by Garris Elkins | Mar 1, 2019 | Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Family, Future, Gifts, Giving, God, Kingdom of God, Marriage, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
Years ago, I was on a long, cross-country flight across America. For the duration of the flight, I sat next to a film producer who created television ads for Nissan. As we talked about her assignment and how she creates ads, she made a comment, “You are what you...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 1, 2019 | Faith, Favor, Freedom, Future, Gifts
Jan and I had to renew our passports. The new passports arrived in the mail this week. As I pondered our passports, I heard the Lord speak a word for some of you (and for Jan and me). He said, “It is time to renew your spiritual passport. I have places to take you –...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 23, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Peace, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Wisdom
Jan’s Subaru Impreza is 9 years old and my Nissan pickup just celebrated its 15th year. They don’t have lots of gadgets and features. Both vehicles are plain vanilla versions of their respective brands. The best feature on both of our cars is one not provided by...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 22, 2019 | Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Prayer, Pride, Revelation, Trust, Wisdom, Worship
Last night, a memory came to my mind of the time when our family lived in the Caribbean. The kids wanted to see Kingston, Jamaica from the air. I had not flown in a couple of years and wasn’t current so I could not rent an aircraft. I called up a local...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2019 | Apostle, Discipleship, Faith, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Obedience, Promotion, Revelation, Transition, Vision.
With the recent passing of the prophet Paul Cain, Jan and I were talking about his life and calling. As we continued our conversation, Jan said, “Do you remember the time at a conference in the 1990s in Switzerland when Paul Cain, Rick Joyner, and Bobby Connor prayed...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 15, 2019 | Apostle, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Teaching, Wisdom
I have noticed an interesting phenomenon taking place in the Church. We like titles. Using a descriptor like “pastor” is comfortable for most people. Even “teacher” and in some cases “evangelist”, if you are a bit more evangelical. When words like apostle or prophet...
