by Garris Elkins | Dec 29, 2020 | Prophetic
We arrive at dismissive and ill-informed conclusions about other people when we refuse to sit down with them and talk through our differences. If we can listen to someone without needing to correct them as the goal of our interaction, we will accomplish two things....
by Garris Elkins | Dec 26, 2020 | Prophetic
Developing an audience can be a dangerous thing. It is dangerous because if we are not careful, we can play to the demands of our audience at the expense of living and speaking the truth. Truth revealed to certain audiences can be an unnerving experience. It can also...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 23, 2020 | Prophetic
When I awoke this morning, I heard the words “prophetic outcomes.” As I lay in bed lingering over the meaning of those two words, I asked the Lord to speak to me and help me understand what He meant. An hour later, while sitting in my writing chair, the Lord began to...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 22, 2020 | Prophetic
Scripture was written for the common man and woman, not for theologians. Theologians can interpret Scripture for our benefit but only if what they interpret remains anchored in the original context and intent. Over the last several decades, progressive theology...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 20, 2020 | Prophetic
During lunch last week, my daughter and I were talking about communication within relationships when the subject of sarcasm came up. Anna is a wordsmith by degree and life-experience. She shared with me the word sarcasm means “to tear the flesh.” While I have never...
