by Garris Elkins | Jun 28, 2025 | Prophetic
We like to have confidence in what we believe. That confidence is not always the best indicator of what is true. Apart from knowing that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, so much of our faith needs to have a place for wonder and mystery to exist, not another...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2025 | Prophetic
As I read through the book of Revelation once again for the umpteenth time, I’m left with a familiar sense of uncertainty about what John wrote. To fail to admit such a feeling is a mistake that will lead us to a false sense of certainty, which will derail us...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 18, 2025 | Prophetic
This morning, I began reading the book of Revelation. As the world considers yet another war – a war with global implications – its words seem appropriate for this time in history. One hindrance to understanding what John wrote is the systematic forms of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2025 | Prophetic
There are reasons why the Church can descend into a limited version of faith without expecting something more. In that state, we will represent a dull and lifeless faith, not expecting that something more will be revealed. After the miraculous healing of a lame man at...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 10, 2025 | Prophetic
I had a very vivid dream. I was surveying the building of a new home Jan and I would occupy. The home would sit atop a bluff looking out over a shoreline. As I walked around our construction site, I looked over to the next building site and saw Kris Vallotton from...