If perception is reality, then other people’s opinion of you speaks more for your character than your own words ever will. What is said about you when you’re not around? Are you reliable? Dependable?

When Jeff Cartwright started New Hope Church, it began with six people and a prayer circle. Now the church, at 512 Xenia Ave., attracts about 150 people each Sunday, and up to 85 percent of them are ...

While the sun is still rising, 10 or so people gather behind closed doors to pray over the development that is about to change their neighborhood. At New Hope Community Church, impending plans for the ...