by Garris Elkins | Aug 6, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Revelation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
Every 11 years something significant takes place on the Sun – the polar regions reverse. North becomes south and south becomes north. This event takes place at the peak of each solar cycle as the sun’s inner magnetic dynamo re-organizes itself. The...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2013 | Dreams, Future, Hope, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust
Last Sunday, Ryan Rhoden was speaking to our church about the transition in leadership that will take place at Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon in October of 2014. In his message he said, “It would be unhealthy for us to stay the way we are as a...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2013 | Forgiveness, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Obedience, Prayer, Repentance, Revival, Transition
This week we were in a time of corporate prayer at Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon. Our worship pastor, Andy Southmayd, was leading us in a moment of unscripted and spontaneous worship. Andy began to sing the words, “Break down the walls”. He sang...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2013 | Church, Future, Hope, Restoration, Revival, Transition
For the last few weeks the Lord has been speaking to me and saying that He is releasing new names for a new season. As I waited and listened to the Lord, He began to share His heart for His Church. “You are about to experience a name change. This will not be a change...
by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2013 | Faith, Family, Hope, Miracles, Obedience, Trust
Each family will go through seasons of challenge and suffering in the course of a lifetime. As a family, we recently experienced one of those times. In the end, God showed up and pointed the situation in a new direction, but at the start we felt...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2013 | Faith, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Transition
I will never forget the impact our eighth grade graduation speaker had on my young and developing life. The impact was not positive. I only remember the beginning words of his opening sentence. To his credit, he may have said more, but I shut down...
