by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2021 | Prophetic
In many ways, the nine years I spent as a cop before becoming a pastor prepared me for the ministry. Being a cop gave me an understanding of life’s gritty reality. It also helped me understand how people would sometimes respond to fear. Life has a way of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 9, 2021 | Prophetic
Yesterday, I found myself singing the Simon and Garfunkel song “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” It is one of those songs that can have a unique and widespread application to the challenging situations of life. Our world has always had troubled waters, but of late, we...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 8, 2021 | Prophetic
I was in the right place at just the right time to see a very unique natural event take place. What I witnessed would become a word of encouragement for me and hopefully for anyone reading these words. I had just finished driving through a series of tight turns...
by Garris Elkins | May 29, 2021 | Prophetic
A free person is a threat, not just to a dictatorial regime attempting to gain and keep control, but to the compliant masses. Freedom is not limited to the realm of civil government. It is also spiritual. When we become free people, we can no longer be bought off by...
by Garris Elkins | May 7, 2021 | Prophetic
Perhaps in some ways, we have allowed our spiritual teeth to be pulled. As a result, we can succumb to only gumming soft and easily digested portions of a greater truth, some of which is uncomfortable to hear in a culture that demands an unhealthy inclusiveness, even...
