by Garris Elkins | Dec 19, 2025 | Prophetic
The old wooden recipe box belonged to my mother. It has mitered corners and was constructed long ago without nails or glue. My mother would have been 106 years old today. Her mother was born in 1896, 129 years ago. In the box are recipes from my mother and my...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 18, 2025 | Prophetic
A few years ago, Jan and I learned an important principle. Wherever we go to minister, we arrive carrying Jesus’ blessing. That understanding is not just for the times we are asked to speak somewhere. It applies to all aspects of our lives. We came to this...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 17, 2025 | Prophetic
For the last several years, I’ve been reading how people are attempting to rewrite Scripture, softening its impact to make it easier to digest. This applies to sexual sins, the consequence of a person who has lived a life of disobedience, and whether hell is real or...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 16, 2025 | Prophetic
At Christmas time, we all have traditions we follow. Those good traditions bring families together in joyful celebrations. There is another kind of tradition – a negative kind. These are the unexamined religious traditions. They can lead us away from a pure and...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 15, 2025 | Prophetic
Every individual, city, and nation will have an opportunity to respond to the message of Jesus or to reject Him. The choices people make about the message of Jesus will determine their fate. After Jesus returned to his hometown of Nazareth, His familiarity with the...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 14, 2025 | Prophetic
Jesus revealed a principle of spiritual warfare while He was asleep in the back of a boat, as a severe storm struck while the Lord and His disciples were crossing a lake. Water began to enter the boat as Jesus continued sleeping. His disciples, men experienced in...
