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 | Jan 9, 2020 | Death, Deliverance, Family, Justice, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Peace, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Reading Acts 8 and 9 made me think of a scary scenario. Imagine you heard that a band of religious zealots was going door-to-door in your neighborhood, dragging people out of their homes and killing them because they were Christians. You were also told they...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 4, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Justice, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Vision., Wisdom
The most dangerous enemy is never the most obvious. He plays the long game. Over time, this kind of enemy will use our naivety, personal compromise, and spiritual blindness to construct his dark plan. The products of this deception are things we would never have...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 16, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Wisdom
Years ago, in my previous life, I guarded lives as a profession. Once, my team helped guard the President of the United States. I have guarded celebrities as part of their security detail and stood in courtrooms guarding a judge and jury during the trial of...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 8, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Freedom, Future, Justice, Spiritual Warfare
I hike a few times each week on the woodland trails above our home. I will occasionally turn around and check my backtrail. I do this for a reason. The cougar population in Oregon has increased at an alarming rate since legislation went into place, limiting the...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 18, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Reformation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
A call for discernment has been sent out. Those who answer this call will need to reevaluate what has been presented to them as truth evaluated thorough the limitations of natural sight and human intellect. These shallow forms of surface perception can...
