Carl Lance

Heroes

Hero is a word we hear a lot these days. It’s a headline grabbing title that is used to push the deeds of ordinary people into the spotlight. If you envision great deeds performed by extraordinary people, you will be disappointed soon after you get past the headlines. They act (or react) at the right […]

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Captives and Captors

Seeing a picture of a young girl in tears, standing beside a radical Muslim fighter, I prayed for her courage and protection. The headline told of Christian children being beheaded. I don’t know what happened to that child, but I know she was in a better position than her captor. The captor seemed to be

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Under Attack

I was shocked when I first realized we were under attack! Why hadn’t I heard before? Why has no one sounded the alarm? This is an emergency. We need to act! I can’t understand how we can be losing so many people and yet there is no public outcry! History tells us we should defend

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The Station

I used to hang out on the train tracks, a popular place, and the cool place where “everyone who was anyone” hung out. I heard stories that a train was coming, and it was dangerous to stay there. I had never seen a train come this way and didn’t know anyone who had seen a

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Why Not Here?

Have you heard that something special is happening at Asbury University in Kentucky? What began as a Chapel service in that small Christian college, turned into an unending move of the HOLY SPIRIT. Students didn’t want to leave, classes were canceled, the word spread quickly, and others flocked in to see what was happening and

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