by Garris Elkins | Mar 21, 2018 | Discipleship, Faith, Fathers, Future, Honor, Hope, Identity, Leadership, Obedience, Promise, Promotion, Trust
For those of you who are seen as elders in the Church, either by age or assignment, you offer a significant gift to those who are just beginning their journey of faith. That gift is the hope and possibility of a future. You live in age and experience several decades...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Identity, Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships, Restoration, Trust, Women
Your life may look full and in synch with God, but only when you put all of it on the table and take a closer look can you see what is missing. Taking inventory from time-to-time is a good thing. It can also be very revealing and at times, painful. Taking inventory...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 24, 2018 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Peace, Pride, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Vision.
Notoriety can change your life in ways you would never expect. Not all change that comes with increased visibility is pleasant. The greater the public footprint your life has the greater will be the attacks on you, your family, and your ministry. T.D. Jakes shared a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Freedom, Honor, Identity, Marriage, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
From time-to-time, I have to block people from my social media accounts. It happened yesterday when a young woman named “Ginger” wanted to connect via Twitter. My first indication that something was amiss was when I noticed she did not dress appropriately for the...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 20, 2018 | Church planting, Fathers, Forgiveness, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Love, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Pride, Reconciliation
It doesn’t take much talent to catch a despised politician or someone we find disgusting in a moment of less than complimentary composure. In those moments a photo is snapped by an opportunist paparazzi to confirm our most base opinion about the person caught in a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2018 | Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Giving, Identity, Pride, Trust
This week, in a conversation with a couple of pastors I respect, I was asked by one of the pastors to share something that would help him finish well in his life calling. I said, “Identify your greatest gift and give it away.” A spiritually and emotionally...
