by Garris Elkins | May 4, 2018 | Discipline, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, Honor, Love, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Restoration, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust, Wisdom
Donald Miller, author of the book, Blue Like Jazz, said something profound. He said what drew him to follow Jesus was the issue of resolution. Miller said only Jesus offered a resolution for his personal sin and the sorrows that he and others experienced in this life....
by Garris Elkins | Apr 18, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Death, Discipline, Forgiveness, God, Honor, Kingdom of God, Love, Promotion, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
The depth of our character and the breadth of our compassion are revealed when a noted public figure passes with whom we disagree politically or morally or when a guilty person suffers what some consider a deserved punishment. An undisciplined and unmerciful response...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 18, 2018 | Family, Father, Freedom, Gifts, Joy, Relationships
Today, former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away. What a great lady she was. I just read a brief bio of her life and like each of our First Ladies, I must admit, I find they are more interesting than their husbands. I have been married to a very strong, informed and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2018 | Change, Family, Father, Fear, Honor, Identity, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Miracles, Pride, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust
This morning, I awakened to check the flight status of my daughter, Anna. She is returning home from a month away hosting writing teams in both Spain and Morocco. For the last week, Anna and some of her friends had some downtime in Paris. As I slept, Anna boarded her...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 3, 2018 | Creavity, Discipleship, Eternity, Future, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Marriage, Relationships, Revelation, Thankfulness
As I grow older, so much of what I pursued as a young man no longer matters to me. In the course of my lifetime, as the desire and drive for recognition faded away, I found myself left holding only the simplest of life’s treasures. Songs that did not register...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Dreams, Evangelism, Faith, Fear, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Prophecy, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
Last night, I had a fitful night of sleep. In the restless night, I had a dream. I was in a restaurant. A man seated at a table near me turned around and said he knew I was a writer. He asked if I would meet with the leadership team of his organization to consider...
