by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2021 | Dreams, Eternity, Family, Favor, Future, Honor, Intimacy, Jesus, Joy, Love
This morning, as I look at the flowers and card I got for Jan, I think back to an evening fifty-one years ago when I took Jan on a spontaneous date. I entered our college cafeteria and saw her. We had been introduced a week or so earlier so I wasn’t a stranger....
by Garris Elkins | Oct 3, 2020 | Favor, Love, Relationships
The favor of people is fleeting. It is also an emotional narcotic that can create an unhealthy need for its presence in our lives. This kind of favor is typically based on consensus and a shared worldview. When the consensus and worldview changes and is no longer...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 2, 2020 | Church, Discernment, Love, Prophetic, Relationships, Trust, Wisdom
Perhaps one of the most significant things to come out of this pandemic and stressful election cycle is the revelation that a wide variety of interpretations exist within the Church of what is actually taking place in the spiritual realm. This is not the first time in...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2020 | Courage, Love, Prophetic, Truth
Anger, frustration, bewilderment, disillusionment, confusion, and dismissal are prowling our nation this morning looking for a voice. Before you respond to the invitation offered by these feelings, guard your response. The Lord has something to say. The message He...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2020 | Eternity, Future, Hope, Love, Marriage, Prophetic, Relationahips
Today a beautiful moment occurred. I had prepared lunch and called Jan to meet me at the table on our patio. It was a lunch like many we have experienced together over the last 48 years. This time it was somehow different. Knowing our years ahead are far less than...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 25, 2020 | forgiveness, Freedom, God, Hope, Love, Mercy, Prophetic, Redemption, Restoration
While pursuing God is of utmost value after we become aware of His presence and give our lives to Him, we need to remember it was His pursuit of us that initiated our relationship with Him in the first place. Scripture is filled with examples of God’s pursuit of...
