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June 6, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 6 Comments

Devotion: How Those With Chronic Illness Have a “Pentecost” Type of Experience

Devotion: How Those With Chronic Illness Have a “Pentecost” Type of Experience

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). I write this on Pentecost Sunday, a day set aside in the church year, fifty days after Easter Sunday, to commemorate the event of Christ’s apostles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, Easter, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ

May 23, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Devotion: When You Have Chronic Pain and Illness, “What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You”

Devotion: When You Have Chronic Pain and Illness, “What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You”

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (II Peter 3:18). I have intolerances to many things so I have started examining food labels carefully. Recently I was going to make something for company … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, God, God the Father, Jesus, Lord

May 14, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Devotion: The Quickest Way Out Of Storms is to Look Up

Devotion: The Quickest Way Out Of Storms is to Look Up

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Colossians 3:1–2) White knuckles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Christ

May 9, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Devotion: We Are All One In Him, Despite Our Unique Pains

Devotion: We Are All One In Him, Despite Our Unique Pains

"As it is, there are many parts, but one body." (1 Corinthians 12:20) When I write a devotional I do not think about the thousands of people who may read what I write, but rather the one person who will be reading it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, God, Jesus, Lord, suffering

April 30, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 5 Comments

Devotion: When God Passes You a Note of His Love, It Weakens Illness in Our Life

Devotion: When God Passes You a Note of His Love, It Weakens Illness in Our Life

"You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts." (2 Corinthians 3:3) Do you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, Founder's Blog, Spiritually Struggling, Suicidal Thoughts, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, God, Jesus, Psalm, Rest Ministries

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