by Garris Elkins | Jan 13, 2023 | Prophetic
I continue to see a sad reality taking place again and again in the lives of believers, mine included. It is the need to control. It’s not how long we have “walked with the Lord” or what position we hold within the Church that determines our spiritual maturity....
by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2023 | Prophetic
84 years ago, my mother became a newlywed. She received a set of silver as a wedding gift. This week, I held a fork from that original silver set and used it to eat a lovely meal prepared by my daughter and her husband who now have in their possession that old silver...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 10, 2022 | Prophetic
This week a WNBA player who was arrested for a drug offense and recently sentenced to prison in Russia was released in a prisoner exchange for a convicted arms dealer held in U.S. custody. Objections have been raised regarding the exchange since a Marine who has been...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 8, 2022 | Prophetic
I remember the first time I saw Jan walking across the campus at what was then known as Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon. I remember the first time I heard her voice in a chance meeting. I remember the first time I caught her fragrance and our first...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 23, 2022 | Prophetic
For the last few years, I have been reading labels on food products. The farther we distance ourselves from food produced on local farms and ranches, the more I want to be aware of what I put in my body. When chemicals are added to food products whose names I cannot...