by Garris Elkins | May 23, 2020 | Deliverance, Discipline, Favor, Five-fold, Freedom, Honor, Relationships
Prophet Wanda Alger recently shared a word that caught my attention, challenged me, and brought clarity to some of what is taking place in this unique moment of history, “Though your love for me is strong, your love for acceptance is stronger. Though your...
by Garris Elkins | May 15, 2020 | Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Honor, Integrity, Lordship, Peace, Pride
Over the years, I have had people become, as they say, unhinged in their response to something I said, did, or wrote. Its probably happened to you as well. The term unhinged is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to describe something as “highly disturbed,...
by Garris Elkins | May 10, 2020 | Courage, Creativity, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Family, Fear, Future, Honor, Identity, Leadership, Mercy, Pride, Teaching, Tranistion, Trust, Wisdom
Our culture is coming to a collective emotional head in this time of isolation, especially in communities of faith. The number one issue we are all facing is fear – fear of losing control. It could be our fear that the “normal” we once knew might go away and...
by Garris Elkins | May 5, 2020 | Discipleship, Fear, Healing, Honor, Leadership, Lordship
Many of us are having our emotional garments trimmed. We are all living under intense pressure at this time in our lives. This experience can fray the best of us. Let God, not the scissors of unrighteous judgment or personal condemnation, do the trimming. Only God can...
by Garris Elkins | May 2, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Five-Fold Ministry, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Honor, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Pride, Relationships, Restoration
Critics in the Church come and go like the cycles of ocean tides. They run up on the beach of the Church to make their claim and then recede, leaving behind the hissing foam of their declaration of judgment. Over the years, I have noticed several areas where critics...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 28, 2020 | Discipline, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Honor, Humility, Justice, Wisdom
It never ceases to amaze me how some people will negatively interpret what we write or speak. Some personal filters are so biased it does not matter how clear something is written or spoken, their personal bias hijacks their reasoning and interpretation. At that...
