Carl Lance

More Than Numbers

As I sat in Church one night, I thought of the number of people I reached earlier that day with a few mouse clicks on my computer. The number of people attending our service that night couldn’t compare. I have been writing “stories” for a few years and sending them out on my wife’s Facebook […]

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The Disaster Plan

My wife gets upset with me for speaking “doom and gloom” but for 40 years disaster planning was an important part of my job. First in the military and later with the State Department, I had to figure out what bad things could happen, try to avoid them and plan to respond if they did

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Silent Friends

I shared one of my Good News stories as a comment under a Christian Facebook post and a man replied, “There is no evidence for the existence of any gods.” Well, the GOD he doesn’t believe in has done too much in my life for me to change my mind. It wasn’t long before another

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Loss or Gain?

A couple I have known for 25 years at Church just lost their son. I can’t imagine the pain they must be going through, and I don’t know what to say to comfort them. Our Pastor made the announcement Sunday morning and I had to leave during the service. I was surprised to see Brother

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Awesome Power

Last night I experienced something I missed while living overseas, the awesome power of Texas thunderstorms. It may sound strange, but I like hearing the thunder crashing at night, heavy rain coming down and the wind blowing, while I am safe in my bed. It sounds like a battle is raging just outside our house,

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