by Garris Elkins | Dec 27, 2017 | Courage, Faith, Father, God, Honor, Identity, Obedience, Power, Relationships, Restoration, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Transition, Trust
In the last few days, we have set a lot of timers in our home. Timers were set to bake pies. I set one to check the Christmas prime rib smoking on our Traeger barbeque. A timer was set for the rising dough for Jan’s crazy-good holiday cinnamon rolls. Our house was a...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 13, 2017 | Change, Death, Faith, Freedom, Future, Love, Thankfulness, Worship
It has been two weeks since my dog died. Abby was an Australian Shepherd who lived as a member of our family for 15 wonderful years from puppyhood to her dying day. She was a good friend. For all 15 years of her life, Abby went in and out of her doggie door to...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 15, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Dreams, Faith, Family, Fear, Future, Honor, Identity, Marriage, Miracles, Promotion, Provision, Relationships, Restoration, Thankfulness, Trust, Vision.
In 1968, at age 60, my father had a heart attack. For a man who was a carpenter and had to work with his hands to make a living, this changed everything. After his heart attack, my father took a remodeling job in an adjoining city with a plan for a house to...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 4, 2017 | Discipline, Eternity, Freedom, Hope, Intimacy, Peace, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Trust, Wisdom, Worship
I awakened in the middle of the night and turned over in bed. I was now facing in Jan’s direction. Like I do many times in the middle of the night, I took a moment to pray for her before slipping back to sleep. Jan was sleeping so deep and in such peace that she...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2017 | Evangelism, Freedom, Giving, Holiness, Identity, Justice, Love, Obedience, Relationships, Thankfulness
This week, I was driving between meetings in Oregon. Just before checking into my hotel, I filled up my car in anticipation of a morning departure. Oregon is a state where you are not allowed to pump your own gas. When I pulled into the station the attendant came to...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 18, 2017 | Deliverance, Discipleship, Fear, Hope, Humility, Peace, Power, Provision, Restoration, Revelation, Thankfulness
Last week, I flew to Spokane, Washington and rented a car to drive to Libby, Montana where I was to minister for several days. The forecast was for snow during part of my stay so I was concerned with the three-hour drive I would have through the Rocky Mountains. At...
