by Garris Elkins | Dec 21, 2019 | Change, Church planting, Culture, Discernment, Faithfulness, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, God, Grace, Honor, Humility, Leadership
Look across the landscape of your life and ask, “Who is the least likely person I know who might become a devoted follower of Jesus Christ?” This is a question the first believers in Jerusalem would have no problem answering. They would have said, “Saul!” Saul, who...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 18, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, God, Grace, Honor, Integrity, Trust, Truth
For the last 20 years, I have driven past a small sign announcing homemade jams for sale. Just off the main road sits a small table at the end of a dirt driveway where homemade jams and jellies are for sale. I passed the table as I have always done, but this time, I...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 15, 2019 | Honor, Identity, Trust, Wisdom
A wise mentor once described love in a way that changed my understanding of love. It changed how I view other people, especially those I might not like or agree with. He said, “Love is seeking the highest good for another person.” I wish I could say I have always...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 15, 2019 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Honor, Love
I write every day either for a social media posting or for a writing project that might end up becoming a book. I have noticed something that we all do from time-to-time. We read something through the lens of our bias, and it ticks us off or runs contrary to what we...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 13, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Discernment, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Prophecy, Reconciliation, Reformation, Relationships, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
Many of us have lived with a misunderstood interpretation of Proverbs 18:16, “A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.” We thought this verse meant our personal ministry gift is what opens a way for us to gain access to...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 9, 2019 | Favor, Fear, Grace, Healing, Honor, Humility, Redemption
When the mess you made finally catches up to you, God will be present in that painful place ready to redeem the negative outcome others have predicted over your life. He will turn the negative mess into something positive because that is His nature. It’s not over...
