by Garris Elkins | Jan 16, 2026 | Prophetic
In prayer, I saw an image that could have a variety of applications. It was a pen held above a ballot yet to be cast, or a declaration needing formal agreement, or a marker indicating an agreement with a new course to be taken. When the person marked their choice, a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 13, 2026 | Prophetic
If we are called to lead anything – a family, a small group, or even a denomination or movement- if those leaders cannot speak the truth about any issue, they need to ask for help and allow God to hear their fearfulness. Downstream, a leader’s unresolved...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 7, 2025 | Prophetic
As we grow older, Jan and I are considering, even reconsidering, some of the choices we make regarding our lives. For example, we’ve had to put down two wonderful dogs in the last 10 years. Just yesterday, I told Jan, “If we ever get another dog, we should...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 7, 2025 | Prophetic
We’ve been told that it’s by always moving forward along a predictable and linear path that God will define our lives. There are times, however, when we will be called to step aside from that predictable path to follow an unexpected latitude of life we did...
by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2025 | Prophetic
At some point, our maturity in the Lord will reach an important and life-changing point. At that point, we will finally decide that all this world has to offer us is a lie, and we must initiate a departure from its false promises. In the closing verses of Galatians,...
