by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2012 | Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Repentance, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transtion
Most of us walk around with labels attached to our lives. Some of these labels were attached to us by our parents others were attached in seasons of personal failure or by unresolved fears that currently inhabit our lives. We will live out the false...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 29, 2012 | Church, Faith, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
We have all read the story in Exodus 17 about Moses on the mountaintop holding up his staff while Joshua and the troops were down in the valley fighting the Amalekites. If Moses held his staff up above his head the troops would win, but if he dropped his hands...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2012 | Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
When I was a street cop, I remember vividly what it was like to get ready for duty each night. I would stand in front of my locker at the police station and change out of my street clothes into my police uniform. I remember wearing jump boots – the kind...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2012 | Church, Forgiveness, Healing, Leadership, Repentance, Spiritual Warfare
The word “environmentalist” can make you happy or angry depending on how you view politics and culture. Actually, it is a very good word when used in conjunction with God and His Kingdom. An environmentalist is concerned with the long-term health of the place...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 16, 2009 | Culture, Healing, Hope, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
Recently, I read Breaking Christian News on Elijahlist and something caught my attention. The article was about a recent vote in the New York State Senate that confirmed marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The lead to the article was this: “Advocates...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 28, 2009 | Obedience, Spiritual Warfare
“I will lead you back into old battlefields where you once suffered loss. I will lead you into these places to do a work of restoration and return to you what the enemy has taken. The fear of reentry will flee before us as you and I walk together into these places. My...
