by Garris Elkins | Oct 9, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Pride, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
A man named Jerry Cook radically changed how I view the Church. Over a span of thirty years, I listened to Jerry speak at conferences and read his writing. I also had the opportunity to sit in several small group settings with Jerry and glean his wisdom. Toward the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2018 | Church, Courage, Discipline, Future, Gifts, Integrity, Leadership, Love, Pride, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Trust, Vision.
Every voice has an audience, and every audience has expectations. This applies to a stay at home parent whose life is focused on kids, a prophet with an international ministry platform or a local pastor who speaks before a congregation each Sunday. In the relationship...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 1, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Fear, Freedom, Honor, Justice, Leadership, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation
Lately, my dreams have been intensifying. The level of reality and color in what I dream is becoming high-definition in nature. Each night, I kneel at our bed and pray for the night. I pray for protection, and I pray for revelation in my dreams. Two nights ago,...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Obedience, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Transition, Worship
We talk a lot about bringing Heaven to Earth, and rightly so. That one experience can change everything. But, what are we going to do with Heaven once it arrives? Heaven and its accompanying glory do not arrive on Earth so that we can attend yet another impactful...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 9, 2018 | Church, Culture, Deliverance, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Justice, Leadership, Power, Pride, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
The initial indicator that a reformation of culture is actually taking place will not be the arrival of new business models, fair and unbiased news media, creative trends in art and entertainment and so on. These are all by-products of a deeper change. Listen for a...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Faith, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Peace, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Vision.
When I was a cop, I had to disarm people who wanted to kill an innocent bystander or me. As a Hostage Negotiator, I disarmed people using words crafted from proven negotiation tactics. When I worked as a street cop and later as a SWAT officer, I disarmed people at the...
