An Interview That Will REALLY BRIGHTEN Your Day

To see Bright Light Ministry’s founder, Stacie Ruth, pictured in the New York Times or USA Today, to watch her on international TV, and to hear her on the radio might deceive you: Her life has been far from perfect.
Join Stacie Ruth as she shares with Lisa and you about her experiences with illness in [...]

Crochet Teacup Pattern

We recently posted a devotional with a cute little “stuffed teacup” as the image. We searched high and low but were not able to find where this item could be purchased, and a few of you said you loved it. Thanks to our lovely reader, Leslie, who did some digging and found this darling crochet [...]

Illness and Marriage – Please Don’t Kiss Me!

“I’m not going to kiss you.”
Who would ever think that hearing these words from your spouse would be considered a sign of his deep love? As my husband and I celebrated our 14th anniversary recently at a nice hotel on the Oregon Coast, we walked on the beach hand in hand, and finally, after 3 [...]

Love and Marriage . . . and Illness

“I’m not going to kiss you.”
Who would ever think that hearing these words from your spouse would be considered a sign of his deep love? As my husband and I celebrated our 14th anniversary recently at a nice hotel on the Oregon Coast, we walked on the beach hand in hand, and finally, after 3 [...]

Amazing Resources of Mental Illness Ministry Conference Now Free Downloads

We are always excited to learn about additional resources regarding mental illness and Christian support, so we are happy to be able to pass along this information to you.
Presentations from the national summit, “Companions on the Road to Recovery from Mental Illness: Pathways for the 21st Century,” are now available on-line as free downloads. (This [...]

Interview with Linda Newton on Finding Blessings

Linda Newton will be joining us Nov. 13th to share about her new book!
Last year  I read this Christian counselor’s book 12 Ways to Turn Your Pain into Praise: Biblical Steps to Wholeness in Christ and was very blessed by it. She has written for HopeKeepers Magazine and was a guest on my radio podcast, [...]

Podcast: Starting a HopeKeepers Group

Have you ever been to a support group?
If you have, you likely found some parts of it helpful and encouraging. But perhaps you also found some of it depressing, of little benefit, even too much to ear.
Although they may be helpful at first, they can have the tendency to become a place where people get [...]