by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2017 | Courage, Destiny, Favor, Future, Honor, Hope, Identiy, Leadership, Love, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
Last weekend, I had a rare and wonderful privilege. I was invited to attend the retirement party for one of the finest rookie cops I had the privilege of training. Thirty-nine years ago I was a Field Training Officer (FTO) at the Springfield, Oregon Police Department....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 27, 2017 | Destiny, Future, Hope, Identiy, Jesus, Kingdom, Promotion, Provision, Restoration
When I was a young boy my brother and I sat in the backseat of our family car on road trips. If the trip was long we did what most kids do – we asked our father, “Are we there yet?” I remember the day when my badgering questions came to an end. When I asked for...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 24, 2017 | Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Future
Each transition of life has an in-between moment. An in-between moment is that space of time between an old and expired season and the approach of something new. The momentum that brought you this far is the result of the faith you exercised in the previous season....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 22, 2017 | Culture, Deliverance, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Miracles, Pentecost, Supernatural
Can you feel the shift that has taken place? I am not talking about the by-products of cultural change like the results of our recent election or the increasing levels of social unrest. I am talking about a shift that has taken place in the spiritual...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 17, 2017 | Change, Courage, Creavity, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Future
Yesterday, I was driving between appointments when I passed one of those electronic signs with moving script that ticked off a message as the words moved across the screen. The sign read out the words, “Jesus is the Reason for the Season – Merry Christmas!”...
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...