by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2018 | Change, Church, Creativity, Culture, Faith, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Reformation, Restoration, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
The most devasting natural disasters typically come without warning. So do the most beautiful works of the Spirit that shift culture toward God and His Kingdom purposes. While some of us move in the realm of the prophetic, on our best day we only see in part and...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 3, 2018 | Church, Culture, Discipline, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
We can build traps to capture things that do not exist. We can also build traps to capture what we fear. Not far from where I live is The Bigfoot Trap. In case you don’t know who Bigfoot is (also known as Sasquatch) he is the mysterious ape-like creature that some...
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 28, 2018 | Change, Church, Culture, Discipleship, Kingdom of God
The most profound change in a human being takes place at a deeper level than the imposition of a law that forces compliance or in a group dynamic where your acceptance is based on your agreement. These changes take place in the sphere of human passion where we respond...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 26, 2018 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Restoration
Recently, the Lord asked me to unclutter my life and ministry. The Lord began this process so I could be free to focus on just a few things that would release the greatest potential for Kingdom impact. In the de-cluttering, I discovered a new term, “re-wilding”....
by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2018 | Courage, Discipline, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Humility, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Promotion
Shortly after rising this morning, the word “unleashed” came to mind. It’s not a word I typically use in my vocabulary so it got my attention. I let it rest. Then it came to me again. I had a general idea what the word means but went to a dictionary to unpack its...
