by Garris Elkins | Jun 17, 2019 | Culture, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Justice, Prophetic, Rest, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Wisdom
Jan and I live in a small cottage built during World War II. It was part of an officer’s housing unit in a military training facility located in southern Oregon during the war. After the war, our home was purchased at auction and moved to its current location in...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 11, 2019 | Discernment, Discipline, Grace, Healing, Honor, Identity, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mercy, Ministry, Relationships, Supernatural, Truth, Vision.
Over the years, I’ve heard people make a variety of statements that caused me to pause and ponder the credibility of what they spoke. I once heard someone say, “If you are going to lead you need to read.” While that sounds good on the surface, it fails as a...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 10, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Discipleship, Five-fold, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Pentecost, Revelation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Wisdom, Worship
Yesterday, the Church all around the world gathered to celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost was the day when the Spirit came in a sudden and unexpected demonstration of power. I try to examine what takes place after such events. I am not sure God wants us...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 9, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Joy, Mercy, Miracles, Obedience, Peace, Prophetic, Resurrection, Supernatural, Tranistion, Vision.
You know how it is when you wake up a bit too early in the morning and look at the illuminated clock on your nightstand. You hope you can go back to sleep. This morning, the clock read 3:12 AM here in Oregon. In that waking moment, I saw an interesting...
by Garris Elkins | May 30, 2019 | Church, Courage, Culture, Death, Discipleship, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Grace, Identity, Obedience, Promise, Provision, Supernatural
An audience is not an anointing. Some of the most anointed lives are lived in isolation and suffering. Celebrity and notoriety come and go at the whim of a consumer culture both within society and the Church. Do not chase the affirmation of people thinking...
by Garris Elkins | May 29, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Future, Joy, Mercy, Peace, Prophecy, Provision, Rest, Supernatural
Clarity and confirmation are coming. A significant marker that will guide you through this last challenging leg of your journey will soon appear. Its presence will pilot you into a new place, one that has remained hidden until this moment of time. God will...
