by Garris Elkins | Sep 27, 2016 | Favor, Trust
You are stepping into new territory. It is like a construction site where new concrete walkways are being poured. The forms God has set up to define your path are being filled with the equivalent of spiritual concrete. God has set these forms to hold the wet...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 25, 2016 | Obedience, Trust, Vision.
Yesterday, Jan and I stopped to visit Silver Falls State Park outside of Salem, Oregon. We had been on the road for a few days so stopping to stretch our legs and take a hike was a great decision. We walked along a well-marked trail that bordered a steep canyon...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 18, 2016 | Future, Trust
There will come a point in your life when the net of your youth will no longer be able to hold the weight of your aging. Some fear this moment and spend their time and energy trying to prevent its arrival. There is another option. Engage the beauty of aging and the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 17, 2016 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Intimacy, Obedience, Promotion, Restoration, Resurrection, Trust
If someone were to ask me why Jan and I are walking in a place of convergence and blessing at this point in our lives, I would say we have tried to follow each nudge of God’s Spirit for the last 43 years. Those nudges were not always really clear forms of direction....
by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2016 | God, Mercy, Peace, Prayer, Rest, Supernatural, Trust
There is an unsettling phrase that reads, “Civilization is never more than nine meals away from anarchy.” The Romans manifested the truth of that statement by subtly bribing a dominated culture with the basics of life to gain control and force people to play by the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2016 | Hope, Marriage, Trust
There are times when what appears to be a chance meeting is actually an appointment with destiny. Forty-six years ago as a twenty year-old college student, I walked across a college campus and saw my wife, Jan, for the first time. In that moment a divine connection...
