by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2025 | Prophetic
In 1991, I visited Russia when it was still the old Soviet Union. Later that year, the Soviet Union dissolved, and Ukraine became a free and separate nation. The first leg of my visit took me to Moscow, the seat of Soviet power. The city felt dark and foreboding. We...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 26, 2025 | Prophetic
Each night, before bed, I pray that the Lord will protect us during the night hours. Last night’s prayer was different. I was given the impression that I was to add something to my prayer in the form of a request. Knowing I am approaching the last lap of my earthly...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 9, 2025 | Prophetic
This morning, Jan and I will be ministering at a church in another part of the state. Before we go and speak somewhere, we ask the Lord: “What’s on this house?” The word I got for today was “peace.” Gaining an understanding helps us determine how to...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 2, 2025 | Prophetic
When I was a street cop, I never quite understood some people’s reactions to me when I had to make an arrest. The popular refrain from those who did not like what they witnessed was, “You’re a pig!” It didn’t occur to them to wait to discover a fuller...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2024 | Prophetic
Our living room window has a bullet hole in it. The shot was aligned to hit precisely where Jan normally sits on our couch. The impact happened overnight a week or so ago, so we did not notice the bullet hole immediately. It had become as they say, “a cold crime...
