by Garris Elkins | Oct 7, 2019 | Discernment, Faith, Trust
This week, Jan and I were out of town for a conference. A comfortable room in a nice hotel was provided for us. If you travel, you may have experienced what I am about to share. I awakened at night and rolled over to check the time on the illuminated digital clock as...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 2, 2019 | Deliverance, Father, Love, Trust
Some of the imbalance you are feeling could be God applying the brakes on your self-effort and worry. It’s like sitting in a car when someone uses the brakes to avoid a crash, and you are thrown forward under the force of deacceleration. Not everything in God’s...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2019 | Discipleship, Family, Fathers, Favor, Healing, Identity, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Worship
Last week, Jan and I were taking communion and praying together like we do each day. After we received the bread and wine, we prayed over our children, our marriage and some of you who are reading these words. It was still early in the day, and the morning sunlight...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 24, 2019 | Change, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Faith, Fathers, Fear, Future, Peace, Restoration, Transition, Trust
Yesterday, I was stopped at a traffic light. I began to hear the bleating of a lamb. I thought it was something on my radio. Then I heard it again. I realized a lamb was inside a custom made transport crate depicted in the photograph. The crate was securely held in...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 13, 2019 | Faith, Grace, Holy Spirit, Mercy, Poetry, Trust
Significant moments float upon life’s constant breeze wafting by our faces in silent disguise. They are suspended in their passing waiting to be recognized, to be captured, to be held, taken in by discerning hearts. Turn your...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2019 | Trust, Truth, Vision.
A pendulum is constantly swinging back and forth between opinions as the Church tries to navigate through the extremes of theological interpretation. Don’t try to follow the path of the pendulum. If you do, you will become spiritually dizzy and unfocused. Pendulums...
