by Garris Elkins | Apr 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Eternity, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Honor, Humility
People are tossing around a lot of opinions of late, opinions about things they picked up via some YouTube theologian, from a social media comments section, or the polluted well of their favorite cable news program. If that is you, be careful. Truth is best confirmed...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 24, 2020 | Death, Deliverance, Family, Fathers, Grace, Healing, Humility, Integrity, Justice, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
There are times when the environment of spiritual conflict is more deadly than the weapons wielded in actual battle. Environments, whether social, familial or work-related carry life and death potential. In II Samuel 18, David’s army entered a battle in the forest of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2020 | Death, Discernment, Discipleship, Humility, Integrity, Justice, Leadership, Obedience, Pride, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
What made King David such an effective leader and a man after God’s own heart was his willingness to inquire of the Lord for direction before he took action. On the few occasions when David did not inquire of the Lord, death, sorrow, and heartache took place. Each of...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 23, 2020 | Courage, Death, Discernment, Holiness, Hope, Humility, Identiy, Love, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
For the last year or two, I have been waking up and noticing numbers on my illuminated nightstand clock that read like rifle and handgun calibers – 2:23, 2:43, 2:57, 3:00, 3:27, 3:38 and 3:57. At first, I thought I was noticing the caliber numbers simply because...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, God, Honor, Humility, Justice, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, Word
I once knew a young man who was trying to find his voice in the faith community. He was sharp and possessed great potential. I believe he had and still does have a calling on his life. Then he made a turn. He turned toward judgment, the premature kind that immaturity...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 28, 2019 | Courage, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Honor, Hope, Humility, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Reconciliation, Relationships
Those who mock you are mocking from a place of personal sorrow. They are not sure they will ever have what you have, so their defensiveness uses mockery as a form of emotional insulation distancing them from their sad reality. Be willing to look past the mockery into...
