by Garris Elkins | Feb 28, 2013 | Evangelism, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, God, Healing, Honor, Humility, Prayer, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
I was afraid to go into Junior High School. Horror stories filled my young head about the “big kids” who really didn’t like little guys like me. We heard stories about getting our pants pulled down in front of girls. Much of what I lived in fear of never took place. ...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 20, 2012 | Church, Faith, Repentance, Restoration, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
It doesn’t take long to explore our social media sites and realize in some areas of the Internet you can find conversations that resemble “The New Killing Fields.” These are places where we conveniently destroy another person by accusation and narrow...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 16, 2012 | Culture, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Power, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
I have been around the Church-world for many years. I have seen lots of buzzwords enter the vocabulary of the Church. A current word in our ecclesiastical buzz-a-sphere is, “missional.” It’s not a bad word – it’s a good word. In using this word we...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 18, 2012 | Faith, Forgiveness, Future, Healing, Obedience, Prayer, repentance. hope future, Spiritual Warfare
Most of us have been stung – by bees and by people. Both experiences hurt. Just the other day, I was riding my scooter home from the church office. I came to a tricky intersection where I would need both hands on the handlebars to safely make the turn....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2012 | Future, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Vision.
When Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany our ministry assignment during that time was to strengthen and encourage churches and leaders in Europe. As we traveled each week we were constantly crossing national borders. More importantly, we were also crossing...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 27, 2012 | Faith, Future, Hope, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
“A Choice within a Choice” is a short video excerpt from a message I shared during the Sunday morning service at New Hope in Salem, Oregon. It is about making personal decisions within the larger decisions God has already...
