by Garris Elkins | Sep 10, 2016 | Faith, Family, Fear, Honor, Integrity, Kingdom of God
When I cast my vote, I imagine faces. I imagine the face of… a hungry child who could be helped by better social programs. a battered woman who feels unprotected and vulnerable. a person ravaged by a war of national convenience. a baby grimacing in pain during a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2016 | Change, Culture, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prophecy
I saw the image of a person walking down a busy street with ear buds in both ears. They were looking down at the pavement as they walked. The person was unable to hear the sounds around them because of the pre-programmed music they had chosen to fill their ears....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2016 | Change, Culture, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prophecy
I saw the image of a person walking down a busy street with ear buds in both ears. They were looking down at the pavement as they walked. The person was unable to hear the sounds around them because of the pre-programmed music they had chosen to fill their ears....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2016 | Apostle, Culture, Destiny, Five-fold, Future, Kingdom of God, Revelation
In the early days of American aviation pilots did not have the modern navigational instruments we use today. In the 1920’s, the U.S. Postal Service created a transcontinental air route for mail pilots flying from New York to San Francisco. Pilots made their way...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2016 | Apostle, Church planting, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Holiness, Humility, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Promise, Vision.
When the famous missionary Dr. David Livingstone died in Africa in 1873, the Africans loved him so much they removed his heart from his chest and buried it in African soil. His body, without his heart, was taken back to Britain and interred at Westminster Abbey....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 2, 2016 | Death, Destiny, Dreams, Fathers, Kingdom of God, Relationships, Vision.
When I was a boy growing up in California, I remember the days before the freeways came. I especially remember old Highway 99. It was a major spine of travel up and down the San Joaquin Valley. I remember the fruit stands, high-fenced reptile farms with their...