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He Wanted His Smile Back

Often, one of the quickest ways to tell if someone is struggling with poverty is by looking at their teeth. Unless you’re employed full-time and have a benefit plan with your work, you could never afford regular visits to the dentist for maintenance. As a result, eventually your teeth decay. This is a significant justice […]

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Mission & Excellence

Once again I’d like to wish each of you a peace and joy filled 2017! The Advent and Christmas seasons have ended. We have also celebrated the Epiphany this past Friday, which is so relevant to the work that we do. Epiphany Day is the culmination of the Advent and Christmas seasons. On this Day, also known

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New Year’s Resolution

The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs, and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world. Happy New Year! It’s 2017 if you can believe it. I hope everyone had a good time yesterday bringing in the New Year. I suspect some of you did that

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Peace vs. Power

I’ve become a bit of a fan of reading famous rock star biographies/autobiographies and watching documentaries that outline their stories and use their music. Perhaps it’s a form of living my rock star dream vicariously through them. But another big part of my fascination with them is to get a closer glimpse at what made

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