by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Discernment, Dreams, Future, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Reformation, Spirit, Vision., Wisdom
As a new season approaches, the life-assignments of some will make a transition. God is calling a new breed of spiritual scouts who are willing to explore beyond the boundary line that separates the old from the new. Accepting this calling will change...
by Garris Elkins | May 13, 2020 | Revelation, Teaching, Truth, Vision., Wisdom, Word
When something crosses our path and challenges our perspective, our first response is many times crafted from a variety of issues like our unresolved fears, pride, past acts of betrayal, or the pain of relational abandonment. These are surface responses that are...
by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Truth, Vision., Wisdom
When historians look back and review this time in our national history, what will they write? Honest historians will write with reflective clarity seeing in retrospect what we have been trying so hard to comprehend. Today, many are trapped in shallow layers of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2020 | Courage, Death, Discipline, Faith, Justice, Kingdom of God, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
Every life-assignment requires some form of gear. Gear is that equipment you make sure is ready and functional in case the stuff of life hits the fan. Before an operation, a special forces operator does a final check of their gear to make sure everything is in place...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 22, 2020 | Courage, Creativity, Discipline, Grace, Holy Spirit, Vision.
In the past, I have written about being careful regarding conspiracy theories. I even quoted Scripture that cautions us on the subject. Like you, I have my opinions. A theory is something that remains speculative until the evidence arrives to verify the issue in...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 18, 2020 | Kingdom of God, Leadership, Pride, Revelation, Spirit, Truth, Vision.
Every event in life has layers of understanding. As we explore the depth of these layers, we begin to see things not realized when an event first began. We can park at one layer, thinking, and in some cases hoping, we discovered the deepest layer. Fear, deception,...
