Carl Lance

Love Is Painful

Only the people you really love can really hurt you. I’m not talking about your first crush and broken heart, but that is heading in the right direction. How can someone hurt you if you don’t care about them? When I was growing up, my love was shallow and so was the pain of rejection. […]

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Now What?

The world is full of tales of human suffering and misery caused by a lack of opportunity. Some seek the opportunity education might bring or they just want to find a job and make a living. In many cases it looks like money could bring opportunity if there was enough. In some places they want

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Do Not Be Afraid

The aftermath of a horrific bombing in Manchester was still in the news when another terrorist attack occurred in London. These happened in “safe” parts of the world. Statistically these areas are safe, with strict gun laws, CCTV, effective Police forces and stable governments. Terrorists have been able to carry out attacks again and again

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A Big Deal

Why do they make such a big deal about Easter? The Sunday before and the week leading up to Easter Sunday are bigger than Christmas in many countries. Here in the US, special events are scheduled all week. My sister-in-law said a lot of businesses will be closed on Easter Sunday, so we should make

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A Witness

I commented on a Facebook post the other day and was immediately attacked by several people. I encountered that trouble on a page for foreigners married to Filipinas with over 5000 members. I wasn’t surprised that some disagreed with me, but their comments were harsher than expected. Some of the attackers claimed to be atheist.

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