by OCP | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
The OCP Blog In Memoriam: Teig Hogan & Tom Dukes Our community lost two beautiful souls this week. Teig Hogan and Thomas Dukes were community members, volunteers, and friends. “Dukes” was a faithful volunteer who could always be found in the kitchen preparing our...
by OCP | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
The OCP Blog Crap Happens: Some Thoughts on Suffering and Resilience My firstborn son, Ethan, would have turned 9-years-old on August 31st. He was diagnosed with a fatal birth defect at his 20-week prenatal check-up, and being assured that he was not in pain, Dayna...
by OCP | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
The OCP Blog Myths About Homelessness In August I presented on myths about homelessness for a large turnout at the Mayor’s 2nd Forum on Homelessness. Flanked by Shannon Porter from Mercy House and John Whitfield from Blue Ridge Legal Services, we presented and then...
by OCP | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
The OCP Blog The Story of a Muscovy Duck and a Rooster For over two decades now, Our Community Place has been able to create an atmosphere of joy and acceptance and a sense of belonging to beings most of the community overlooks. People just walk on by them, either not...
by OCP | Aug 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
The OCP Blog Featured Volunteer of the Month: Richard “Gilligan” Entsminger “It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf Just like the previous heart-warming and...
