by Garris Elkins | Oct 27, 2017 | Obedience, Peace, Pride, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
If you are a street cop, every so often you will have a pursuit. You attempt to pull over a car for a minor traffic violation and someone decides to run. The drivers can range from being a dumb kid in his parent’s car to a full-blown felon on the run. One evening...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 26, 2017 | Culture, Discipline, Fear, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Pride, Promotion, Provision, Revelation, Spirit, Wisdom
I do a bit of writing each day. I was a late starter, age 58 in fact. That was seven books and a thousand blog articles ago. In the process of that endeavor, I have learned a few things. If you are a person who desires to write, here are a few suggestions: 1. ...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 23, 2017 | Apostle, Courage, Faith, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Wisdom
Like clockwork, I awake most mornings at 4:00 a.m. without an alarm. A few days ago as I stirred awake, I heard the call of an owl. In the 15 years that Jan and I have lived in our home we have not heard an owl – ever. That is a unique fact considering...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 20, 2017 | Discipline, Peace, Promotion, Revelation, Wisdom
Six principles for private conversation and public discourse: ...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2017 | Favor, Freedom, Justice, Prayer, Pride, Provision, Revelation, Supernatural, Wisdom, Word
The words, “Ripe Reasoning”, came to my mind after a few moments of spontaneous prayer in the Spirit. I had never heard that phrase before and knew it was the vocabulary of Heaven describing something God was about to do in this season of time. I also knew I was...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 6, 2017 | Change, Courage, Discipline, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Peace, Promotion, Reformation, Spirit, Trust, Wisdom
If you are reading this you are most likely using a computer or some handled device to read these words. You know what a default setting is when it comes to electronic machinery. A default setting lets you program a predetermined preference into your computer so that...
