A couple of times since I’ve been volunteering with hospice, I’ve said to people that they should consider hospice for an ailing loved one. Typically, the response is, “Well, I don’t think we’re there yet.” Doctors, as other volunteers told me just last night, often say the same thing. “We don’t want to give up… [Read more…]
April 27, 2010
A new study finds that having faith in a God that cares helps patients recover from serious depression. Faith, the researchers found, was different than hope. Having hope for the future did not predict better health. In addition, having faith alone did not help patients. Rather faith aided those who were clinically depressed to better… [Read more…]
April 11, 2010
A prayer for healing borrowed, and slightly edited, from Avera health ministry. God of healing, God of hope, God of love, heal me as you will and give me hope. You meet me in all my weaknesses and broken places. Those are the spots where I am most vulnerable, least able to defend or… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
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