by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2016 | Culture, Fear, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Love, Obedience, Peace, Power, Prayer, Reconciliation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
Last week, Jan and I were walking along the beautiful Yakima Greenway that follows the Yakima River in central Washington. We noticed an abundance of cottontail rabbits, quail and other small creatures. I told Jan the presence of these little animals was an...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 29, 2016 | Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Hope, Love, Mercy, Obedience, Power, Provision, Redemption, Thankfulness, Truth
God is good. Those three words comprise the greatest truth a human being will ever discover about God. The spiritual giants of the faith discovered that truth time and time again throughout the course of history. The record of their discoveries is contained in...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 21, 2016 | Favor, Gifts, Obedience
This morning, Jan and I walked past the vineyards near our home. It was a stunning day filled with blue sky, white clouds and rich earth. We saw the coming harvest of grapes hanging heavy on the vines. The grapes we still green and not yet ready to pick. As soon as I...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 11, 2016 | Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Hope, Obedience, Promise, Sacrifice, Tranistion, Trust
God intends every tight and pressing spiritual passage to be followed by a release into the wide and expansive place of His goodness and provision. Some of these passages take longer than others to accomplish. Some take only a moment or a day. Others can take weeks,...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 10, 2016 | Humility, Mercy, Obedience, Wisdom
I am thankful for two gifted editors in my life – Anna Elkins and Julie Smith. They help make sure the content of what I write is not lost in sea of bad grammar, sloppy structure or misleading content. Behind the scene is my wife, Jan, who reads the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2016 | Courage, Faithfulness, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Humility, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Prophecy, Revelation, Word
As young Samuel learned to speak for the Lord the scripture says of him, “As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.” (I Samuel 3:19) God is not looking for spectacular people – He is looking for people who are...
