Carl Lance

My prayer

My prayer was put together while on my way to work in Vienna. I knew I needed to pray and while walking and while riding the bus or subway I came up with this prayer. Parts of it come from the Bible, from preaching and teaching I’ve heard over the years, and from other prayers. […]

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Unity Sunday

We enjoyed “Unity Sunday” at Beijing International Christian Fellowship (BICF). That’s when all 29 congregations (70+ nations) got together in two services (because the building won’t hold 4000 people) for Sunday worship. I can tell you it was wonderful! GOD doesn’t have a problem understanding Chinese characters, but for many of us “foreigners” the words

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bad Company

I am guilty of looking up to these people because I thought they were good examples of what others should be like. It seemed like they were compassionate, caring, and reasonable people, but either I was wrong, or they have drastically changed. They must have elected bad people to run their country! Many looked to

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Good and Bad People

I used to view people as either good or bad. After many years of traveling around the world, I now see there are “good” people in every place and “bad” people that can be “good” if changed by GOD. Perhaps instead of bad, they should be called “potentially good?” In the news, we see Christians

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Not Ours to Throw Away

With all the media attention on the late Robin Williams, you would think he was a world leader or had accomplished some great deed. An actor who played many beloved characters on television and in movies, he was also a comedian that made people laugh. He was successful in many ways, but in real life

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