by Garris Elkins | Sep 22, 2020 | Love, Prophetic, Relationahips, Trust
Today, I went shopping for a few ingredients for my crab mac n’ cheese recipe. In the parking lot, I ran into a friend of ours who lives in our neighborhood. As friends do, we talked about life, and the subject of what I was preparing for lunch came up. Our...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 18, 2020 | Faith, Hope, Kingdom of God, Love, Trust
Events are amassing on a global scale that could become a historic moment of transition. In August, I could sense a gathering of these events taking place. At that time, I wrote a blog post about something called Singularity. Singularity is a moment when seemingly...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 26, 2020 | Church, Courage, Culture, Destiny, Discernment, Justice, Kingdom of God, Love, Wisdom
On Facebook, I have a combined list of friends and followers that number in the thousands. I only mention the number issue for the context of what I want to say. From time to time, in a sea of “friends,” someone will become a friend who disagrees with me....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 14, 2020 | Church, Courage, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Love, Prophecy, Prophetic
We will miss what God wants to say and do through us in this season if we interpret the lockdown and social isolation as an inactive time. This is one of the most spiritually active times I have experienced in the last 40 years. God is resetting the priorities of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 8, 2020 | Family, Fathers, Favor, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Hope, Identity, Love, Marriage
On July 4th, Jan and I had the honor of officiating our daughter’s wedding. Toward the end of the ceremony, I had Anna and Jared exchange rings. I explained to them wearing my wedding ring for the last 47 years was a daily reminder that I belonged to someone – to Jan....
by Garris Elkins | Jun 24, 2020 | Love, Truth
You have a God-given right to address any ill of humanity no matter what color your skin, your gender, or your social status. Do not let any person or social movement try to silence your voice through shame. The only requirement is that when you speak, you are...