by Garris Elkins | Dec 28, 2012 | Family, Forgiveness, Future, Healing, Hope, Leadership, Transition
One of the most stress-filled things I have ever done was being an entry man on a SWAT team. Entry men were the first members of the team to breach a door and cross the threshold of a house to gain entrance. We never knew what was waiting for us on the other...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 22, 2012 | Faith, Honor, Identity, Obedience, Trust
For years, I have heard some of my brothers and sisters in Christ appealing for a totally non-violent approach to life. I like the idea and wish somehow this could be our reality in every circumstance. I dislike the thought of having violence as an option...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 20, 2012 | Church, Faith, Repentance, Restoration, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
It doesn’t take long to explore our social media sites and realize in some areas of the Internet you can find conversations that resemble “The New Killing Fields.” These are places where we conveniently destroy another person by accusation and narrow...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 14, 2012 | Church, Culture, Family, Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Prayer
As I think of the killings in Connecticut my soul has been sickened hearing the cries of mothers and fathers. This has reminded me of a time recorded in scripture at the birth of Jesus when hundreds of little boys were senselessly murdered in Bethlehem by Herod who...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 11, 2012 | Church, Church planting, Culture, Evangelism, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Transition
In the early 1990’s I was trained as a church-planting coach. I was also trained to interview prospective church-planters, conduct assessment interviews, coach pastors and help existing churches set up regional church planting strategies. Much of what I...
