by Garris Elkins | Jul 10, 2016 | Culture, Destiny, Forgivenss, Reconciliation, Relationships, Transition, Trust, Truth
This weekend, Jan, Anna and I had the rare opportunity of ministering together at the Crescent City Foursquare Church in Crescent City, California. While Anna was conducting a Prophetic Art Workshop with Jan, I took the opportunity to spend the day in the city walking...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2016 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Family, Future, Hope, Prayer, Promotion, Restoration, Transition
Crossing New Frontiers 2016 marks 170 years since the Applegate Wagon Train crested the Cascade Mountain Range near Ashland, Oregon and a weary band of pioneers viewed the beautiful Rogue Valley for the first time. These were brave pioneers who accepted a risky...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 3, 2016 | Church, Favor, Rest, Revival, Transition
Sixteen years ago, Jan and I stepped off an airplane in Medford, Oregon after four years of ministry in Europe to become pastors of a local church. The total of our earthly possessions, apart from some books and a single chair stored in my mother’s attic in Montana,...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2015 | Change, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Transition
As we grow in our relationship with God we establish filters around our body, soul and spirit to filter out the negative things that want to enter our lives and pollute the pure deposit made by God. What caught in these filters will tell the story of how we chose to...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 12, 2015 | Church, Destiny, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Honor, Ministry, Provision, Redemption, Revival, Transition
During my first year of ministry, I told my pastor, Roy Hicks, Jr. the spiritual ground where I was attempting to plant our new church was hard. I was hoping for sympathy. Instead, I received truth. Roy said, “Don’t focus on the ground.” I have never...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2015 | Change, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Fear, Future, Joy, Promise, Provision, Transition
Where I live in southern Oregon we have something called the Bear Creek Greenway. The Greenway is a nature corridor that follows Bear Creek as it winds its way through the beautiful Rogue Valley. Part of the Greenway is a paved bike path that travels 20 miles...
