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		<title>Healthcare, Wellness and Wholeness &#8211; Compassion and Kindness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s another post with insight and thoughts captured from my reading of Health Care You Can Live With by Dr. Scott Morris, founder of the Church Health Centerin Memphis, Tennessee. The excerpts below are directly from the referenced chapters. Excerpts From Chapters 15 and 16 Compassion is an intense desire to embrace people in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caring for Your Spiritual Heart: Weekly Health Scripture and Devotional &#8211; Proverbs 4:23</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The month of February is recognized as heart month. Valentine&#8217;s Day is celebrated on the 14th. During this time of year, many of us are thinking about how we can demonstrate love toward a person we care about or a family member.  It can also be a time to reflect on how we are caring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depression, Osteoporosis and Faith &#8211; Understanding the Connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What the Research Says Osteoporosis is the most widespread degenerative disease in the developed world, afflicting 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over 50. Despite the accumulating evidence for a connection between depression and decreased bone density, official authorities, such as the US National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization, [...]]]></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>Spiritual Fitness and Wellness Instruction for Students at a Christian College</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate to spend two class periods with 12 students discussing spiritual fitness and wellness as  Terry Sellers, a professor in the Science and Biology department, asked me to supplement his course, 'Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Wellness' with my material. ]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness Wednesday &#8211; Spiritual and Physical Fitness: Be FITT</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wellness Wednesday Blog Series Today marks the start of  brief weekly posts with the title of Wellness Wednesday. Addressing topics of spirit, mind and body health from a Christian faith perspective, my idea will be to reuse some of the material I have already written and also to share current info and insights I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Loss: The Spiritual Secrets &#8211; A Mind, Body, Spirit Approach</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I learn of information that I think will help others, I&#8217;m likely to pass it along more quickly than more slowly. This is one of those times. About 5 years ago I read a book by Dr. Kara Davis, a practicing internal medicine physician, on the secrets to losing weight.  It was based upon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith and Your Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From PBS&#8217;s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, the work of Andrew Newberg at the University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Center for Spirituality and the Mind is explored and discussed in an interview.  Here are a few excerpts: DR. NEWBERG: We’ve learned that being religious or spiritual has a very profound effect on who we are, has a very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirituality and Health &#8211; A Christian Perspective Presented at International Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.faithandhealthconnection.org/spirituality-and-health-a-christian-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When individuals, regardless of their faith, incorporate these powerful biblical principles of the Christian faith into their lives, the spirituality and health connection occurs and they will tend to enjoy better health and well-being.&#8221; This is the conclusion to a recent presentation I made at Duke University. Two weeks ago I was fortunate to attend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Power of the Cross at Work in Your Life? &#8211; Romans 6:6</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you realized substantial victory from your old and sinful nature since you&#8217;ve become a Christian or are you still &#8220;stuck&#8221; in a major rut by your old thinking patterns and unhealthy behaviors? Consider opening this link and listing to this song as you read this post.  Be blessed! Romans 6:6 is a reminder that [...]]]></description>
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