by Garris Elkins | Oct 13, 2023 | Prophetic
Awareness is very different from suspicion. Suspicion is a leash attached to our thoughts and emotions leading us to places where fear is in control. Awareness is an awakened state of preparedness. It wisely helps us see into the depths of what is happening in the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 11, 2023 | Prophetic
For the last few days, I’ve experienced emotions like the ones I felt on the morning of 9/11. When that attack took place, my mind went back to my days on SWAT duty. I found myself preparing emotionally and tactically for what might follow the attack. The same thing...
by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2023 | Prophetic
We are living in a time like none that I have seen in my life. Wisdom and the word of God will be needed to navigate what is coming. A naïve “Que sera sera” attitude will become a dangerous stumbling block for many people of faith if certain precautions are not set in...
by Garris Elkins | May 18, 2023 | Prophetic
My great uncle several times removed was Daniel Boone the American frontiersman. As the Applegate Wagon Train moved through western Oregon in the winter of 1846 one of the wagons was occupied by his grandson, Alphonso Boone. In the same winter snowstorm that trapped...
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2023 | Prophetic
There are distractions taking place in our world that are a tactic of the enemy. Their intent is to rob us of hope and weaken our faith. Properly discerning these distractions will determine the longevity and effectiveness of our testimony. I recently had a very...