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June 7, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 8 Comments

Devotion: Perseverance Can Be Difficult When Faced with Chronic Illness

Devotion: Perseverance Can Be Difficult When Faced with Chronic Illness

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the … [Read more...]

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

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 1, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Devotion: Illness May Sap My Energy, But I Won’t Let it Touch My Hope

Devotion: Illness May Sap My Energy, But I Won’t Let it Touch My Hope

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.” (2 (Corinthians 4:16) Americans love big helpings. My weakness is peanut butter fudge ice cream. And so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping Skills, Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: God, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lord, Psalm

April 7, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 7 Comments

Devotion: The End of the Beginning: How Easter Reflects Our Journey of Illness

Devotion: The End of the Beginning: How Easter Reflects Our Journey of Illness

“. . . Just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life” (Romans 6:4). One of my favorite songs is “The End of the Beginning” by David Phelps. Its message is that although … [Read more...]

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March 21, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Devotion: When You Feel Like Your Illness Has Placed You In a Prison

Devotion: When You Feel Like Your Illness Has Placed You In a Prison

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Chronic, God, Holy Spirit, Lord

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