by Garris Elkins | Mar 18, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Mercy, Promise
This morning the following blessing appeared in my email in-box from my wife, Jan. It is a blessing she is writing for her third book of blessings. Jan inserted my name as a personal encouragement to me. The original will have the words, “your spirit”. There is...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 18, 2017 | Intimacy, Jesus, Love, Marriage
I was awakened in the middle of the night hearing the 1964 blues song written by Tommy Tucker titled, Hi-Heel Sneakers. The opening lyrics are, “Put on your red dress, baby, cause we goin’ out tonight.” As the song played on, instead of the words, “Put on your...
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 | Dec 1, 2016 | Honor, Love, Marriage
Forty-four years ago, as a young couple in love, Jan and I went to a mall in San Jose, California and bought our engagement and wedding rings. We couldn’t afford the $400.00 price tag so we put the rings on credit. We took the next four years to pay it off. Tonight, I...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 26, 2016 | Destiny, Dreams, Family, Forgivenss, Future, Hope, Identity, Integrity, Marriage, Obedience, Promise, Relationships
Removing an archaeological artifact from its original context removes it from its place in history. Archaeologists cringe when someone walks into a museum with a newly discovered piece of history hastily dug up from their latest backyard project. In doing so they...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2016 | Hope, Marriage, Trust
There are times when what appears to be a chance meeting is actually an appointment with destiny. Forty-six years ago as a twenty year-old college student, I walked across a college campus and saw my wife, Jan, for the first time. In that moment a divine connection...
