by Garris Elkins | Jun 27, 2022 | Prophetic
Jan and I are coming up on 49 years of marriage in just a few weeks. The longevity of our marriage has produced a relationship that is as real as it can get. Being together this long leaves no room for pretense or faking it. Last week a few things took place that...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 26, 2022 | Prophetic
The voice of God can become so buried beneath layers of life’s noise that the still and quiet sound of God’s voice is no longer heard. People who live within such a capsule of noise will end up allowing the loud and boisterous voice of culture to define reality and...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 25, 2022 | Prophetic
In a natural sense, if we want to know the future, we need to investigate the past. History repeats itself in a different context and with different players as it unfolds, but it remains the same because it is reproducing something natural. If we want to understand...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 24, 2022 | Prophetic
Today, calling oneself a follower of Christ and being offended by someone who wants to protect the life of an innocent baby living and developing within the presumed security of a mother’s womb is weak philosophical reasoning. We are living in one of the most...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 24, 2022 | Prophetic
Years ago when I was in high school, the mother of a friend of mine was trying to lose weight. Her doctor told her that every extra pound of body fat was like carrying an extra pound of butter. My friend’s mom was carrying a lot of “butter” and wisely took the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 23, 2022 | Prophetic
Yesterday, Jan and I did something we have wanted to do for a long time. We ordered the headstone for our gravesite wanting to spare our kids the hassle of that process when the time comes. In the historic pioneer cemetery where we will be buried are some...
