Monthly Archives: September 2010

Junk

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The biggest problem that I have found with storage space is that I tend to use it. Of course, there’s the usual of closets and attics with their inviting capacities. Then, there’s the room under the stairs and in the … Continue reading →

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Sideways

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The change in my prayer approach hasn’t resulted in me thinking I am now God’s gift to teachers. It hasn’t made me rich nor brought me a flood of accolades. What it has done is given me more peace before, during and after the trainings. Continue reading →

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Not Any, Not All

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Doc Arnett

None of it compares
to the glory

that shall be revealed
in us.

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Good Help

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Yes, love takes a thousand forms. But it must take form of some kind. Love unshown is love unknown. Continue reading →

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A Coming Change

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Even though it was late August in an August that had felt like August all month long, there was something different about the day. The fact that it was about fifteen degrees cooler was one thing that keenly observant souls … Continue reading →

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Apple Time

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Doc Arnett

If you grew up in southern Kentucky during the 1950’s, there is an important distinction between “apples for the horse” and “horse apples.” Continue reading →

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Ah, Troubles

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Doc Arnett

But in the dark aloneness, when our deepest hurts are most our own, we bare ourselves before our Maker, wounded, weakened, ashamed and angry of our suffering. Continue reading →

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Meditation on Darkness

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Doc Arnett

But I have had enough experience with the darkness to see its draw and understand that pain can reach a point where almost any risk seems worth taking. Continue reading →

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Horse Sense

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There’s always a reason for anything that other people do. Most of the time, that reason makes sense from a certain perspective. Continue reading →

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Storm Change

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The late evening sun shone through the torn places in a slate blue cloud, forming fiery platinum rings at each hole. Continue reading →

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