by Garris Elkins | Oct 14, 2019 | Family, Future, Gifts, Poetry, Relationships, Thankfulness, Verse, Vision.
My grandfather riding home in a horse-drawn buggy one sunny afternoon when, as a young boy, saw a man swinging from makeshift tree gallows in the fall of 1889. My father, born at night in a sod house in ‘08 on the Oklahoma plains west of Guymon. ...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 2, 2019 | Creativity, Discernment, Discipleship, Grace, Humility, Promotion, Reformation, Relationships, Restoration, Wisdom
This morning, I am making pancakes for breakfast. After I got the coffee going, I melted some butter in a pan, then added a cup of fresh blueberries, some maple syrup and set the pan on the stove at a slow simmer. I went about a few more morning tasks then turned off...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2019 | Discipleship, Family, Fathers, Favor, Healing, Identity, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Worship
Last week, Jan and I were taking communion and praying together like we do each day. After we received the bread and wine, we prayed over our children, our marriage and some of you who are reading these words. It was still early in the day, and the morning sunlight...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 27, 2019 | Discernment, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Honor, Integrity, Justice, Love, Prophecy, Reformation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
Gotchas in public discourse are not prophetic. They are a form of ridicule. Pointing out the failures of others in an attempt to win an argument or prove a point is not a work of God’s Spirit. Participating in a cruel-hearted exposure is evidence that the person...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 26, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Five-Fold Ministry, Honor, Hope, Justice, Leadership, Prophecy, Reformation, Relationships
In the coming days, events will transpire on the national and international scene that will test the credibility of those who profess to follow Jesus Christ. God will offer each of us an opportunity to reposition our credibility solely in the life and witness of the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 20, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Fathers, Favor, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Integrity, Mercy, Relationships
God is coming after our disgust and disdain. All of us have placed people and their ministries within the prison walls of our judgment dismissing their significance. We did this because we determined they did not fit within our narrow understanding of how God’s...
