by Garris Elkins | Jan 27, 2014 | Faith, Hope, Intimacy, Prayer, Transition, Trust
People are standing at a crossroads. They are standing at the intersections of life needing to make a decision about their future direction. In these significant moments we need to know God is directing our steps. When I have faced these kinds of intersections,...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 18, 2014 | Fathers, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Ministry, Trust
As a young pastor, I listened a lot. I listened to the many voices of leaders who went before me. There were times in those early years when I would ask a simple question and receive a profound answer. In my first year of pastoring, I asked Jerry...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 29, 2013 | Family, Fathers, Future, Love, Transition, Trust
When I became a father, God blessed me with a daughter and a son. We have prayed for each of our children since the day they were born. One of the great joys of being a father was to do special things with each of my children that would be specific to them...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 26, 2013 | Discipline, Future, Hope, Leadership, Love, Trust
I grew up in one of those wonderful little hometowns we nostalgically read about today that once dotted the landscape of 1950s America. My hometown was Campbell, California. The grade school I attended in Campbell was called San Tomas Elementary. I attended that...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 25, 2013 | Discipline, Family, Leadership, Repentance, Trust
My father was not a strict man. Not much bothered him. Maybe it was because he was 42 years old when I was born. I was the first of two boys born to my parents. In some ways, I was raised by parents who were the age of young grandparents. Over...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2013 | Faith, Family, Father, Giving, Trust
As a boy, I enjoyed getting into my father’s Chevy pickup truck and driving into town. During these trips I would watch my father and learn about life. Most of these trips would involve a lunch where we sat at a counter on stools laughing and talking. On one of...
