by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2018 | Discipleship, Discipline, Forgiveness, Freedom, Humility, Marriage, Mercy, Power, Pride, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Revelation, Truth, Wisdom
During the first week of each New Year, Jan and I like to do something special together. This year we drove out of town and booked a night at a beautiful hotel. We filled our days with shopping, dining and just enjoying each other’s presence. The hotel where we stayed...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 30, 2017 | Creativity, Discipline, Future, Jesus, Obedience, Prayer, Promotion
This morning, just a bit after 4:00 am, I drove my daughter, Anna, to the airport to catch a flight that would take her to Mexico. Her travels will end with a ride in a converted fishing boat from Puerto Vallarta to the remote village of Yelapa, Mexico. In Yelapa,...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 23, 2017 | Faith, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Obedience, Power, Promotion, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Vision.
The oil crisis of the early 1970’s and the resulting gas shortage was not a fun time in the United States. Long lines at gas stations appeared, and rationing had become part of our daily life. The speed limit on the freeways was reduced to 55 mph to...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 17, 2017 | Courage, Discipline, Forgivness, Freedom, Humility, Mercy, Miracles, Obedience, Power, Pride, Promotion, Trust, Truth
A few weeks ago someone on Facebook posted something that was insightful, yet troubling because it was painfully true. I impulsively went to hit the “like” button but remembered this person rubbed me the wrong way. I didn’t like the content of his life or...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 14, 2017 | Change, Discipleship, Discipline, Evangelism, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Humility, Kingdom of God, Peace, Promotion, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
I grew up in a construction family. My father built houses. Most of my summers were spent on the end of a shovel. My brother and I were human backhoes. Many times our father would say, “Give me a ditch three feet deep from here to the house. See you at lunch.” It was...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 23, 2017 | Courage, Freedom, Future, Humility, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Love, Mercy, Miracles, Pride, Promotion
God created you to make the sound of Heaven on Earth. Paul told the church at Ephesus instead of sounding like immature believers we are to rise to a place of spiritual maturity where we will “speak the truth in love”. Speaking the truth in love is the...
