“Are you a Doctor?” by Garris Elkins

Today, I helped my wife with something I really don’t like to do – moving stuff. A friend donated a load of furniture for us to give away, so Jan and I planned to spend the morning unloading several shipping containers at a local storage facility. We are...

“Rest in the Reflection” by Garris Elkins

“For all who have entered into God’s rest, have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. So let us do our best to enter that rest.” Hebrews 4: 10-11 When the word “rest” is used in most Christian teaching we are...

“Publishing My First Book” by Garris Elkins

Yesterday, I sent a book manuscript to my editor – Anna Elkins, my daughter. Anna will do the final copy edit in preparation of publication. While it is easy to give a manuscript to your daughter (she loves her dad), the reality is that submitting something for...