by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Favor, Grace, Healing, Honor, Identity, Integrity, Love, Reconciliation, Resurrection
There are times when I scroll through Facebook posts that I see someone depicted in a less than noble booking photo or view the image of a person who has committed a horrible act. Lately, I find myself reaching out to my computer screen and touching their image. When...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2019 | Apostle, Creativity, Culture, Discipline, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Grace, Holy Spirit, Integrity, Obedience
You have been standing alone for a season, but that is about to change. The sound of your faith is making the sound of Heaven on Earth. That sound has become a spiritual magnet inviting those of like mind to come and join you. Yesterday, I was hiking through the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fathers, Grace, Healing, Honor, Hope, Integrity, Peace, Promotion, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom, Worship
Yesterday, Jan was off to meet someone for a counseling appointment, so I headed to a local market to buy some groceries for dinner. In the checkout line, I began to place items on the conveyer belt. When I picked up a bottle of Kinder BBQ sauce, my hand slipped, and...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 2, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Future, Identity, Integrity, Love, Promotion, Sacrifice, Tranistion, Worship
This morning, before sunrise, I got up to prepare for a dinner we would have later in the day. We have some good friends staying with us for a few days, so after being on the road for most of last week, I was hungry for some home cooked barbeque. I had our smoker...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 30, 2019 | Dreams, Family, Integrity, Intimacy, Justice, Kingdom, Provision
In a life-transition, you will never find yourself in a situation where God does not have a plan of rescue in place. Trust him. Ship captains don’t start their sea voyages by planning to sink. Neither do we start our transitions by planning to sink. However,...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 15, 2019 | Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Faith, Family, Fear, Hope, Integrity, Justice, Mercy, Reconciliation, Relationships
There are times on social media and in our personal relationships when people will unfollow us because they were afraid of where our faith would take them if they continued in the relationship. People can struggle with another person’s faith because it exposes...