by Garris Elkins | Jan 12, 2019 | Church, Discipleship, Eternity, Family, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Hope, Humility, Identity, Ministry, Pentecost, Power, Prophecy, Relationships, Revival, Women
I want to pay tribute to an exceptional woman of God who entered the Lord’s presence yesterday at the age of 96. Jean Darnall was a prophet who moved in the rare air of supernatural revelation. She was mentored by her pastor, Aimee Semple McPherson, at Angelus Temple....
by Garris Elkins | Jan 3, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discipleship, Five-fold, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare
A prophet is a courier. Like couriers who deliver documents between clients, so it is with a prophet who delivers a word from God. When we see ourselves as more than simple couriers, we will eventually feel the need to create a public platform highlighting our style...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Destiny, Faith, Freedom, Future, Gifts, God, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Restoration, Revelation, Women
Each morning, Jan walks into our living room where I sit in my writing chair. As a ritual, I rise and hug her, my face pressed into the right side of her neck. I kiss her and take in her fragrance. We always linger in our embrace. It seems to reset our life before the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2018 | Dreams, Eternity, Gifts, God, Intimacy, Love, Restoration, Verse
It’s all art, this creativity. We write soul-poetry looking over still water as loons cry our verse written upon early morning mist parchment. Touching smooth river stones we sculpt, arranging little rock piles in river shallows balancing their...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 9, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Pride, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
A man named Jerry Cook radically changed how I view the Church. Over a span of thirty years, I listened to Jerry speak at conferences and read his writing. I also had the opportunity to sit in several small group settings with Jerry and glean his wisdom. Toward the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 18, 2018 | Creativity, Culture, Discipline, Freedom, Gifts, Honor, Humility, Justice, Pride, Promotion, Reconciliation, Relationships, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
I use a writing program called Grammarly. Grammarly was suggested to me by a friend who is an accomplished, best-selling author. The program has been very helpful. It has revealed the places in my grammar that need improvement. Each month, I get a copy of...
