by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2014 | Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Identity, Intimacy, Joy, Prayer, Trust
As a young man, I heard Richard Wurmbrand speak. I sat in awe as I listened to his testimony. Richard was held captive in horrible prison conditions in Romania because of his faith during the time of Communist rule. He was separated from his wife and...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2014 | Fear, Forgiveness, Leadership, Prayer, Repentance, Spiritual Warfare
An understanding exists among those who teach self-defense that there are three kinds of people – sheep, wolves and sheep dogs. Sheep are the vast majority of people in our culture, both in the Church and without, who are absolutely unaware of the dangers that...
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...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2014 | Faith, Hope, Prayer, Trust
Clarity and understanding are ready to walk toward you. This has been a confusing season in your life. The emerging clarity and understanding will be like a person walking toward you out of a fog bank. An image of something within the fog will slowly begin...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 11, 2014 | Faith, Hope, Prayer, Trust
You have felt like you are part of a spiritual chess game and you are one of the chess pieces being played. It seems like you are being moved around without your permission. You have been picked up and put down several times. Just as soon as you get familiar...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 10, 2014 | Gifts, Ministry, Obedience, Prayer
Your prayers have become limited in their scope. It is like you have turned a set of binoculars around and are seeing life through a restricted and backward view. God wants to turn your prayers around so they will become prayers of expansive faith expressing a belief...
