by Garris Elkins | Nov 19, 2014 | Discipleship, Family, Fathers, Favor, Fear, Identity, Peace, Promise, Provision, Rest, Restoration, Trust
There is no steering wheel in another person’s life that you can grab to help steer their life away from crisis and sorrow. In the human will and mind these steering wheels do not exist. For those who want to help another person this can be both frustrating and...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 11, 2014 | Courage, Destiny, Faithfulness, Fear, Joy, Love, Peace
When scripture tells us a peace is available that “exceeds anything we can understand” it means peace is available even when what is causing our lack of peace is still present and active in our life. This is a God-peace that comes in the middle of the turmoil and...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 20, 2014 | Faith, Holy Spirit, Ministry, Peace, Prophecy
As I write this, I am in a hotel room north of New Orleans grabbing a few hours of down time between ministry sessions. My host church has put me up in a nice hotel where I can relax, think and write. The first thing I do when I travel and enter an...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 10, 2014 | Future, Hope, Peace, Trust
Jan and I live on a quiet street nestled in the foothills of Southern Oregon. We are shielded from much of the noise generated by the communities in valley below. There are times when it is completely silent. This morning in the stillness, I heard the distant and...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 2, 2014 | God, Healing, Peace, Restoration, Worship
Over the years, I have come to realize that silence in the presence of God can be one of the highest forms of worship we will ever experience. In our highly energized church culture we can begin to think we always need to make a sound to express our worship of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 24, 2014 | Fear, Hope, Kingdom of God, Peace, Prayer, Trust
(*Note to reader: This word came to me this morning at 3:30 a.m. as a 6.1 earthquake took place just south of us in Northern California. These words of encouragement and their timing are not by accident.) As you walk through culture it feels like you have entered a...
