by Garris Elkins | Dec 11, 2022 | Prophetic
Yesterday, I cleaned out the accumulated ash inside our woodstove. After removing the ash, I stacked firewood inside the stove in preparation for the next burn. This morning it was warm enough to not fire up the stove. I will wait until tomorrow when the temperatures...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 3, 2022 | Prophetic
When so much is taking place in our world that seems out of our control, it can be overwhelming to process. It can also be mystifying how we should respond when we discover information that reveals things that seem overwhelming and beyond our ability to influence. At...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 27, 2022 | Prophetic
A memory from my boyhood came to mind last week. I was 8 years old and for some reason, I woke up shortly after midnight. I got out of bed and walked down the hall through the darkness into the kitchen to discover, to my surprise, that my father was standing there in...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 24, 2022 | Prophetic
Don’t let the photo freak you out. Jan and I are alive and well. The following post connects the message on the headstone to the Thanksgiving gatherings many of us will enjoy today. About 20 years ago, Jan and I purchased burial plots in the Historic Cemetery in...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 9, 2022 | Prophetic
There’s an old hymn we should all sing the morning after election results are made known. We need to sing it to recalibrate our hearts. The hymn, “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less” reaffirms where true hope is founded. The lyrics tell us “On Christ the solid Rock, I...
