by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2018 | Father, Future, God, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Thankfulness
Recently, I watched a vintage newsreel depicting San Francisco in 1939. It revealed a beautiful city with a magnificent bay. As I watched the black and white images unfold of people walking up and down Market Street and Fisherman’s Wharf, I realized somewhere in the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 3, 2018 | Creavity, Discipleship, Eternity, Future, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Marriage, Relationships, Revelation, Thankfulness
As I grow older, so much of what I pursued as a young man no longer matters to me. In the course of my lifetime, as the desire and drive for recognition faded away, I found myself left holding only the simplest of life’s treasures. Songs that did not register...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2018 | Church, Courage, Creativity, Discipleship, Faith, Family, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, God, Humility, Kingdom of God, Pride, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Wisdom
From time-to-time, I get some interesting feedback from what I write. It goes with the territory. The vast majority of the comments I receive are very affirming and kind. There are times a comment will come through not birthed out of a relationship, but from what I...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 27, 2018 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Hope, Justice, Mercy, Reconciliation, Restoration, Thankfulness, Trust, Worship
Some spiritual battles were so intense that in the heat of combat we lost connection with people. Some never returned home. God is about to reunite those who were taken captive or who have been missing in action. A beautiful reunion is coming. Last week, I was in...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 8, 2018 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Death, Dreams, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, Gifts, Love, Mercy, Miracles, Prayer, Reconciliation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Transition
What appears to have been suspended in time in a place of offense is about to change. A new future with a fresh start is being released. Something you thought was closed forever will be reopened, healed and restored. In the 1920’s, an exquisite home was built atop...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 19, 2018 | Faith, Father, Gifts, Hope, Identity, Provision, Rest, Thankfulness, Vision., Worship
In my life, the greatest blessings I received were not the result of a well-crafted human plan. I could not create the blessings I have been given. I could not predict them or see them coming. These blessings simply arrived out of the goodness of God’s heart and...
