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		<title>Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Health &#8211; God, Faith and Healing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost 60% of American adults say they had difficult childhoods featuring abusive or troubled family members or parents who were absent due to separation or divorce. Nearly 9% say that while growing up they underwent five or more &#8220;adverse childhood experiences&#8221; ranging from verbal, physical or sexual abuse to family dysfunction such as domestic violence, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Thankful, Your Health and God.  Weekly Health Devotional &#8211; Psalm 118:1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being thankful is healthy.  That&#8217;s what the research continues to show.  An article in today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal health and wellness section addresses recent research that indicates that people who are thankful are happier and healthier. Should we be surprised? Nope, because our Creator gives us that principle in his guidebook for living, the Bible.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking with God. Running with Nikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a year ago this week that I last laced up a new pair of running shoes. That is until earlier today. On July 9th of 2009, I made a blog entry about running shoes and the bible being two pieces of fitness equipment that I most frequently use. The Nike Air Max shoes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life, Religion and Our Most Important Relationship &#8211; Weekly Devotional &#8211; John 15:5</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I prepare to talk to a group of women this Sunday at a church near Charlotte, and review my notes that I&#8217;ll use and the key points that I&#8217;ll likely make, I&#8217;m reminded again of the essence of the Christian faith. It&#8217;s about a close relationship with God, through his son Jesus and living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Power for Healthy Living: Wellness Devotional &amp; Scripture 1 Corinthians 4:20</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lifestyle Factors and Your Health By some estimates, approximately 40% of all deaths in the United States are premature (at least 900,000 deaths annually) and are due to unhealthy lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, misuse of alcohol and drugs, and accidents. Other contributors to early death include genetic predisposition (30%), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness Wednesday &#8211; God&#8217;s Power Gives Strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for Strength from God? When we have strength we can make it through tough times. This strength enables us to live a healthy lifestyle and to manage the stress that is present. Are you looking for insight about how God can be a source of strength? Today my devotionals led me back to two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Wellness Devotional: Hummingbirds Drink Nectar for Strength. What is Your Source? Samuel 17:1-51</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hummingbirds Require Nectar Hummingbirds live on nectar from flowers and the sugars that are found in specialty feeders.  I have two plants out back that have attracted Ruby Throated Hummingbirds for the past five years.  One is an Autumn Sage.  The other is a Black and Blue plant &#8211; which is what the hummingbird in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God &#8211; A Source of Strength During Tough Times &#8211; Weekly Health Scripture Devotional &#8211; Eph. 6:10</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/god-a-source-of-strength-during-difficult-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People are looking for strength in their lives today as much as any time in the recent past. I see this played out in the number of times that people have landed on my site with searches for strength using search engines. Take a look at the graphics below which summarize landings on my site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Bad Habits With God&#8217;s Help</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/breaking-bad-habits-with-gods-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Q and A with Billy Graham appeared in the Charlotte Observer newspaper today. Question: I&#8217;ve tried every trick in the book to get rid of some of my bad habits. A friend tells me to try God. What difference would God make? Answer: You&#8217;ve learned you don&#8217;t have the strength to overcome these habits. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fly Fishing and Faith: It&#8217;s About Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/fly-fishing-and-faith-its-about-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was in Casper, Wyoming helping a friend conduct fitness standards testing for the city&#8217;s Police Department.  I&#8217;d driven through Wyoming before but never spent any time in the state. It so happens that this area is home to some of the best trout fishing in the United States, if not the world!  [...]]]></description>
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