by Garris Elkins | Nov 1, 2021 | Prophetic
On an early morning walk, I noticed the window signage I captured in the attached photo. It was taken in the window of one of our favorite local restaurants. The owners were trying to let their patrons know they were open for business during the shutdown but were now...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 11, 2021 | Prophetic
Indoctrination is a strong influence. It is difficult to undo its negative effect because the indoctrinated are only able to interpret reality from within the narrow boundaries presented to them by their indoctrinators. A quick review of dictionary definitions defines...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 30, 2021 | Prophetic
Every life is filled with before and after moments of realization. The generation before me had a before and after experience when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and we entered World War II. The assassination of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. offered a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 29, 2021 | Prophetic
Buyer’s remorse is not limited to purchasing something and then later realizing the product was not all it promised. This remorse can be expanded to include the choices we make, the votes we cast, or the assumptions we were led to believe were true. Just as it would...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 28, 2021 | Prophetic
When I was a young pastor an older man attended our church. He was in the Air Force during the Cold War and part of an aircrew that would fly deep into enemy territory undetected. These flights took place during the early years of radar development. On one mission his...
