by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2017 | Creavity, Faith, Hope, Joy, Love, Promise, Relationships, Restoration, Teaching
I talked to a friend who is an accomplished hunter. Each year he successfully harvests both elk and deer. He hunts with a bow and arrow. In order to get within the limited range of his weapon, he must be very aware of how the animals he hunts process a threat. He uses...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 6, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Mercy, Peace, Promise, Restoration
For the last several weeks, I have felt that we, as the Church, need to take a bath. After a long and brutal election cycle, emotion and opinion ran wild. We watched as words were tossed around like verbal dirt clods striking anyone who was standing in the way. ...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Forgivenss, Identity, Love, Redemption, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
There are things taking place around you that God does not want you to get used to. They were never meant for you to become comfortable with their presence in your life. It is time to break away and walk away. Once, while working vice, we got information of a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 21, 2017 | Kingdom of God, Love, Mercy, Relationships, Wisdom
Some of the dialogue taking place on social media and news outlets the day after the Inauguration reminds me of the Chinese language symbol that can mean both danger and opportunity depending on how it is used. We are in one of those moments of definition, not in the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 19, 2017 | Deliverance, Faith, Father, Jesus, Love, Peace, Trust, Worship
God has wrapped you tightly in His presence. You are secure, not in jeopardy. The things coming at you at this moment cannot breech His love or His purpose for your life. When both of our children were born the hospital staff wrapped them tightly in a baby blanket....
by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2017 | Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Healing, Identity, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Love, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Transition
I remember the day when, as a 27 year-old undercover cop, I wanted to return to being a street cop with short hair, a visible uniform and a marked patrol unit. Something went down with a crooked cop that forced my hand. My partner and I exposed a criminal...
