by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2017 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Gifts, Hope, Intimacy, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Teaching
Last night, I was teaching a prophetic class in the school of ministry at Life Church in Salem, Oregon. Jan and I met some wonderful people who are hungry for God. Normally when I speak somewhere, my books are made available for sale. A kind woman from the church...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 11, 2017 | Apostle, Faith, Future, Hope, Kingdom, Leadership, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Wisdom
There are experts in every field, even in spiritual matters. While a lot of what these experts share is helpful, they are not the gatekeepers of wisdom and revelation. Experts have gained knowledge from studying the history of what has transpired in the past in an...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 7, 2017 | Courage, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Trust, Truth
These are interesting times to be alive. Great truths are being uncovered hidden beneath the rubble pile of contemporary theological error. At the same time, other forms of deception that first surfaced in the Early Church will attempt to walk back into the...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2017 | Deliverance, Destiny, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Revival, Teaching
Yesterday, I returned home after a two-state, five-day road trip where I taught in several venues and reconnected with some wonderful churches. It was a solo trip. Jan had to stay behind this time. Traveling alone is not my favorite way of ministering but God is...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 24, 2017 | Revelation, Teaching, Truth
Some of the most profound theologians are not theologians by definition. They are men and women who work outside the walls of churches and seminaries in ordinary jobs. These unrecognized theologians walk daily in an intimate relationship with God and in that intimacy...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 14, 2017 | Faith, Teaching, Trust, Truth
A wide variety of ideas about how someone gets “saved” are floating across our computer screens and working their way into our conversations. I have never felt comfortable with a definition of personal salvation that did not include the exercise of personal...
