by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2012 | Future, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Vision.
When Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany our ministry assignment during that time was to strengthen and encourage churches and leaders in Europe. As we traveled each week we were constantly crossing national borders. More importantly, we were also crossing...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 30, 2012 | Faith, Forgiveness, Humility, Love, Marriage, Vision.
About 20 years ago I changed how I counsel couples who come to me wanting to get married. I used to struggle with why I didn’t like the more academic approach of having couples read books and take tests to direct their new relationship. There is really nothing...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2012 | Church, Leadership, Transition, Vision.
As I drove to my office this morning I turned on the CD player and a worship song began to declare these words, “Take me where I’ve never been. Take me where I’m scared to go.” Those words began to touch me and I found myself pressing the replay button...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2012 | Faith, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Prayer, Revelation, Vision.
This week, I am preparing to teach out of Mark 3 where two groups of people have expressed personal opinions about Jesus. His family thought He had lost His mind and they wanted to “rescue” Him from His ministry. The teachers of religious law...