by Garris Elkins | Aug 21, 2018 | Church planting, Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Kingdom of God, Spiritual Warfare
Some people prefer a fear-based message because it gives them a sense of purpose. It also sells books and gets hits on blogs and social media. In some ways, fear, conspiracy, and constant intrigue give people a reason to believe that something important exists beyond...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2018 | Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Identity, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
I remember the first time I responded to a shooting call as a rookie cop. A family disturbance turned into a violent confrontation. A husband shot his wife in the pelvis with a .22 revolver. Upon our arrival, my partner and I secured the suspect and the scene....
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 10, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Family, Fathers, Fear, Miracles, Obedience, Peace, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Vision., Worship
God has stopped a spiritual wildfire you did not know was burning. He did this so you could continue focusing on your current assignment without interruption. God has been doing this throughout your life, most of the time without your knowledge of the pending danger....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 9, 2018 | Church, Culture, Deliverance, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Justice, Leadership, Power, Pride, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
The initial indicator that a reformation of culture is actually taking place will not be the arrival of new business models, fair and unbiased news media, creative trends in art and entertainment and so on. These are all by-products of a deeper change. Listen for a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 8, 2018 | Obedience, Peace, Spiritual Warfare
Unrighteous conflict requires two parties to engage in a battle. Choose to not participate in these conflicts, and simply walk away. For the people whose life is an ongoing invitation to conflict, this will be your surprise attack of love. It is an indefensible...
