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  • Mark the date: September 18-20, 2026!

    Come to my farm or watch live online. You’ll be inspired! Click for more:https://theranch.org/revealing Love, Eric Elder writes for page, stage & screen to glorify God’s name so Christ may be seen! Hit reply to send him a note! Use this link to subscribe or unsubscribe.

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  • It’s satisfying to know God is satisfied with you

    My son Bo said that to me this week while he was playing a song on the piano called At the Altar. The song talks about bringing everything to God—our burdens, broken dreams, victories, fears and anxieties—and laying them down before Him. One of the lines says: “Don’t make it perfect. Just let it be…

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  • Everything’s changing, but it’s going to be okay

    Bo and I posted a new video on my YouTube channel… about feeling overwhelmed by all the technological changes around us. Yet with all the changes, there’s a way to ride the wave instead of letting it pull you under! Bo’s been writing a song about feeling overwhelmed… yet trusting God with it all. He…

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  • Artist Submission Process for Eric’s Art Show 2026

    Thanks for wanting to participate in my art show this fall! The show will be held the weekend of September 18-20 at my farmhouse in Chenoa. It will be an “open house” style art show where people can come and go as they’d like, or come for the whole weekend. Here’s the schedule and the…

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  • The $20 that turned into $2,525

    I’m trying to raise significant funding over the next three years for several ministry projects. When I think about the size of the need, I can get overwhelmed. But then I remember what happened two months ago on my trip to India… I was surrounded by great needs, and I met wonderful people doing wonderful…

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  • And then I heard…the CRASH!

    I’ve just released a new piano song called Waving Through a Window from the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen. You can listen here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqovCD0dugo But what I really want to talk about today isn’t just the song, but the story behind my finally finishing it. You can read the story below or watch the podcast at this…

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  • “REVEALING” – An Inspirational Art Show by Eric Elder & Friends

    Join me in September for a one-of-a-kind open-house inspirational art show! Over the weekend of September 18-20, 2026, I’ll be sharing my art, plus the art of my wonderful creative friends, in an open-house, inspirational format. Come and go as you’d like, or join us for all three days! Throughout the weekend, you’ll hear from…

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  • Missions 101: God has a mission for each of us

    Last week I was in India with my son Josiah. We had a great time visiting sights and visiting friends, encouraging them as they encouraged us! You can watch a talk I gave through my Hindi interpreter, Naresh, at the link below. https://youtu.be/CLecXqWiMHs In the talk I shared how my search for God as an…

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  • Newly Ordained: Handle with Prayer

    On Tuesday, we had a beautiful ordination ceremony for my son, Bo. He’s been doing ministry on his own and with me for several years, and our Board of Directors voted this month to add him to our Board and officially ordain him for the Gospel Ministry. To me, ordination simply means affirming and confirming…

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  • Don’t Quit Your Daydream

    Last week I interviewed my friend Andrés who was working at a job he trained for, but didn’t love. What he really wanted to do was minister to people as a pastor at a church. When I asked him last year what was keeping him from doing what he really loved, he said he thought…

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