by Garris Elkins | Nov 2, 2025 | Prophetic
Jan and I learned something years ago that had to do with creating a spiritual safety border around our finances. We could never allow an ungrateful attitude to exist. Ungratefulness can lead people to make desperate and unwise choices in an attempt to satisfy the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2024 | Prophetic
Apart from the personal nudges I receive from the Holy Spirit, my wife, Jan, has taught me more about Kingdom finances than anyone else. Perhaps it was because she grew up as the child of missionaries who lived in a foreign land and had to rely on others to support...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 30, 2023 | Prophetic
At this time of year, people are looking to fulfill resolutions regarding healthy eating, exercising, and finances. Regarding the latter, I want to offer what I consider to be a foundational element in our understanding of money and its use. Without understanding this...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 11, 2022 | Prophetic
During the 1990s, Jan and I were based in Berlin, Germany with an assignment to serve the nations of Eastern Europe, nations that were previously under the rule of the old Soviet Union. Those nations were recovering from decades of dominance under the hard fist of...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 28, 2021 | Prophetic
I have noticed something that is sad to realize, but some people haven’t learned to say thank you. In some settings, it has become a lost art. When I was a pastor, I had a stack of thank you cards that I kept in my office desk. I would frequently write a thank you...
