Monthly Archives: February 2012

After the Storm

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Doc Arnett

but I think
that when we have survived the storm
we ought to be cautious
in noting our inconveniences. Continue reading →

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Teachers

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I had a good long conversation with a colleague yesterday, discussing poetry and language and such. Continue reading →

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Under the Curse

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I guess that at least in some ways, it seems easier to blame God for the messes we find ourselves in rather than to accept that responsibility ourselves. Continue reading →

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Informed Choice

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Waking up day after day, looking out the dorm window and seeing nothing but miles of cornfields and fencerows is a pretty powerful reminder that you aren’t in Atlanta anymore. Continue reading →

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A Warm Cleansing

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I have been lost in better moments,

standing in deliberate surrender,

surrounded by sharing,

hands lifted toward heaven,
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Talk Time

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Our connections with one another are rarely static; they tend instead to become stronger or else fade. Continue reading →

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Lost in Lincoln

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Doc Arnett

You could say that I was a bit apprehensive about joining our youth leaders in an overnight trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, with over forty adolescents. On the other hand, you could say that I was nearly terrified but that would be, well, at least a slight exaggeration.
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Tough Situation, Easy Decision

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I’ve never been in the place of having to make that kind of choice. So far, my medical choices have been pretty simple. Continue reading →

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February Dawn

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Doc Arnett

The last crescent of a winter moon gives its glow to the snowy frost along the hill sloping toward the shed. Between the moon and the ridge, elm trees along the fence line stretch the black of their brushy ends against the orange rim of the eastern sky. Continue reading →

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Truck Drivin’ Man

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Doc Arnett

It’s not terribly uncommon that the small part of our lives that we fail to examine is the part that blows up on us. Continue reading →

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