by Garris Elkins | May 24, 2017 | Honor, Integrity, Truth
Last week, I had some time to kill so I began to scroll through Facebook. I came to something called a sponsored post. “Sponsored” means someone paid to have the posting show up on your Facebook feed more than normal because they want to sell you something. I normally...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2017 | Honor, Integrity, Leadership, Ministry, Promotion, Relationships, Truth
Our ministry schedule has Jan and I traveling several times each month. Most of the time the host church or conference coordinator arranges a hotel room for our stay. In each hotel we visit, there are things available to us in case we forgot to bring all our...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 9, 2017 | Five-Fold Ministry, Integrity, Leadership
One of the most powerful influences in a group is consensus. Consensus simply means agreement. For the vast majority of times, we strive for that outcome, but there are occasions when it actually gets in the way of what God wants to accomplish. Consensus is only...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2017 | Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Healing, Identity, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Love, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Transition
I remember the day when, as a 27 year-old undercover cop, I wanted to return to being a street cop with short hair, a visible uniform and a marked patrol unit. Something went down with a crooked cop that forced my hand. My partner and I exposed a criminal...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 17, 2016 | Integrity, Prophecy
With the election now behind us, and the painful process of national healing set before us, I am taking time to review the prophetic words I released in the weeks leading up to November 8. To be honest, I had no idea who would win the race for the White House. I wish...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 6, 2016 | Faithfulness, Freedom, Healing, Honor, Hope, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Prophecy
As we enter the final hours before the election results are known, we are holding our collective breath. We are like someone who was handed an envelope with an important notice inside. As the envelope is placed in our hands and we begin to open it up, we draw in our...
