by Garris Elkins | Aug 19, 2018 | Church, Faith, Future, God, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Revelation, Spirit, Supernatural
This morning, several hours before the sun rose, I walked out of my home and stood on the front lawn. I looked up into the night sky. Stars filled the black of night from horizon to horizon. As I stood in my bare feet looking up, I began to ponder God and His...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 16, 2018 | Deliverance, Freedom, Future, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
As I was praying, I saw the image of a pendulum swinging back and forth in long measured arcs. The metronomic sequence was limited in range by control barriers set at both ends of the pendulum’s movement. As I continued to watch and pray, the pendulum...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 14, 2018 | Creativity, Discipline, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holiness, Humility, Pride, Revelation, Teaching, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
Even though I have been writing and speaking for many years, I am still surprised where my words, either in script or video, end up. With the advent of socil media, it is easy to create a “trophy case” displaying where some of these words have been delivered. That...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 12, 2018 | Change, Deliverance, Discipleship, Freedom, Joy, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Revelation, Transition, Trust, Vision., Worship
When we moved into our home 16 years ago, our trees were not as large as they are today. One maple tree grows in the center of the lawn in our backyard. As the rotating sprinkler fans out its spray, the trunk of the maple tree blocks a narrow slice of the stream of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 7, 2018 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Kingdom of God, Peace, Restoration, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
On both sides of the political spectrum, we are continually being told by talking heads what we are to be alarmed by. If you have no crisis in your life just tune into your favorite flavor of news commentary and before the first commercial break you will be knee deep...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 2, 2018 | Reformation, Revelation, Revival
This month, Jan and I will celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. Today, as we typically do each day, we took communion. Between passing the bread and the wine, I heard the Spirit speak the words, “Colt 45.” Immediately, I saw the image of a Colt 45 revolver. For...
