Holly Smith

Matt. 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and the violent have been seizing it by force. I asked for a word for 2017 and was impressed with two words, advance and seize. Matt. 11:12 uses both of these words. Has the kingdom of…

Joshua 1 I will give you every place where you set your foot as I promised Moses. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. I will never leave or forsake you. Be strong and courageous because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to…

Mark 2:22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins. You have the new wine but you must become new and renewed to retain and deliver it.…

Here are the words I heard as I woke: The oil is in your own house. I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.  There are multitudes and multitudes in the valley of decision. What do you have in your house? The widow had only a jar of olive oil that multiplied…

I began running October 16, 1976. This is a blog my husband wrote this last month: I was reminded this morning as I awoke, that as of October 16, 2016, I have run most days for the last forty years. Despite the “hard to start” nature of my memory on occasion, I can clearly recall…

How do you solve the dilemma of feeling a lack or weakness in an area of your life? We’ve learned as Christians that we are not really to go by what we think or feel but by the Word of God, so we pray. But if persistent prayer has not completely conquered this weakness yet,…