Carl Lance

A Lot In Common

I was painting the fence in the front of our Church and Christian School and struggled to keep my mind on my task, as traffic passed on the highway behind me and as parents brought students to school. I had worked with others before, but this time I was alone. It was hot and humid, […]

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Recently (2019) I have been working with Brother Bob (Assistant Pastor) and his son Caleb at our Church and Christian School. Brother Al Steel was also there and has been an invaluable source of encouragement and a treasure trove of tools. While I could only work one day a week, Al has been working two

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Who’s My Neighbor?

If you think the answer is the person who lives next to where you live, you are partly right. Yes, they are, but when JESUS was asked that question, he told the story of the good Samaritan: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which … wounded him, and

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Pardon Me!

While living in Brussels, I often ran into language problems. Even though it’s a very international city, where most people know English; I found that I needed to learn a little bit of the local language. Most Belgians speak Flemish (Dutch), but I tried to learn a little French, since it was more common in

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What If?

What if 150,000 people were taken away from this world yesterday? Would it get your attention? That is like losing the entire population of Killeen, Texas in one day. It would be an emergency on a scale we haven’t seen! I’m sure politicians would be looking for answers, instead of political infighting. The President would

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