by Garris Elkins | Jun 21, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Marriage, Miracles, Redemption, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Have you ever wondered why people freeze up and are unable to respond to an emergency? There is something called the “startle factor.” It occurs in a state of emergency when overwhelming outside stimuli takes place like stark visuals and loud noises. It causes people...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 16, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Favor, Fear, Future, Gifts, Grace, Hope
Today, I took a few minutes between errands to visit a car show that takes place each year in Medford, Oregon. Row after row of classic cars was lined up on a grass field in one of our city parks. In the middle of all the cars was an Olds 442 muscle car. I stopped in...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 15, 2019 | Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Faith, Family, Fear, Hope, Integrity, Justice, Mercy, Reconciliation, Relationships
There are times on social media and in our personal relationships when people will unfollow us because they were afraid of where our faith would take them if they continued in the relationship. People can struggle with another person’s faith because it exposes...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 13, 2019 | Creativity, Deliverance, Dreams, Favor, Freedom, Future, Hope
In the name of Jesus Christ, I bless your spirit in this new hour. May you take hold of something new; a fresh new way you have never been before, a fresh plan...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 6, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Favor, Fear, Hope, Justice, Mercy, Redemption, Rest, Spiritual Warfare, Worship
Like a bully who enters a room and seems to tower over everyone with a threatening demeanor, so it is when hell walks into your life and tries to intimidate you. The bully’s tactics can work if we face the battle in our own strength. There is always a...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 2, 2019 | Creativity, Destiny, Dreams, Hope, Pride, Provision
Going deeper is the greater progress. Many times we are told that a life of constant forward motion and ascent will lead us to success. That constant need to move forward and upward can be seen as progress to the uninitiated, but in reality, these activities produce...
