Carl Lance

Train Up a Child

     As I watched the aftermath of another school shooting, it made me wonder.  What if that teenager had been taught to love one another?  Would it have made a difference if “Thou shall not kill” was hanging on the wall of his classroom and he was taught the reasons why?  Perhaps he would have […]

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The Tribute

     I scanned through our community newspaper and noticed an obituary for an elderly lady.  Since she was part of our community, I read through the notice to see who she was and what she had done.  It was a standard list of where she was born, what school she attended, where she had worked,

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Chocolate Grits

     I love chocolate!  After living in Belgium for three years, I am a bit of a chocolate snob. With so many varieties of fine chocolates to choose from, I preferred the small, thin pieces of dark chocolate.   In Brussels you could buy them in the grocery store for less than $5.  That isn’t bad

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A Nicer Hell

     I was watching a British television series when the main character stated “Hell is separation from GOD” while talking to an avowed atheist.  It didn’t surprise me, because he is a Catholic priest, who often espouses a very liberal view of the Bible.  Religion isn’t the main focus of the program and the priest

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If My People…Don’t!

I see that 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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