Carl Lance

Dead End

We used to live on a street that led to a dead end. Our house was the last one and anyone driving by our place was usually looking for a way out of our subdivision. The town was in that direction, but you couldn’t go that way. People would smile and wave as they drove […]

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Just Watching

My wife has been watching You Tube Videos of an Azerbaijani lady cooking. They display the names of the food in subtitles, but you can’t learn recipes or cooking techniques by just watching. The older couple are obviously skilled, and the setting is an idyllic farm, and they pick fresh fruit, berries and vegetables and

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Effectual Fervent Prayer

“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16 KJV). That seems simple enough, so why don’t we see more results? Are we not praying effectual (effective) or maybe our prayers are not fervent (impassioned)? Are we seriously praying and expecting (in faith) an answer from GOD? Are we praying at all?

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The Only Answer

I was discussing the state of our country and world with our Associate Pastor, and we concluded everything seems to be getting worse. Not that it can’t be turned around, but our leaders are leading us farther away from the answer. With our economy floundering and inflation soaring, we are offered higher taxes and more

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