by Garris Elkins | Oct 5, 2018 | Creativity, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Fear, Freedom, Healing, Intimacy, Jesus, Love, Relationships, Trust, Truth, Worship
When I was on the football team at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, our coach asked if any members of the team could help a friend. The coach’s friend was a doctor who lived in the northern panhandle of Idaho. He was a sheep rancher. In the winter of 1969,...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2018 | Destiny, Faith, Freedom, Future, Jesus, Peace, Pride, Promotion, Resurrection, Revelation, Wisdom, Worship
Everything in this life is passing away. At the end of all things, only love will remain. Our accomplishments, successes, and breakthroughs will eventually yield to the outcome of love. Love will purify all we have done and present everything to the Lord as the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 29, 2018 | Death, Eternity, Family, Future, Identity, Jesus, Joy, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Promotion, Redemption, Resurrection, Thankfulness, Trust, Worship
I was walking through the historic cemetery in our town when I noticed a sign with the word “Pauper.” In the 1800’s, sections of cemeteries throughout the United States had dedicated areas to bury the poor. There were other signs in these cemeteries that...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 19, 2018 | Change, Creativity, Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Future, Intimacy, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Thankfulness
As you begin to read these words, I want you to pause for just a moment and pray this simple prayer, “Father, open my eyes to see my life and the world around me with your eyes.” That is an important prayer because so much is standing between our eyes and the reality...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 2, 2018 | Apostle, Discipleship, Faith, Father, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Obedience, Truth, Wisdom, Word
When I stand under a warm summer midnight sky and look into the heavens and see the stars, I wonder. When I wake up from a dream, I wonder. When I view photographic images from the Hubble telescope of a distant galaxy, I wonder. When I see a newborn baby that just...
by Garris Elkins | May 29, 2018 | Change, Death, Family, Future, Jesus, Marriage, Peace, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
In the last month, some of my friends have experienced the suddenness of life and death. One friend was on a flight with his wife when a woman sitting behind them died. They had to finish the long flight knowing the dead woman’s body would accompany them to their...
