by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2013 | Church, Evangelism, Faith, Humility, Revelation, Teaching
In the late 1970’s, I was a student at Ministries Institute at Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon.  I had the privilege of listening to profound teachers each week.  Names like Roy Hicks, Jr., Ron Mehl, Jack Hayford and Jerry Cook graced our pulpit.  It was...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2013 | Church, Future, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Teaching, Transition, Trust
A couple of years ago, Jerry Cook came and spoke at our church.  Jerry is one of my ministry heroes. For the last 30-plus years he has been a mentoring presence in my life through his writing and teaching.  He has also functioned in this mentoring role to...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2013 | Faith, Family, Hope, Miracles, Obedience, Trust
Each family will go through seasons of challenge and suffering in the course of a lifetime.  As a family, we recently experienced one of those times.  In the end, God showed up and pointed the situation in a new direction, but at the start we felt...