by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2023 | Prophetic
It’s important to discern and appreciate the wide variety of expressions of faith that exist within the Church. We are not all the same. To require that all believers express their faith in lockstep is a very limited understanding of the diversity God intended for His...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 30, 2022 | Prophetic
Not all prisons have bars made of steel. Some of the worst prisons are constructed with intellectual and religious bars erected in the human soul. This kind of imprisonment is called soft imprisonment. The purpose of soft imprisonment is to give those who have been...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 26, 2022 | Prophetic
I held off posting this message until after Christmas because its metaphoric image would not be pleasant for some. In the image, I saw a cow that had been slaughtered and hung up to bleed out prior to butchering and eventual consumption. The interpretation of...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 10, 2022 | Prophetic
Perhaps an adjustment in our language would be in order regarding the popular phrase “Conspiracy Theory.” In some cases, it would be better to rewrite that phrase to read as “A-Yet-To-Be-Confirmed Theory.” To a highly programmed mind hearing that adjusted phrase will...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 5, 2022 | Prophetic
I write this knowing it will raise the hackles in those who have accepted, hook-line-and-sinker, everything their favorite news outlet broadcasts as the truth. That concern aside, I write it for those of us who teach, write, and post things about God so we can move...
