Carl Lance

I see that message all over the television and internet. Everyone is telling a willing audience that they deserve “the good life,” or a new car, a vacation and McDonalds says, “you deserve a break today.” I understand those are advertisements designed to stroke our ego and speak to our self-centered mind-set, but it has

When you saw this story show up, perhaps you had a brief “there he goes again” thought. If you’ve read many of my stories, you realize, no matter what the subject, I will somehow end up talking about JESUS. Could it be that you no longer share these stories because they have the same theme?

     In China, Tomb Sweeping Day is a national holiday when families visit the graves of their relatives.  Traditionally they clean the graves, light incense, offer food, money, flowers, and prayers to their ancestors.  These rites are important to most Chinese.  I thought it was just to pray and care for the grave, but it

We retired and moved back to Texas, in part, so we could spend more time with our favorite (only) grandchildren. We’ve made some great memories and have gotten to know them much better than before, but not like we want to. We live 30 miles apart, which isn’t far by Texas standards, but life keeps

I have been impressed with a young Minister’s zeal for the LORD as I followed her Facebook posts. While she battled COVID, she used the time to pray and seek GOD. In fact, she spends a lot of time with Him. He wakes her up in the middle of the night and though she reminds