by Garris Elkins | Oct 18, 2013 | Church, Faith, Future, Hope, Revelation, Trust
I was raised in a blue-collar home. My father was a contractor who built houses. I remember working alongside my father at various construction sites in the warm summer sun of the Santa Clara Valley in California. In the years my father did this hard...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 9, 2013 | Future, Leadership, Obedience, Revelation, Transition
I had a dream. It was a dream so vivid I actually thought it was real. In the dream I was in the lobby of a large church sitting at one of the coffee tables. The room was crowded. The pastor of this large and influential ministry walked through the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 6, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Revelation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
Every 11 years something significant takes place on the Sun – the polar regions reverse. North becomes south and south becomes north. This event takes place at the peak of each solar cycle as the sun’s inner magnetic dynamo re-organizes itself. The...
by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2013 | Church, Evangelism, Faith, Humility, Revelation, Teaching
In the late 1970’s, I was a student at Ministries Institute at Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon. I had the privilege of listening to profound teachers each week. Names like Roy Hicks, Jr., Ron Mehl, Jack Hayford and Jerry Cook graced our pulpit. It was...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 11, 2013 | Faith, Future, Identity, Obedience, Prophetic, Revelation
A forthright friend recently commented, “How strange that you are an artist, and yet you are so rigid with your time. So structured. Where’s the passion?” To which I wish I had replied: “Talent and passion don’t just transform themselves into books and paintings. That...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 27, 2013 | Church, Faith, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Prayer, Revelation
My weekends are important times for me. This is the time each week the church gathers and when I teach. I take it seriously. I always want to be fresh for Sunday morning so I can give my best to God and his people. As the weekend rolls around I try...
