by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2017 | Joy, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Power, Promise, Prophecy, Relationships
A few days ago someone made an honoring comment about me in reference to something I wrote. They did not direct the comment to me personally. The person was writing to the people who follow their ministry. I found out about the comment just because I stumbled across...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 23, 2017 | Favor, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Love, Marriage
Yesterday, I did what I do each morning, I write. After I finish writing, I take the time required to make sure what was written was the best I could produce. I also use a grammar program called Grammarly that was introduced to me by a professional writer. After...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 10, 2017 | Gifts, Giving, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Teaching, Women
“If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1). Overlooking the city of Corinth is a mountain called, Acrocorinth.Atop the Acrocorinth was located the Temple...
by Garris Elkins | May 4, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Peace
This afternoon, I set aside some time to work on a project. I turned on Pandora and listened to some music. A few minutes into the project, a song came on by Vince Gill. He sang about the blessing of finding someone who loved you in the most special way. It was so...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 10, 2017 | Freedom, Love, Marriage
This weekend, as Jan and I walked through IKEA in Portland, Oregon, I realized there is something called the IKEA stroll. It requires a less than half speed walk that makes you feel like you stepped into some weird sci-fi movie set where actors are moving slowly...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2017 | Father, Forgivenss, Healing, Identity, Joy, Love, Mercy, Peace
My mother lived 91 years. Mom was the product of a challenging life. Her father left for work one day in the depths of the Depression and never returned. Her mother had to make ends meet as a divorced woman in the South. She opened a boarding house in Alexandria,...
