Carl Lance

The Wrong Way

Driving from my home to La Vernia, there is an exit to get off Loop 1604 and onto Highway 87. It is a sweeping turn, with a Stop sign at the end. That is when you must make a choice. Highway 87 has four lanes and is divided at that point, with two lanes going […]

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Protection

Susan went with her sister to Church last Sunday morning, so I was on my own. I knew I had to stop by the ATM machine on the way to our Church and I was running behind. Maybe that is why I forgot to bring my umbrella? Thunderstorms were in the forecast, and I was

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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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