Carl Lance

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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Prove It!

I saw a response to an ad for a Christian Church event on the internet that is all too common these days. It said, “Prove the Bible is true, and I will come.” It wasn’t a serious request, but more like the religious leaders who as JESUS hung on the cross said, “He saved others;

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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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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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