by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2025 | Prophetic
Some believers wait for a pastor or theologian to explain God’s word to them, thinking they cannot understand Scripture on their own. God’s word is straightforward. Even the most challenging sections can be understood if we approach them with a childlike...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 7, 2025 | Prophetic
When the writer of Hebrews was writing what would become a book placed in the New Testament canon, he wrote, “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2024 | Prophetic
In any transition of life, the most important thing that will guide our decisions is our faithfulness to the word of the Lord, both in Scripture and by a prophetic announcement. They will keep us safe. This applies to words birthed outside our time of history of which...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 9, 2023 | Prophetic
When Jan and I worked in Eastern Europe, I was taught a lesson I will never forget. One Sunday, I was preaching in a former Communist nation. As worship began, I placed my bible on the floor under my chair. Immediately, an old man came to where I was sitting. He...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2023 | Prophetic
An increasing number of Christians have dismissed the Old Testament as irrelevant. Some in their dismissal have said it represents a cruel God, not the God of compassion. Those dismissals are very dangerous assumptions. As Scripture tells us our God does not change,...