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		<title>Health and well-being. What&#8217;s the purpose of it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health and well-being. What&#8217;s the purpose of having it? Why should we desire to be healthy? John Wesley, founder of the Methodist denomination, would have said that the purpose of good health is to enable us to do the things that God has planned for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10) According to Wesley, our goal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Ministries in Houses of Faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had the good fortune of attending a Health Ministries Leadership Summit in San Francisco hosted by Health Ministries Association (HMA). The summit was an opportunity for national leaders whose work involves the intersection of faith and health to gather and network to formulate key strategies linked to the future development of the [...]]]></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>Positive Affirmations Using Scripture in MP3 Format &#8211; Coming Soon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Affirmations Using Scripture for Your iPod I&#8217;m working on organizing the several hundred affirmations I&#8217;ve tweeted over the last six months into categories.  Upon completion, I&#8217;ll be making them available to download in MP3 format. Listen to a sample of three affirmations using scripture. To be notified when they&#8217;re ready, simply send me a quick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Religion and Health Link</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started reading a new book, Prescribing Faith &#8211; Medicine, Media, and Religion in American Culture by Claire Hoertz Badaracco.  Today I read the chapter titled Belief and Wellness: Medical Pluralism and Healing. This chapter is one of the most concise writings I have read that explains the mind-body connection from a medical or scientific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Health and Wellness Blog Listing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago I thought it would be a neat idea to search the net to identify as many solid blogs on the topic of health and wellness written by Christians, or at least those who openly profess their Christian faith.  On more than a few occasions I&#8217;ve searched for such blogs and haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible Scriptures &amp; Verses on Health &amp; Wellness Updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bible Scriptures on Health &#38; Wholeness I spent most of today updating a list I have of scriptures related to health and wellness.  It now includes over 66 verses. To see this listing of scriptures and their contents, click on the following link: Bible Scripture, Verses &#38; Quotes on Health, Wellness &#38; Wholeness See this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Balance for Ministry Leaders and Pastors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer can be a little slower than other times of the year for ministry leaders and pastors. With that in mind, I encourage you to take a few minutes and reflect on these areas of your life, and consider making adjustments as necessary. 10 Life Balance Questions to Reflect Upon: 1. How often do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Bad Habits With God&#8217;s Help</title>
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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>Singing Songs of Joy &#8211; Good for Your Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CNN article reports that a group of singers in London have formed a group called Sing for Joy.  It&#8217;s a community choir for people with Parkinson&#8217;s disease, multiple sclerosis and  others recovering from conditions including stroke or cancer.  Many of their friends and caregivers are also members of the choir.  What they have in [...]]]></description>
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