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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Reach Out and Be Touched
I’m kind of a lousy father-in-law/grandparent in some respects; Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged calling, caring, Comforter, communication, contact, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, grandfather, Holy Spirit, Hurricane Sandy, Newport News, storms, Virginia
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Storm Sandy
We pray for those we love and for strangers, unknown masses. We pray for divine intervention, for mercy, for sparing and deliverance.
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Dealing with the Neighsayers
Sometimes, listening effectively requires us to do a little bit of looking around.
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged communicating with animals, communication, Foxtrotters, God hears, horses, listening, nicker, whinny
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Focusing on Fruit
Fifteen gallons of sweet, pure unadulterated apple juice. Much better than four hundred pounds of ruined apples.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged apple cider, apples, attitude, focus on the positive, fruit, Indian summer, making cider, optimism, positive, potential
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On the Fifty-Yard Line
In late afternoon on a day of increasing cloudiness, Randa and I sit at a middle school football game. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports
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Tagged comeback, football, losing, middle school, overcoming through Christ, salvaiton, vicarious victory, victory, winning
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An Inconvenient Truth
Sending money to help the lepers of India seems a less distressing arrangement than living in their midst, seeing their sores and watching the progression of the disease.
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An Altar of Light
There are prayers
spoken through open eyes,
praises given through lifted hearts, Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged adoration, adoration of God, beauty, creation, Creator, dawn, feeding horses, foxtrotter, God, morning sky, nature, rural scene, worship
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End of Harvest
Well, I guess with the way this year has gone, I shouldn’t be too shocked to see a hard freeze predicted for this weekend, starting tonight.
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged accountability, apples, bearing fruit, cider, freeze, hard freeze, harvest, judgment, orchards, reward, rotten apples, waste
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A New Day
a new day to face life
without the burden of days gone before
and taking no worry from the store
of those to come,
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged attitude, dawn, grace, new day, optimism, worry
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A Good Blending
Whenever we join in common purpose of doing what is good, what is kind, what is lovely, we yield a harvest better than its fruit. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged apple cider, charity, cider, cooperation, defects, fruit, good works, harvest, helping others, kindness, life lessons, working together
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 