by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2021 | Prophetic
For the last few months, a crippled doe has found a place of rest in our front yard. She was born with a severely deformed leg and has been limping about three-legged all of her short life. The other deer is her brother, a young spike-horned buck who always stays by...
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 6, 2021 | Prophetic
When I think of the biblical characters of Scripture, I think of a hearty people. They were robust because the societies in which they lived required a certain level of internal fortitude just to survive in their hostile and inconvenient world. Those of us thousands...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 29, 2021 | Prophetic
Our journey of faith is accomplished in stages. It is not a process of continual motion following a detailed road map. There are seasons when we have to stop and wait for a fresh word of direction from the Lord. These stages are where our faith deepens. In Scripture,...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 27, 2021 | Prophetic
I was asked by someone “What is your dream?” I responded, “I am living my dream.” My response caused my inquirer to pause, not knowing how to craft a follow-up question. I responded in the pause by saying, “I am in a place in my life not of my own making, but God’s...
