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 16, 2017 | Deliverance, Favor, Healing, Hope, Restoration, Trust
I remember the painful day when I accidently threw away all of Jan’s childhood family photos. We were pastoring our first church and our kids were in grade school. Jan’s mom and dad were downsizing so they wanted to make sure all the old family photos pertinent to...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 5, 2017 | Pentecost, Restoration, Revival
Reading the book of Acts with eyes of faith is a dangerous exercise. It is dangerous because it reveals how the Church was assigned to function in culture as a transforming presence. Throughout the book of Acts, the culture was made aware of the presence of the Church...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 27, 2017 | Destiny, Future, Hope, Identiy, Jesus, Kingdom, Promotion, Provision, Restoration
When I was a young boy my brother and I sat in the backseat of our family car on road trips. If the trip was long we did what most kids do – we asked our father, “Are we there yet?” I remember the day when my badgering questions came to an end. When I asked for...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2017 | Creavity, Faith, Hope, Joy, Love, Promise, Relationships, Restoration, Teaching
I talked to a friend who is an accomplished hunter. Each year he successfully harvests both elk and deer. He hunts with a bow and arrow. In order to get within the limited range of his weapon, he must be very aware of how the animals he hunts process a threat. He uses...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 20, 2017 | Apostle, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Leadership, prayer repentance hope future, Restoration, Revival, Tranistion
You can have a developed intellect, but not a renewed mind. The opposite is also true. I have talked with kind and wonderful people in the Church who have never allowed their intellect to be developed. They parked on the first step of revelation thinking it was a...
