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		<title>Anger Management &#8211; Weekly Health Devotional &#8211; Ephesians 4:26</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the holiday season gets into full swing, often there are angry meltdowns in stores, restaurants, airports and elsewhere. Many people are exhausted, stressed and worried about money. The December 14th issue of the Wall Street Journal included an article in their Relationships column on anger. Anger is a protective response to a perceived hurt, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suffer from Frequent Headaches? God&#8217;s Therapy &#8211; Do Not Worry, Trust. Weekly Devotional &#8211; Proverbs 3:5</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 6-12 is National Headache Awareness Week as recognized by the National Headache Foundation.  The page at the link I&#8217;ve provided has some excellent educational material on the topic.  I certainly have not seen such complete medical documentation and reference material on headaches. I imagine many of us have had a debilitating form of migraine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith Prepares Us for the Big Games of Life &#8211; Weekly Devotional &#8211; 1 Peter 1:7</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March Madness Many of us enjoy watching what happens on the basketball court during March Madness, the annual NCAA basketball tournament.  This year&#8217;s tournament, that started on Thursday, has seen several favored teams lose in either the first or second rounds. Some of you may know that a big upset occurred this past weekend as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Heart Syndrome: Health On the Web</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another article appearing in the Wall Street Journal this week is worth passing along.  The author, Ron Winslow, writes that &#8220;Broken Heart Syndrome is typically triggered by acute emotion or physical trauma that releases a surge of adrenaline that overwhelms the heart. The effect is to freeze much of the left ventricle, the heart&#8217;s main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress &amp; Suicide &#8211; What the Army is Doing</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/stress-suicide-what-the-army-is-doing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/stress-suicide-what-the-army-is-doing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Honestly, what&#8217;s happened here is our Army is under stress,” says Lt. General Rick Lynch, Commander of Fort Hood.  &#8220;So anything you can do to reduce stress is going to help prevent suicides. That is my fundamental theme.” These were recent comments made by the general as he talked about initiatives undertaken at the Army [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Management &#8211; Taking Jesus&#8217; Yoke &#8211; Matthew 11:28-30</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/stress-management-taking-jesus-yoke-matthew-1128-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One daily devotional I use is In Touch Magazine, written by Charles Stanley.  The verse for today&#8217;s devotional is Matthew 11:28-30, a verse I almost refer to when I speak on the topic of faith, stress and health.  Because Stanley does such a wonderful job of addressing these verses, I thought I&#8217;d share today&#8217;s devotion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 8th is Declared a Day of Prayer for Army Soldiers</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/april-8th-is-declared-a-day-of-prayer-for-army-soldiers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/april-8th-is-declared-a-day-of-prayer-for-army-soldiers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With record-high suicide rates among U.S. soldiers, the Army’s Chief of Chaplains has proclaimed Wednesday, April 8, a day of prayer and fasting for the military. Read the proclamation here. Chaplain (Major General) Douglas L. Carver has called on all Army chaplains, as well as concerned Christians, to pray for the safety and peace of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Economy, Stress and Your Pain &#8211; Weekly Faith and Health Scripture &#8211; Matthew 6:25-34</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/economy-stress-and-pain-weekly-faith-and-health-scripture-matthew-625-34/</link>
		<comments>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/economy-stress-and-pain-weekly-faith-and-health-scripture-matthew-625-34/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Christopher Edwards, director of the Behavioral Chronic Pain Management program at Duke University Medical Center, says his pain-management program in Durham, N.C. is seeing a rise in patients amid the current economic crisis: &#8220;There&#8217;s a very strong relationship between the economy and the number of out-of-control stress cases we see.&#8221; Katherine Muller is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The US Army Chaplain Corps &amp; Senior Leader Training</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/us-army-chaplains-senior-leader-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/us-army-chaplains-senior-leader-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I have been privileged to spend time with senior Chaplains of the US Army.  Over 350 Chaplains and Chaplain Assistants from around the world are spending time together in Hilton Head, SC  to receive updates and various trainings under the theme of Renewing the Soldier&#8217;s Mind. I had the honor to talk on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trust in God During Economic Recession and Financially Hard Times</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/trust-in-god-during-economic-and-financially-hard-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/trust-in-god-during-economic-and-financially-hard-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The key to staying grounded during these economically difficult times is keeping your trust in God.  After all, what are your alternatives &#8211; trusting in yourself, the banks, your employer? As President Obama said in a speech on Monday, &#8220;This isn&#8217;t a &#8220;run-of-the-mill recession.&#8221;"  That being the case, you will not be successful in resorting [...]]]></description>
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