by Garris Elkins | Apr 28, 2009 | Obedience, Spiritual Warfare
“I will lead you back into old battlefields where you once suffered loss. I will lead you into these places to do a work of restoration and return to you what the enemy has taken. The fear of reentry will flee before us as you and I walk together into these places. My...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 19, 2009 | Hope, Prophetic, Vision.
Most of us have written something in the margin of a book or a Bible. As we read along we have thoughts and observations that we want to remember. We connect those thoughts and observations with what we are reading by making notes in the margins of the text. There is...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2009 | Hope, Restoration, Vision.
When I was 8 years old I was a Cub Scout. I still have my little blue Cub Scout hat and yellow bandana. Being a Cub Scout was a big deal for me because it was the first time I was able to wear a uniform. Kids with uniforms feel important and big. My mom and dad were...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 9, 2009 | Culture, Holy Spirit, Leadership
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” I Corinthians 4:20 It is easy for those of us in the Western Church to be enamored with our technology, our education and our programs. These things are not wrong – they simply can be...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2009 | Hope, Restoration, Vision.
When I was a young cop I was taught about crime scene investigation in the Police Academy. We learned about blood evidence. Later, after years of working the streets, I became a detective. When a murder would take place I would arrive at the scene and begin to collect...
