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...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Church, Culture, Hope, Prophetic
There are times when I simply need to “hike it out.” A few times each year I get in one of those mental places where showing up at the office only complicates things. Getting away from everything and everybody and connecting with God in nature helps me hear His voice....
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2009 | Holy Spirit, Hope, Prayer, Prophetic, Revival
“But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump when it is cut down,
so Israel’s stump will be a holy seed.” Isaiah 6:13 This verse hung in the air as I read it and contemplated the current financial environment that is creating fear in the hearts of people. As I read...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 18, 2009 | Culture, Holy Spirit, Prophetic, Revival
When the children of Israel entered the Promise Land ten cities stood as obstacles in their way. The first of these cities was Jericho. In Joshua 6: 2 God said, “I have given you Jericho.” Jericho was a promised victory. Israel was not yet an army – they were simply a...
