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Faith, Hope and Love in Times of Tragedy

Editor's Note
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On Friday, December 14th, unspeakable violence took place at an Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  A 20 year-old gunman killed twenty children and six women.  This horrendous tragedy has left the families and friends of the victims, the community, the state, and the world broken-hearted beyond words.  How can we cope with this magnitude of [...]

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Resources on Hope

Resources

Articles Coming Soon! Books A New Kind of Normal: Hope Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside-Down by Carol Kent (2007) Choices & Challenges: Lessons in Faith, Hope, and Love by Alan G. Greer (2009) For These Tough Times: Reaching Toward Heaven for Hope and Healing by Max Lucado (2006) How to Save Your Own Life: [...]

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Practice Hope: Want a Permanently Happy Spirit?

Practice a Virtue
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Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit. ~Norman Vincent Peale     *Dictionary.com: Hope: (1) the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best (2) to believe, desire or trust (3) to feel that something desired may happen Compliments: [...]

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My Dear Friend and Hope, a Tribute

Spotlights on Hope
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I write this with great sadness over the unimaginable loss of a close friend to cancer. She was 41. She fought a brave and strong battle for two years but the cancer would not allow her to get better. She took each day in stride, never really complaining, always feeling tired and always hoping that [...]

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A Little Girl’s Unstoppable Spirit

Serve & Be Great
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Our Serve & Be Great Series this month features the organization: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Founder: Alexandra Scott Alex Scott, a brave and determined young girl, wanted to make a difference for all children who have cancer with her lemonade stand and left a legacy of hope. This reminds us of the power one person [...]

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