by Garris Elkins | Mar 23, 2019 | Family, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Love, Marriage, Worship
Jan and I have been taking communion together every day for the last 20 years. It is a powerful place of connection and union we share with each other and with the Lord. Our daughter, Anna, brought this small brass goblet back from Israel several years ago as a...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 21, 2019 | Deliverance, Fear, Freedom, God, Hope, Integrity, Love, Miracles, Obedience, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Tranistion, Vision., Word
For almost 20 years I have hiked the section of a trail depicted in this photo. It has never been rutted like this in all those years. A combination of weather events, poor trail maintenance and just life in the wild produced these deep ruts. The beginning and the end...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 13, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Future, Kingdom of God, Love, Power, Provision, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
A great confusion of the enemy and his message is beginning to take place. In the coming days, bizarre and insane-sounding agendas will be exposed and dismantled in the public square. This confusion will take place at a deeper level where the influence of a deluding...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 6, 2019 | Family, Father, Intimacy, Love, Marriage
I’m guessing I kiss or hug Jan at least 10 times a day. Our love involves a continuous intimate physical encounter. Jesus did not come as a vaporous spirit. He came to incarnate a physical representation of God’s love. Don’t settle for a stale...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 26, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, God, Intimacy, Love, Obedience, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Vision., Worship
For the last few years, I have loosely followed the career of the rock climber, Alex Honnold. He is super-human in his ability to scale what appear to be impossible rock walls. His most notable climb was made alone without ropes and climbing gear up the face of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2019 | Creavity, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Healing, Love, Marriage, Pride
For the last 45 years, I have witnessed the beauty of time as it works its magic on the life of a woman committed to God. With each passing hour, the hands of a woman’s life-clock become the chisel strokes of the Master Sculptor. These strokes reveal the hidden prize...
