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August 16, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Raise Your Hands If You Really Love Jesus

Raise Your Hands If You Really Love Jesus

Shannon Dingle Last month, my church hosted a large women's conference. We put it on every other year, and it is truly a blessing. I really loved our musicians this time and enjoyed worshiping with other women from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Coping Skills, Invisible Illnesses, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, God, Jesus, Religion & Spirituality

April 23, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 14 Comments

HopeNotes Newsletter #87

Hi, friends, First of all, thank you for all the kind little notes you have sent me over the last few months when I zip off postcards or ezines that say, "more coming soon--life is chaotic now." Your emails always … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archive Tagged With: Christian, Chronic pain, Church, Conditions and Diseases, Facebook, Faith, Health, lisa copen, Ministry, Rest Ministries

March 30, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 1 Comment

Feeling Invisible?

I am in the process of preparing a presentation for a church called "Showing Up!" My mom was recently forwarded the video below of Nicole Johnson. If you've attended a Women of Faith conference in the past you have likely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Caregiver, Church Leader, Founder's Blog, Invisible Illnesses, Parent of Ill or Disabled Child, Person w/ Illness, Person w/ lll Spouse, Self -Esteem, Videos, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, God, Illness, invisible illness, Religion and Spirituality, Rest Ministries

February 18, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Amazing Resources of Mental Illness Ministry Conference Now Free Downloads

We are always excited to learn about additional resources regarding mental illness & Christian support, so we are happy to be able to pass along this information to you. Presentations from the national summit, "Companions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archive Tagged With: Christian, Church, Depression, Health, Illness, Mental Health, Ministries

December 6, 2009 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

The Story Behind “Silent Night”

It's always amazing to us the stories behind the hymns & Christmas songs. Here is how Silent Night came to be. Silent Night was written in 1818, by an Austrian priest, Joseph Mohr. He was told the day before Christmas that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, What's New? Tagged With: Christianity, Christmas, Church, Religion and Spirituality

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