by Garris Elkins | Apr 17, 2017 | Gifts, Intimacy, Jesus, Prayer, Redemption, Thankfulness, Trust
There are people who make a living as professional line sitters. These line sitters stand in place for people who don’t want to wait in line for the release of a new product or for tickets to an upcoming Broadway performance. One man in New York who was waiting in...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 12, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Faith, Future, God, Miracles, Redemption, Spirit, Word
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered when a sperm and egg unite that a zinc-colored spark of light ignites at the moment of conception. This was a stunning and unexpected discovery regarding the origins of life. Whenever any form of God’s creativity...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2017 | Deliverance, Destiny, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Revival, Teaching
Yesterday, I returned home after a two-state, five-day road trip where I taught in several venues and reconnected with some wonderful churches. It was a solo trip. Jan had to stay behind this time. Traveling alone is not my favorite way of ministering but God is...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 21, 2017 | Change, Courage, Dreams, Faith, Future, Healing, Hope, Identity, Redemption, Restoration, Wisdom
One of the things that will come and visit my life from time-to-time are the memories of my youth. The young Garris will come and talk with the older me. Some of these experiences are a blend of the bitter and the sweet. One such visit took place this morning when I...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 19, 2017 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Hope, Mercy, Miracles, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Vision., Wisdom
As a young pastor, I supplemented our family income by working as a pilot. Most of my flight time was instructing new students, but there were times when I would have a charter flight. On one such charter, I was flying back to our home base in Kalispell, Montana solo...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 23, 2017 | Deliverance, Forgivenss, Freedom, Mercy, Prayer, Promise, Redemption, Relationships, Resurrection, Wisdom
I was getting ready to begin writing this morning when an image entered my mind. It was the image of a blast zone. This blast zone was the center of a target where an explosion would take place from the detonation of an incoming missile. Anyone or anything within the...
