Apologetic Gambling
Author: Lydia D’Ross, Brookhaven Hospital, Renewal Program Outreach Chaplain According to Rehab International, research reveals that in America, approximately 2.5 million adults suffer from compulsive gambling, about 3…
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Surrender Your Darkness To God
Each and every one of us has things to work out. Scripture says in Philippians 2:12 “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in…
ReadRENEWAL Devotional: I AM the Door
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for RENEWAL at Brookhaven Hospital In the book of Exodus, God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” God is…
ReadEnding Stigma Around Mental Illness In The Church
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for RENEWAL at Brookhaven Hospital The church can be the answer for mental illness through education, training and simple community support.…
ReadRENEWAL Devotional: Rely on Jesus in the Midst of Your Storm
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for RENEWAL at Brookhaven Hospital We have forgotten the hope of what Christ has given us: His promises in the midst…
ReadSpiritual Road to Recovery
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplin for RENEWAL at Brookhaven Hospital According to research by Project MATCH, a program of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and…
ReadFaith-Based Approach to Sexual Abuse Prevention
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for RENEWAL at Brookhaven Hospital No faith community is free from the risk of children being harmed by sexual abuse. Faith…
ReadFaith-based Approach to Substance Abuse Counseling
There is a growing interest in faith-based approaches to the treatment of substance abuse, and their implications for health and well-being (Fetzer Institute, 1999). Castelli (1997) defines faith-based organizations to…
ReadYou can be rejected but not ruined!
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for RENEWAL at Brookhaven Hospital Many of us have gone through periods in our lives when we have felt rejected. When…
ReadRENEWAL Devotional: Are You Making Mountains Out of Molehills?
Written by Lydia D’Ross, Ordained Minister and Outreach Chaplain for RENEWAL at Brookhaven Hospital Molehills are created in our lives when we stay on the same destructive road year after…
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