by Garris Elkins | Oct 1, 2018 | Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Future, Humility, Identity, Reformation, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
Capturing an image or a sound bite of a person’s moral disgust will always be misunderstood and misinterpreted by those who have no morals. There is something called righteous anger. This kind of anger must be disciplined when it arrives or it will take you to places...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2018 | Apostle, Creativity, Deliverance, Destiny, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Provision, Reformation
I was hiking along a deer trail away from roads and civilization. The trail led me through an open prairie where I came across an old foundation. Upon inspection, I found it to be stable and strong. It was covered with moss, but other than the moss and its apparent...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 19, 2018 | Change, Church, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Reformation, Revival, Transition
I awoke this morning having experienced a dream that was a bit unusual. Without going into all the details, I was in a very dated place. The buildings looked like something out of a 1930’s movie. People were attired in fashions from eighty years ago. The style,...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 30, 2018 | Church, Culture, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
At some point, an authentic faith will become offensive. That sentence itself will actually offend people. Some in the Church have formed their faith into a voiceless idol crafted by a slavish need of acceptance. As a result, they will miss the intended significance...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2018 | Change, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Promotion, Reformation
A few moments ago, I heard a flock of Canadian geese fly over our home. They were heading south. To me, this is always the first indicator of the coming fall. Listen for the changing sounds of a new season, not just the natural sounds like geese honking, but the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Discipleship, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Obedience, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Transition, Worship
We talk a lot about bringing Heaven to Earth, and rightly so. That one experience can change everything. But, what are we going to do with Heaven once it arrives? Heaven and its accompanying glory do not arrive on Earth so that we can attend yet another impactful...
