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March 25, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Depressed? Here are some tips for mild depression

By Stanley Popovich Some people who have a chronic illness can get depressed. Sometimes this depression can get the best of them. As a result, here is a short list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Depression, Fear, Mental Illness, Person w/ Illness, What's New? Tagged With: Christian, Chronic, Depression, Health, Major depressive disorder, Mental Health

March 18, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Choosing the Right Path

“Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet & take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left” (Proverbs 4:25-27). Some time ago, I attempted a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals Tagged With: Christian encouragement, Chronic pain, daily devotionals, Divine grace, Fibromyalgia, God, God the Father, hopekeepers, illness ministry, invisible illness, Jesus, Major depressive disorder, meditation, motherhood, Neurological Disorders, Rest Ministries, Trust

March 3, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Providing Pastoral Care to Persons with Mental Illness & Their Family

Rev. Rose Anne Briotte, a psychiatric chaplain in Knoxville, TN, & a member of the Mental Health Ministries Advisory Committee, has put together a brochure on "Guidelines for Clergy: Providing Pastoral Care to Persons with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caregiver, Church Leader, Depression, Health News, Links, Medical Professional, Mental Illness, What's New? Tagged With: Christian, Depression, Health, Major depressive disorder, Mental Health, Ministries, Ministry, pastoral care

January 27, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 4 Comments

Does Our Perception Change How Well Our Painkillers Work?

If you switch from a more expensive drug to a less expensive painkiller & believe that it possibly does not work as well, is it due to the actual drug or could it be because you now believe it is less effective because it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health News, Pain Mgmt, Person w/ Illness, What's New? Tagged With: Health, Major depressive disorder

January 27, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Keeping our Vision

Image via Wikipedia “Where there is no vision, the people perish, but he that keepeth the law, happy is he” (Proverbs 29:18 KJV). I have heard this verse quoted many times & applied to many circumstance. I recently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals Tagged With: Christian encouragement, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, daily devotionals, Divine grace, God, Health, hopekeepers, illness ministry, invisible illness, Learning, Lord, Major depressive disorder, meditation, Rest Ministries, Trust

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