by Garris Elkins | Nov 23, 2020 | Prophetic
Someone who discharges a firearm is responsible for the bullet from the moment it is fired until it ceases forward motion. The path of the bullet carries legal, civil, and moral consequences. So do our words. One of the sad things in war is death by friendly fire....
by Garris Elkins | Nov 21, 2020 | Prophetic
I’ve noticed a sad trend. The deeper we get into this pandemic lockdown and election cycle, the easier it becomes for some to resort to name-calling, negative characterization, and in some cases, celebrating the illness or misfortune of someone they dislike. In some...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 19, 2020 | Prophetic
I remember traveling in the old USSR. It was a sad place. A pall of heaviness rested atop the nation like a dark cloud. To add to the spirit of control, the government used neighbor against neighbor as informants, aka “snitches” who informed on their neighbors for...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 7, 2020 | Prophetic
This week, I had to block someone on my Facebook account. Among the thousands of people I have as Facebook friends and followers, this individual was unknown to me before reading their words. I blocked the person for taking potshots at people and name-calling. The...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 6, 2020 | Prophetic
Demonizing those of opposing opinions has become the default conversation of choice by those who have allowed fear, not faith, to form the content of their words and the integrity of their speech. The word “demonize” is formed by the word...
