by Garris Elkins | Dec 9, 2016 | Gifts, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Promise, Provision
Today, as Jan and I walked along a sidewalk in historic Jacksonville, Oregon we passed a building built in the 1800’s. I noticed mounds of dark purple grapes on the sidewalk. I reached down and picked up one of the grapes and put it in my mouth. It was very sweet. For...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2016 | Church, Courage, Faith, Gifts, Kingdom of God
Yesterday, I drove by a series of large shipping docks that lined a deep-water port on the Columbia River near Longview, Washington. Shipments from all over the world had made their way to these docks to be unloaded by Longshoreman and sent to various destinations...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 21, 2016 | Courage, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Favor, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Revelation, Supernatural
On a recent ministry trip, I was on the road for almost a week. My schedule had me ministering in several locations. Between two of the meetings, I had one night on the road to myself, so I reserved a room in a well-known national motel chain. Driving onto the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2016 | Eternity, Faith, Fear, Future, Gifts, Pride, Prophecy, Resurrection
The labels of “Conspiracy Theorist”, “Wacko” and “Nut Job” have been used to describe people whose understanding of reality was way off the grid of what most people considered normal. I am sensing we have entered a time when some of the people who hold controversial...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 5, 2016 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Gifts, Obedience
My uncle owned a Texaco service station in Livermore, California in the 1950’s. It was back in the days when a car pulled in for gas four uniformed men would run out to meet the incoming customer. One attendant greeted the customer. Another checked air pressure in the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 29, 2016 | Apostle, Change, Evangelism, Five-fold, Future, Gifts, Kingdom of God
Today, a Spirit-birthed image entered my mind. I was looking at the distance horizon of a desert scene. A powerful wind began to blow across the sands. The wind blew with increasing intensity blowing away a deep layer of sand revealing the structure of a hidden...
