by Garris Elkins | Aug 22, 2017 | Peace, Prophecy, Truth, Wisdom
Have you noticed that events like an eclipse, events known beforehand never measure up to the apocalyptic warnings issued prior to their arrival? It is the surprise events of life that catch us off guard. Those events actually change life as we know it. The unexpected...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 21, 2017 | Faith, Freedom, Kingdom, Prohecy, Revelation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Wisdom, Word
There are times when God will give you a word loaded with such power and potential, it feels like you are riding a rocket. At the moment of your launch, you begin to realize you are heading toward a target much larger than you first imagined. As the distance closes...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2017 | Courage, Kingdom of God, Peace, Power, Promise, Reconciliation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
I recently wrote in response to a friend who asked me why he was experiencing such a high level of frustration and anxiety with the current condition of our culture. I said to him, “All news is bias and all bias is news.” You and I are being served a meal of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 15, 2017 | Trust, Truth, Wisdom
Yesterday, Jan and I had a meal with some good friends from the East Coast. They are involved in a ministry that trains young leaders. As usual, our conversation was filled with Kingdom strategy and planning. During our conversation, I saw an image. It was the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 11, 2017 | Future, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Prophecy, Revelation, Supernatural, Wisdom
There are times when God will blind us to what is taking place around us in order to speak to us. He does this so we will rely on another reality – the unseen and unexplored world of faith. We live in a time and place where many of our decisions are based on available...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 8, 2017 | Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
The Word of God was not given to us to become an overly-dissected book cut up in such a way that it proves our pet theology or gives us the winning point in a forensic debate setting. The Word of God is a living love letter. It was written to humanity to reveal the...