by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2009 | Church, Prayer, Prophetic, Restoration, Revival
Last week I walked out of my office and down the hall into the lobby of the church. As I stepped into the lobby a man called out to me and asked if he could have a moment of my time. I just so happened to be free and invited him back to my office. There was great joy...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2009 | Church, Holy Spirit, Prayer
Please don’t let the title of this posting offend you – I will try to explain. About 30 years ago my brother, Dwain, built a beautiful laminated wood cross for me that hung in the sanctuary of the first church I pastored. The cross was a combination of...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2009 | Prayer, Prophetic, Restoration, Revival
For a year God had parked me in the Book of Acts. Acts was my yearlong assignment. For a year I read Acts in my private time with God. Each day I studied its history and culture. I soaked in its revelation and wisdom. Since Acts was the clearest picture of the church...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2009 | Church, Hope, Prayer, Prophetic, Restoration
Yesterday, Jan and I went to see the movie Valkyrie. The movie was based on the true story surrounding the events of a failed assassination attempt on Hitler at the infamous Wolf’s Liar. It was good cinema and Tom Cruise did a great job acting out his character....
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2009 | Church, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Prophetic, Vision.
Places dedicated to prayer attract me. When I was a student at Multnomah in Portland, Oregon I enjoyed walking into the prayer chapel and sitting on the wooden pews. The chapel is as old as the campus. At one time someone proposed removing the old chapel to make way...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Hope, Obedience, Prayer, Prophetic, Restoration
When God makes a promise there is always that space of time that exists between God speaking the promise to us and the promise becoming a reality. Sometimes that space of time is a moment and sometimes it can be a lifetime. How are we supposed to live in the “until...
