by Garris Elkins | Oct 13, 2014 | Faith, Hope, Kingdom, Prayer
Today, I saw the image of a tsunami approaching the West Coast of the United States. This is not a natural tsunami, but a tsunami of answered prayers. When this tsunami strikes our coastline it will break upon our communities with supernatural power. At some...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 10, 2014 | Future, Hope, Peace, Trust
Jan and I live on a quiet street nestled in the foothills of Southern Oregon. We are shielded from much of the noise generated by the communities in valley below. There are times when it is completely silent. This morning in the stillness, I heard the distant and...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2014 | Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Identity, Intimacy, Joy, Prayer, Trust
As a young man, I heard Richard Wurmbrand speak. I sat in awe as I listened to his testimony. Richard was held captive in horrible prison conditions in Romania because of his faith during the time of Communist rule. He was separated from his wife and...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2014 | Death, Faith, Future, Hope
The older I get the less I like changing seasons. To some this sounds like emotional heresy, but that’s my reality. I prefer life to resemble a perpetual spring – the latter part of spring when the rains wind down and things begin to dry out. Spring means new life and...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 1, 2014 | Fear, Forgiveness, Hope, Integrity, Repentance
You have experienced the visit of past regrets. These regrets were produced because of a relationship you had with someone that took a wrong turn and you regret what happened. Yes, you and the other person could have handled life differently, but you didn’t and...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2014 | Destiny, Faith, God, Hope, Love, Miracles, Trust
In each journey there will be a time when you run out of road. You will come to a place where no detour is provided, no crossroad exists from which to choose a new direction and no visible roadway is available to find your way forward. You are in one of...
