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		<title>10 Tips to Avoid Your Illness Support Group Becoming Depressing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live with a chronic illness or chronic pain, the odds<a href="http://restministries.com/2012/02/03/10-tips-to-avoid-your-illness-support-group-becoming-depressing/" rel="nofollow"> > Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: How Can I Let People Know Their Perfume is Making Me Sick?</title>
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		<title>Find a Church That Understands Disabilities</title>
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		<title>What To Do For Those Who Are Hurting When You Don&#8217;t Know What To Do</title>
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		<title>In Response to Pat Robertsons Statment on Alzheimer&#8217;s and Divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How Do You Explain Living With Illness to Your Church?</title>
		<link>http://restministries.com/2011/06/28/how-do-you-explain-living-with-illness-to-your-church/</link>
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		<title>Testimony: Why Do Churches Need HopeKeepers Small Group Ministries?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In coming months I will be sharing more of your testimonies about<a href="http://restministries.com/2011/05/27/testimony-why-do-churches-need-hopekeepers-small-group-ministries/" rel="nofollow"> > Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New DVD From RM Helps Communicate Our Needs to Churches</title>
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		<title>Why, As Christians, We Must Go Beyond &#8220;You Look So Good!&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had a pastor asked me, &#8220;If someone comes to church<a href="http://restministries.com/2011/05/12/why-as-christians-we-must-go-beyond-you-look-so-good/" rel="nofollow"> > Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift For a Best Friend Who Is Ill	Can Be Patio Decorations</title>
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		<title>Have a Friend With Illness? Let Her Cry!</title>
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		<title>Does Grief Have a Timeline?</title>
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