by Garris Elkins | Jan 9, 2015 | Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Freedom, Future, Love, Provision, Resurrection, Tranistion, Vision.
Before each of us is a window – a frame through which we glimpse our approaching encounter with eternity. The longer we live the closer we move forward toward that window to eventually look through its opening and glimpse the other side to fully see what was only seen...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 30, 2014 | Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Pentecost, Provision, Restoration, Supernatural, Tranistion
When God parts the waters before you to help you make a passage that seems impossible without His supernatural intervention, you will walk across on dry ground. He did this at the Red Sea crossing with Moses and He did it with Joshua leading the people of Israel...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 9, 2014 | Apostle, Courage, Death, Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Fathers, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Identity, Leadership, Ministry, Promise, Provision, Redemption, Tranistion, Vision.
I have always loved the thought of wagon trains crossing the unexplored American West and arriving at distant destinations filled with the hope of a new beginning. I live in the Rogue Valley of southern Oregon where I hope to spend the rest of my days. The first...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2014 | Apostle, Change, Destiny, Future, Kingdom, Resurrection, Tranistion, Vision.
Years ago, when Jan and I ventured out to start our first church, those who sent us described church planters like us as people who would “pioneer a new church”. That phrase is not used very much in church planting circles today, but remains accurate in...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2012 | Faith, Family, Hope, Humility, Leadership, Love, Tranistion, Trust, Vision.
Thirty-one years ago I was a struggling young pastor. Jan and I, along with our two little children, left all that was known and familiar to us and journeyed north to Montana to plant a church. This was our first attempt at starting a church and our first...