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February 22, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 7 Comments

Devotion: Our Illness is Always in God’s Sight; He Doesn’t Just Deal With Leftovers

Devotion: Our Illness is Always in God’s Sight; He Doesn’t Just Deal With Leftovers

"This is My doing." (1 Kings 12:24) The struggles of life come in many forms, whether it be a prodigal child, unemployment, illness, or the loss of a loved one. We all suffer because we live in a world that is tarnished … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, Founder's Blog, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, Christian encouragement, Chronic pain, daily devotion for women, daily scripture readings and meditations, encouraging scriptures, finding bible scriptures, finding peace through trials scripture, free daily bread devotionals, free daily devotion, God, Illness, illness ministry, inspirational bible scriptures, inspirational poems and scriptures, inspirational stories, invisible illness, Jesus, meditation, more daily devotionals via email, our daily bread devotion book, Rest Ministries, Satan, short inspirational devotionals, Support group

January 12, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 10 Comments

Welcome and Updates From Lisa For 2011

Welcome and Updates From Lisa For 2011

Hello, friends! I am excited to say that our web site is nearly back after 2 months of restructuring after a corruption in late 2010. The video below explains my heart, my thanks, and that devotionals will begin within the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Devotionals, Videos, What's New? Tagged With: Christian, christians and depression, Chronic, Chronic pain, Depression, depression and illness, disabilities, diseases, Health, health conditions, hopekeepers, invisible illness, invisible illness news, invisible illness personal stories, Rest Ministries, Support group, symptoms

September 28, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Devotion: Does Your Heart Hurt?

Devotion: Does Your Heart Hurt?

“Cast all your anxieties upon Him because He cares for you.” (I Peter 5:7) One day I dug a little hole, And put my hurt inside. I thought that I could just forget, I’d put it there to hide. But that little hurt began … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Conditions and Diseases, God, Health, Support group

May 8, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Hope Is Coming Your Way Subscription Confirmation

Hope Is Coming Your Way Subscription Confirmation

Thank you so much for your subscription. Here are some quick links of Rest Ministries you may be interested in: Our main web page is http://restministries.com with where you will find lots of good articles, daily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archive Tagged With: Chronic, Facebook, God, Health, Rest Ministries, Rheumatoid arthritis, Support group, Twitter

April 23, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Winners Announced for Lisa’s New Small Group Book

It was hard but I've chosen 3 winners of my new book, "How to Start a Chronic Illness Small Group Ministry." (By the way, we are currently having a special on it till 5/1 - Buy a copy & get a copy of the book Beyond … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HopeKeepers Resources, Support Group Leader, What's New? Tagged With: Chronic, Conditions and Diseases, Health, Illness, lisa copen, lyme disease, Mental Health, Support group

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