by Garris Elkins | Aug 24, 2019 | Destiny, Discernment, Fear, Integrity, Justice, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom, Word
An accusation, especially a public accusation, can be devastating. Imagine the sin you deplore above all others. Then imagine you wake up tomorrow morning and began reading through social media to find out, to your horror, you were being wrongly accused of that sin....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 20, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Reformation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Worship
On Saturday, the eyes of the nation were focused on the protests in Portland, Oregon between the anarchist group Antifa and several opposing factions. The possibility of chaos and destruction was significant. My friend, Ty Bottler and a team from The Father’s...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 20, 2019 | Discipleship, Five-fold, Gifts, God, Grace, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Prophetic, Spiritual Warfare
We had a massive forest fire just north of our area. It has been contained and the remaining crews are in the mop-up stage. It was called the Milepost 97 Fire referring to milepost 97 on the I-5 freeway in Oregon. I read an article posted by a weather agency that...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Healing, Kingdom of God, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Word
The only trusted way to know how to interpret this life is to bring our opinions to Scripture and let God’s truth evaluate the quality of our understanding. If we bring Scripture to our opinion and allow our opinion to override and reinterpret what truth is, we will...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2019 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Fear, Freedom, Integrity, Peace, Spiritual Warfare
Today, two extremes of the ideological/political spectrum will confront each other in demonstrations in the streets of Portland, Oregon. Hopefully, the event will be peaceful. Many hold no hope for that outcome. As these two groups gather and confront each other, in...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 14, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Discernment, Faithfulness, Favor, Healing, Holiness, Honor, Hope, Justice, Ministry, Reformation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
I was in a historic bank building in Jacksonville, Oregon conducting some personal business. The building has housed a bank since the mid-1800s. The interior of the bank looks a lot like it did 160 years ago. It has been preserved as a historic landmark. The room...
