by Garris Elkins | Jan 3, 2018 | Destiny, Evangelism, Faith, Father, Future, Gifts, Honor, Identity, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Love, Promise, Relationships, Resurrection, Transtion
In 1961, as a young boy, I had the honor to walk with my father down the 18th hole at Pebble Beach where my father chipped onto the green and one-putted the final hole to win his flight in the California Golf Championship for his handicap level. My father was playing...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 2, 2018 | Change, Church, Courage, Future
With every transition in your life, God will give you a word to guide you forward. Waiting for that word is wise. Stepping over the threshold of the doorway into a new season without knowing the content of that word will create confusion and doubt at some point in the...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 30, 2017 | Creativity, Discipline, Future, Jesus, Obedience, Prayer, Promotion
This morning, just a bit after 4:00 am, I drove my daughter, Anna, to the airport to catch a flight that would take her to Mexico. Her travels will end with a ride in a converted fishing boat from Puerto Vallarta to the remote village of Yelapa, Mexico. In Yelapa,...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 20, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Future, Hope, Marriage, Relationships, Restoration, Resurrection, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
It has been almost 40 years since I wore a police uniform. The 9 years I worked as a cop brought me in contact with the most heart-wrenching of situations. One night, I got a call to conduct a welfare check. A landlord became concerned at the non-stop crying of a...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 19, 2017 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Future
What makes the approach of a New Year so challenging for many of us is not the newness or unfamiliarity that awaits us in the coming year, it is the goodbyes we had to say in the previous year that became painful weights to our soul. These goodbyes are like emotional...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 15, 2017 | Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Identity, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Peace, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust, Vision., Wisdom
Albania was one of the most isolated and inaccessible nations in Eastern Europe during the years of Communist oppression. When the borders finally opened an outside world stepped across its border to discover a culture trapped in time. On my first visit to Albania, a...
