by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2017 | Deliverance, Destiny, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Revival, Teaching
Yesterday, I returned home after a two-state, five-day road trip where I taught in several venues and reconnected with some wonderful churches. It was a solo trip. Jan had to stay behind this time. Traveling alone is not my favorite way of ministering but God is...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 19, 2017 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Hope, Mercy, Miracles, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Vision., Wisdom
As a young pastor, I supplemented our family income by working as a pilot. Most of my flight time was instructing new students, but there were times when I would have a charter flight. On one such charter, I was flying back to our home base in Kalispell, Montana solo...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 14, 2017 | Courage, Death, Eternity, Forgivenss, Freedom, Honor, Resurrection, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
This morning, a story buried deep within my memory surfaced. It took place almost 40 years ago when I worked as a police detective. I was handed the lead on a homicide investigation. Attached to the investigation was a reporter from the Eugene-Register Guard newspaper...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 10, 2017 | Church, Deliverance, God, Kingdom, Miracles, Promise, Provision, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare
Recently, I noticed someone was writing on social media about the Throne Room of Heaven. They spelled Throne Room as “Thrown Room.” I am sure it was an example of spell-check-gone-wild. I smiled at the implications. The Throne of Heaven is not a static place. The...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2017 | Courage, Destiny, Favor, Future, Honor, Hope, Identiy, Leadership, Love, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
Last weekend, I had a rare and wonderful privilege. I was invited to attend the retirement party for one of the finest rookie cops I had the privilege of training. Thirty-nine years ago I was a Field Training Officer (FTO) at the Springfield, Oregon Police Department....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 23, 2017 | Deliverance, Forgivenss, Freedom, Mercy, Prayer, Promise, Redemption, Relationships, Resurrection, Wisdom
I was getting ready to begin writing this morning when an image entered my mind. It was the image of a blast zone. This blast zone was the center of a target where an explosion would take place from the detonation of an incoming missile. Anyone or anything within the...
