by Garris Elkins | Oct 6, 2018 | Culture, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, Mercy, Obedience, Spiritual Warfare
This is a photo I took of a steel grate that covers a hole a dug by a prospector during the southern Oregon gold rush of the 1850’s. The pit is deep. At the bottom, an old antique car rests in a dirt tomb along with various discarded articles like an old miner’s stove...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 21, 2018 | Courage, Discipleship, Faith, Freedom, Justice, Love, Mercy, Obedience, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Teaching, Wisdom
This morning, I was corresponding with a friend who is an American citizen living outside the United States. We were talking about life and faith. As I wrote to him, I remarked, “I realize now that I know less than my assumptions have led me to...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2018 | Creativity, Dreams, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holiness, Humility, Intimacy, Marriage, Mercy
Yesterday, a song from 1970 began to play on my Pandora account while Jan and I sat in our living room working on our computers. The song was, Wild World by Cat Stevens. When the song started, we both smiled and turned to look at each other. The song sparked a journey...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 1, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Fear, Freedom, Honor, Justice, Leadership, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation
Lately, my dreams have been intensifying. The level of reality and color in what I dream is becoming high-definition in nature. Each night, I kneel at our bed and pray for the night. I pray for protection, and I pray for revelation in my dreams. Two nights ago,...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 26, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Honor, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Reconciliation
Speak honorably about people during their lifetime as you would speak about them at the time of their death. The opportunity to honor others, even those with whom we might disagree, will reveal the depth of our character. Honor is a language that takes time to learn....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2018 | Faithfulness, Family, Identity, Marriage, Mercy, Peace, Relationships, Women
I remember the day when I was four years old and said to my mother, “Are you from outer space?” I was a serious four-year-old asking a serious question. I actually remember that morning in our kitchen when I asked the question, and my mom smiled and said,...
