Lass Words: First impressions

February 18, 2026

Did you ever notice that when you first meet someone, you usually develop an immediate impression about them? They strike you in a certain way.

Several years ago I received a very sad text from a friend in another state. His 16-year-old son, their only child, had been killed in a car crash. I knew that boy meant everything to him and his wife, and his loss just crushed their world.

Lass Words: Testing your ‘Christian blood pressure’

January 22, 2026

When you visit a doctor’s office, they usually begin by checking your blood pressure. They wrap that cuff around your upper arm, and it gradually inflates until it grips you tightly.

Lass Words: ‘Never too far from home’

January 20, 2026

Our home is equipped with security cameras. They beep at us when they detect anything approaching our front or back doors or the garage area.

Lass Words: Technology and the ‘ultimate’ authentic source

January 10, 2026

They call my generation Baby Boomers, but when it comes to technology, we should be referred to as the ’Tweener Generation.

Lass Words: The gift of a day

January 7, 2026

The most important blessing you will receive today has already happened: You woke up this morning.

Lass Words: Clear vision in a ‘fuzzy’ world

December 13, 2025

I recently ordered a new pair of glasses. The kind where the lenses gradually transition from distance vision to bifocals as you scan down to the bottom of the lens.