by Garris Elkins | Mar 17, 2021 | Prophetic
Yesterday, I had coffee with a good friend and pastor. Like many pastors, he has had to lead his congregation forward while on one side voices were telling him to take a stronger stand to represent their convictions and the other side were those who seemed overly...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 10, 2021 | Prophetic
When I read the biographies of those who followed the Lord during times of persecution, famine, and war, I noticed an absence of a shallow Hallmark-card-like expression of faith. Also absent were religious silliness and legalism. Their lives and expressions of faith...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2021 | Prophetic
Our faith links us to the supernatural realm. It connects us with what has been declared impossible, something not measurable within the limits of human practicality. Practical faith is a manageable faith in human terms. It does not need God to survive. A faith...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2021 | Prophetic
Last night, Jan and I watched one of those end-of-the-world, apocalyptic films titled Greenland. In the film, a comet is on a collision course with Earth promising to create a near-extinction level event. It was standard and predictable disaster film fare. In...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2021 | Prophetic
I have traveled a lot – hundreds of thousands of air miles. The thought of travel is no longer a joy. It is work. Recently, I received a ministry invitation. I wanted to say no but knew it was a Kingdom assignment, so it required my honoring the request before the...
