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Last weekend, Hope CommUnity Center kicked off their 50 Years of Hope celebration with a Community Cook Out at their South Apopka location. Over 400 friends and supporters celebrated.
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From HOPE CommUnity Center and Staff Reports
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12/7/21
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The black bear, a mature male weighing 350-400 hundred pounds, was so angry he was cussing at me like my ex-wife. At least that's what I think he was doing. And then he charged.
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By Charles Towne
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12/4/21
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At some point in your life, things are going to go wrong. What’s important is knowing what to do next, and how to get beyond it stronger than before. Here are some tips to help.
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By Olivia Parkinson
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12/3/21
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Churches need to have regular events because this helps create relationships with their members at a deeper level and grow within their community.
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By Olivia Parkinson
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11/28/21
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It’s not always easy to feel the presence of God, and it’s not always easy to remain faithful. This is what makes doing a faith check-in a worthwhile pursuit.
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By Olivia Parkinson
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11/28/21
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One thing I have noticed in my somewhat eventful life is that animals are very perceptive people. I mean they live, and survive on a very primitive level, and yet, just perhaps they are often more Christ-like than people.
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By Charles Towne
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11/27/21
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Thanksgiving presents us with an opportunity to develop one of the healthiest, most life-affirming and convivial of all habits – that of counting and rejoicing in our blessings.
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By Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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11/24/21
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An acorn falls to the ground and lays there. Oh, how it bemoans its fate imagining it can go no lower. It has reached the very depths of despair.
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Chuck Towne is a man who has walked many paths in his life. He is an octogenarian, author, journalist, wildlife photographer, naturalist, caregiver, and survivor.
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Daddy had a farmer friend who owned a big, old, mean bull. That bull was one dangerous animal, until the farmer came up with an idea.
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We all have a lot to be thankful for this season, and are reminded here that - when we work together in and with our community - we all walk away with more than we give.
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By Staff Reports and Baptiste Orthodontics and Dentistry for Kids
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11/7/21
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Real men are not made by having life easy, or choosing the easy or smooth path, but by selecting 'the road less traveled'.
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne Wow! That is a question that deserves an answer! I am not accustomed to hearing voices, and if I was I probably wouldn’t admit it for fear of being thought …
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10/23/21
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By Gail DeGeorge, Global Sisters Report
The Hope CommUnity Center in Apopka offers an array of programs to serve the local community: English-language tutoring, citizenship programs, counseling, …
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10/18/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne Looking back, can you think of something, anything, that really scared you? Maybe it was when that big bully at school threatened to rip your head off and …
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10/16/21
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By Olivia Parkinson
Church attendance has been falling for years. Coupled with that has been a lack of engagement among those that do attend. To counteract this, you’ll need to find ways to …
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10/10/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne There are some, “No Trespassing signs” that are, if nothing more, hilarious! As a case in point here are a few that have especially tickled my funny bone …
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10/9/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne Instinct, habit, or willpower? Baby wood ducks - creatures of instinct - take the leap, literally ! At a certain stage in their development they leave their …
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10/2/21
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"With so many Haitian farmworkers in our own Apopka community, we are called upon to act."
From the Farmworkers Association of Florida - Apopka
In response to the humanitarian crisis on the …
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9/26/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Denise Connell, Publisher, in conversation and correspondence with Mike and Jennifer Fox Twenty-two years ago this past week, Mike and Jennifer Fox began a journey together …
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9/25/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne “Oh, I don’t want anything to do with him, he is a rascal; definitely can’t be trusted! I mean, when he was a young man he even spent time in jail ! No …
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9/25/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne Drake was his name, Drake Daniels. Drake was 57 and so excited that he was finally going back to school to study journalism. He was more than ready to see his …
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9/18/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne The following is a chapter from my forthcoming book, “LOVE CARES!” I wrote LOVE CARES! because, as a long term caregiver of 21 years, I wanted to help …
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9/11/21
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Faith & Inspiration
From the Jehovah's Witnesses
On September 11th, 2001, Jason Alicea's attention was diverted from watching CNN's coverage of the attacks in New York City by the sound …
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9/11/21
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Faith & Inspiration By Charles Towne To simply say there was a lot of pain associated with my breakup and divorce honestly would be a cop-out, even a lie. To be completely honest I’d have to …
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9/4/21
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