by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2016 | Forgiveenss, Freedom, Healing, Hope
I have come to realize some of the greatest advancements in life begin their journey from within a place of personal brokenness. At first this doesn’t make sense because it is so contrary to what is spoken in our culture and sadly, in some parts of the Church. I found...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2016 | Culture, Freedom, Honor, Peace, Pride, Revelation, Trust, Truth
There is an abundance of conflicting opinion coming from a wide variety of sources regarding the critical issues facing our nation. Listening to this noisy crowd can become a dizzying experience. Some are beginning to wonder who they can trust as a reliable source in...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2016 | Culture, Freedom, Honor, Peace, Pride, Revelation, Trust, Truth
There is an abundance of conflicting opinion coming from a wide variety of sources regarding the critical issues facing our nation. Listening to this noisy crowd can become a dizzying experience. Some are beginning to wonder who they can trust as a reliable source in...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2016 | Change, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Freedom, Hope
Today, I was watching the beautiful Yakima River flow past our hotel room moving downstream to join with the mighty Columbia. In the river I saw an image. It was the image of a single gallon of water floating downstream hidden in the middle of the river’s massive...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2016 | Change, Church, Culture, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Kingdom of God, Promotion, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
In this cycle of American politics we have become a living illustration of the conversation Joshua had with the commander of the Lord’s heavenly army. “Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 19, 2016 | Freedom, Healing, Mercy
At some point you will need to plan your escape. This is an escape from the opinions of other people, the “you need to do this or that” kind of advice or the feeling that somehow you have missed the “it” of life. This escape can be done in two ways. One way will...
