by Garris Elkins | Feb 23, 2024 | Prophetic
Each spring for the last 20 years, I have walked past a gulley near our home to see a small patch of daffodils. They have never become more than just a patch. The color of the bright yellow flowers pops against the green grass background of the gulley. The daffodils...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2024 | Prophetic
Something began to change in my thinking on my 40th birthday. I realized I was about halfway through my life. When I approached 50, the advertisements from AARP began to arrive confirming my understanding. I was being awakened to the prospect of aging and death....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 4, 2024 | Prophetic
Many times, we describe the condition of a person’s life as having arrived at the eleventh hour. In that place, it appears all hope has vanished. That remaining hour before midnight still has the hope of redemption based on what we had planned. The eleventh hour is...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 6, 2024 | Prophetic
At this point in our history one of the greatest balancing acts of our spiritual integrity is being aware of what is happening in our world, yet not losing our hope. Hope in God can only be defined and tested in what appears to be a hopeless situation. That tension is...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 2, 2024 | Prophetic
Conspiracy theories, outlandish predictions, and what sounds like fearmongering are all part of our world. They are also part of the narrative contained in Scripture. A dismissal has entered the thinking in some parts of the Church regarding these negative-sounding...
