by Garris Elkins | Oct 28, 2016 | Destiny, Favor, Identity, Pride, Promotion
A wise pastor once told me you will be considered an expert on any subject when you travel more than 50 miles from your home to speak. He said people want to believe the best about a guest speaker welcoming them with open arms. Knowing that assumption exists we...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 17, 2016 | Deliverance, Discipline, Fear, Holy Spirit, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
In high school, I took two years of journalism during my junior and senior years. Our assignment was to publish the weekly school paper. I can still remember the day our teacher told us about the 5 W’s and the H. She said each story would need to cover six elements in...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2016 | Eternity, Faith, Fear, Future, Gifts, Pride, Prophecy, Resurrection
The labels of “Conspiracy Theorist”, “Wacko” and “Nut Job” have been used to describe people whose understanding of reality was way off the grid of what most people considered normal. I am sensing we have entered a time when some of the people who hold controversial...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 7, 2016 | Destiny, Eternity, Faith, Fathers, Favor, Healing, Honor, Hope, Integrity, Love, Pride, Promise
Never underestimate the impact a single act of obedience can have on your life and on those who remember your time on Earth. A missionary friend of mine told me the following story. I hope it encourages some of you who are in a challenging season of life. Charlotte...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 4, 2016 | Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Pride, Revival, Tranistion
Jan and I are part of a conference taking place for the pastors of the North Pacific District of Foursquare Churches. The conference is being held at Westside Church in Bend, Oregon. This is a beautiful part of the country to have a conference and a warm and...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 19, 2016 | Family, Fear, Forgivenss, Healing, Humility, Pride, Promotion, Restoration, Tranistion
As a kid growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, I saw a lot of strange things advertised and purchased by American families. We were impressed with anything plastic. One of those plastic items was the clear plastic couch cover my parents had installed to save our family...
