Carl Lance

All Hail The King!

We Americans don’t really understand royalty. After all, we learned in school how our forefathers defeated a tyrant King and founded our country. Lofty words like freedom and inalienable rights were the bedrock of our nation and later enshrined in our Constitution. Though we often use the title “King” to describe power, authority, and accomplishment, […]

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Does It Matter?

Another one of those headlines you don’t want to see was all over the internet. A man walked into a crowded store and shot helpless shoppers, killing ten people, including the first responding Policeman. How could this have happened again? The usual list of politicians and gun control advocates were quick with their demands for

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If My People Don’t!

I see this scripture all over the internet as people anxiously wait for GOD to do something about our tragic situation. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their

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The Fog

The other morning, I looked outside and couldn’t see a thing. To be more precise, all I could see was a thick blanket of fog that kept me from clearly seeing anything else. It was still dark, and I thought visibility would improve in the light of day. The sun came up, but it didn’t

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Beautiful Wrappings

As Christmas presents accumulate around the tree, we hope the best looking one is ours. If we get our desires, we can only be assured of getting the nicest wrappings. Wrappings are the least valuable part of the present and will be cast aside when the present itself is revealed. The goal should be the

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