by Garris Elkins | Jan 21, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discipleship, Evangelism, Family, Freedom, Future, Healing, Identity, Love, Pentecost, Promotion, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
The eyes of people with whom we hold deep disagreement over social and spiritual issues are about to be opened. When their eyes open, they will be able to see what was not previously seen due to the obstructions of prejudice, misinformation, and unhealthy...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 9, 2019 | Death, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Future, Healing, Hope, Restoration, Spirit, Trust, Vision., Wisdom, Worship
Yesterday, I took Jan to see the movie, Mary Poppins Returns. The film was delightful, full of color and childlike wonder. In the movie, Emily Blunt sang the song, The Place Where Lost Things Go. The song was tender and the lyrics were profound and meaningful. I could...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Family, Healing, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Justice, Mercy, Obedience, Power, Promotion, Rest, Restoration, Revelation, Trust, Worship
You have probably heard someone say, “I feel thin”, as in feeling weak, exhausted or powerless when faced with a challenging situation. As I thought of the thin places in my own life, the Lord began to unpack a word of encouragement. The thin places in our lives...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 5, 2018 | Creativity, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Fear, Freedom, Healing, Intimacy, Jesus, Love, Relationships, Trust, Truth, Worship
When I was on the football team at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, our coach asked if any members of the team could help a friend. The coach’s friend was a doctor who lived in the northern panhandle of Idaho. He was a sheep rancher. In the winter of 1969,...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 10, 2018 | Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Future, Healing, Intimacy, Obedience, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
I have noticed the life, vocabulary, and behavior of people who know they are blessed is defined by words like, thankful, grateful, peaceful, hopeful and joyful. The common thread in these words is the suffix attached to each noun, “ful.” It means to be full of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Healing, Obedience, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Recently, I was speaking in a church when a man I know came to say hello. He shared that he had been battling cancer. After the initial overwhelming emotion of that diagnosis was first delivered, he began to experience the fear associated with the possible outcome of...
