by Garris Elkins | Jun 30, 2009 | Forgiveness, Hope, Humility, Prayer, Restoration
“The one who trusts in the Lord will never be put to shame.“ Romans 9:33 When I was 12 years old I entered Junior High School. As a boy in the 6th grade I was warned by my classmates that the big kids in Junior High liked to pick on the incoming 7th graders. The...
by Garris Elkins | May 17, 2009 | Hope, Leadership, Restoration
Recently, I was driving home from my office to pack for a leader’s conference my wife and I planned to attend in California. On the commute home my route takes me through some beautiful farm land and rolling hills. On one long section of road I noticed ahead of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 19, 2009 | Hope, Prophetic, Vision.
Most of us have written something in the margin of a book or a Bible. As we read along we have thoughts and observations that we want to remember. We connect those thoughts and observations with what we are reading by making notes in the margins of the text. There is...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2009 | Hope, Restoration, Vision.
When I was 8 years old I was a Cub Scout. I still have my little blue Cub Scout hat and yellow bandana. Being a Cub Scout was a big deal for me because it was the first time I was able to wear a uniform. Kids with uniforms feel important and big. My mom and dad were...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2009 | Hope, Restoration, Vision.
When I was a young cop I was taught about crime scene investigation in the Police Academy. We learned about blood evidence. Later, after years of working the streets, I became a detective. When a murder would take place I would arrive at the scene and begin to collect...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 9, 2009 | Evangelism, Hope, Restoration
When I was a police officer I saw many strange things. My life in law enforcement was many years ago, but the memories still linger. One morning I got a call right out of the station to meet a man who would lead me to the site of a motor vehicle accident located on a...
