was the reporting officer. As a young cop, I found myself distant from the faith of my youth. In my late 20’s, I had an encounter with Jesus that...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 27, 2016 | Culture, Death, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Power, Relationships
You and I have creative potential with our words. We have that potential because we were reborn as God’s children by the breath of the Spirit. We carry the very breath of God. He has assigned our words to be His spiritually reproductive sound on Earth. We use our...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 25, 2016 | Freedom, Future, Trust
One morning last week, I left my motel room to take a morning walk before I drove on to my next ministry assignment. As I walked up a main street, I passed a strange little side street with an “End” sign at the edge of the pavement. The street was only about 10 feet...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 19, 2016 | Destiny, Fear, Freedom, Future, Truth
At the age of 16, I got a job at the local Kinney shoe store as a shoe salesman. We had to wear a coat and tie and look like we actually knew how to measure feet and sell shoes. We used shoehorns and had people place their feet on a little stool with a sloping...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2016 | Courage, Freedom, Humility
In our small town we have 3 color choices for our garbage bins. The red one is for recycling. The green one is for yard clippings and the black one is for household garbage. The black garbage bin goes out each week. There is nothing to remember with the black one....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 29, 2016 | Freedom, Future, Hope
I keep seeing the image of a person wrapped with a clear plastic that resembles spiritual Saran Wrap. The wrapping winds around them in a continuous strand all the way from their shoulders down to their ankles. At first I thought it was a funny prank, but then I...
