by Garris Elkins | Sep 14, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Family, Fear, Identity, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Redemption, Relationships, Thankfulness, Transtion
Have you ever noticed the image of celebrities when they are arrested for drugs or drunk driving, and their booking photograph is posted online for the world to see? They don’t look the same. In the pre-arrest publicity photos, they are well-coiffed and dressed in the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2019 | Change, Discernment, Discipleship, Favor, Grace, Honor, Identity, Justice, Leadership, Mercy, Relationships
Everyone goes through seasons of life where their maturity is being developed. In those stumbling seasons, when our immaturity was glaringly obvious, someone made a judgment call on our life. Years could have passed, and they still see us the way we were in days gone...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Honor, Relationships
Jan and I were talking about friendship. In our conversation, Jan said something profound. “A measure of true friendship is the ability to share another person’s joy.” Everyone suffers in life, so identifying with another person’s pain can be shared more...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 2, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discernment, Favor, Future, Gifts, Hope, Leadership, Promotion, Provision, Relationships, Tranistion
Jan and I are processing the next season of our lives. This is not about the next few months or even a year or two. We are processing decades. Amid this spiritual exercise, the Lord spoke, “You will find a new assignment within your current assignment.” What I...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Favor, Healing, Honor, Humility, Mercy, Promotion, Relationships, Truth, Wisdom
Years ago, when I wrote my first book, Prayers from the Throne of God, a man paid me a compliment. He said my book was better than a well-known classic on prayer. When he spoke those words, I had two responses, both internal. One, I knew the man was not being...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 23, 2019 | Change, Creativity, Discernment, Dreams, Future, Healing, Marriage, Mercy, Relationships, Thankfulness
Jan and I live in a wonderful place. We have bakeries, wineries, gourmet cheese factories and chocolatiers all set in the frame of our beautiful natural surroundings. From time to time an invitation will go out for the community to come and experience a pairing. A...
