by Garris Elkins | Apr 3, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Faith, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reformation, Resurrection, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
A great deal of social and political maneuvering is taking place in the shadows outside the spotlight of this global crisis. What you see playing out is not the real focus. Ancient political spirits are positioning assets and making plans that are not visible to those...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 14, 2020 | Joy, Resurrection, Trust
One thing I hate about this life is death – the death of a family member, a faithful friend or pet. Death in any form is the enemy of life. This is why the hope of resurrection is so critical to living a life of joy amidst sorrow and loss. Without the hope of...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 9, 2020 | Death, Deliverance, Family, Justice, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Peace, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Reading Acts 8 and 9 made me think of a scary scenario. Imagine you heard that a band of religious zealots was going door-to-door in your neighborhood, dragging people out of their homes and killing them because they were Christians. You were also told they...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 14, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Gifts, Healing, Holiness, Love, Prophetic, Resurrection, Vision.
At our best, we only see and understand the events of life in part. The experience of personal and cultural change has deposited people in new places without their full knowledge of how they arrived or what had actually taken place in the transition. Most of life...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 1, 2019 | Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Hope, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Word, Worship
You feel like you are being stretched to the breaking point. That is not what’s taking place, nor is it the purpose of what you are experiencing. God is not causing your pain. That is your response to the rigidity and inflexibility He wants to remove. He is...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Hope, Miracles, Pentecost, Reformation, Resurrection, Revival
Church history is formed over time and can appear like a glacier moving at a speed imperceptible to the natural eye. In these glacial-like seasons, some have given up hope and allowed human opinion to form a worldview in conflict with truth. At other...