by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2019 | Courage, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Healing, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom, Women
You have wisely closed off an area of your life. This is a time for only you and the Lord to have access to that wounded place while it is being restored. You have needed time to heal. I was hiking to a high point overlooking the trail system above our home and...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 30, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Death, Discipleship, Discipline, Humility, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Love, Mercy, Pride, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
Someone put this sign in front of their home encouraging people to slow down as they transit our neighborhood. When I saw the sign, I thought of more than kids being harmed by careless drivers. I thought of the heated cultural climate in which we currently live. We...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, Healing, Humility, Marriage, Mercy, Promotion, Relationships, Wisdom
Normally, when I travel to speak somewhere my host will reserve a room fo me in a comfortable hotel. I really appreciate that consideration. This trip is no exception. The beautiful hotel and its wonderful amenities allow me to be fresh and rested during my...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 6, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Fear, Freedom, Healing, Hope, Intimacy, Jesus, Joy, Marriage, Mercy, Miracles, Reconciliation, Rest, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
A massive landslide took place last week on the Oregon coast. The landslide is almost a mile in length. It has displaced the coast highway downslope toward the ocean turning the highway into an impassible mass of crumbled asphalt and dirt. It looks like the remnants...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Family, Healing, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Justice, Mercy, Obedience, Power, Promotion, Rest, Restoration, Revelation, Trust, Worship
You have probably heard someone say, “I feel thin”, as in feeling weak, exhausted or powerless when faced with a challenging situation. As I thought of the thin places in my own life, the Lord began to unpack a word of encouragement. The thin places in our lives...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Father, Fear, Freedom, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Revelation, Trust
All my life, I have been a protector. I once protected my little brother from a neighborhood bully. In the 6th grade, I got in a fight defending a Native American friend who was surrounded by mocking white kids who were issuing racial slurs. When I married Jan, I have...
