Monthly Archives: January 2015

Conflicted Lives

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Doc Arnett

I have sometimes wondered what horrific anguish that must have been for Adam and Eve, to stand at the grave of their son and know that he died at his own brother’s hand. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Adam and Eve, Andrew Clary, Cain and Abel, forgiveness, funeral, healing, loss, moving on, murder, sorrow | Comments Off

Related by Choice

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Do you know any “step” parents who love as if they are “real” parents? They are!! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blood, blood relative, clan, east Kentucky, eastern Kentucky, homicide, Kentucky, Kentucky murder rate, kinfolk, loving, step parents, step-grandparents, stepkids | Comments Off

Ordinary Heroes

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It is not the rich and famous, the heralded and exalted that I admire; it is the ordinary people who bear up under the most hell-awful circumstances. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged admiration, admire, celebrity, celebrity worship, determination, hero worship, heroes, Kim and Kanye, ordinary people, resilience, rich and famous | Comments Off

To Honor Those We Lose

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Though none can know the pain
exactly as it feels to you,
they know keenly that you feel it
and the ache they share is true. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Andrew Clary, grieving, honoring the dead, Kim Whitsell, loss, memory, sorrow | Comments Off

A Sharing of Grief

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Doc Arnett

In the aftermath of our greatest tragedies, it is not explanation that is most needed; it is the expression of love in comfort and sharing. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Amanda Simpson, comfort, Daron Simpson, Drakesboro Church of Christ, Faucett MO, funeral, grief, Holy Spirit, loss, murder, shooting, sorrow | Comments Off

Christmas Miracle-Part Two

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A little labor and a lot of love… both the givers and the receivers end up being blessed. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Day, Christmas gift, Christmas tree, generosity, gifts, giving, handmade gifts, receiving, woodworking | Comments Off

Christmas Miracle-Part One

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Doc Arnett

When a group of children are directed to think about what they will give for Christmas instead of what they want to get, something very wonderful happens. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged children, giving, Santa, sharing, social experiment | Comments Off

Blessing in the Messing

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Can you find the blessing in your mess? Sometimes, the very thing we don’t want is the best thing that could happen… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, blessings, disappointment, good and bad, misfortune, perception, philosophy | Comments Off

Winter Invocation

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A cloudless dawning in winter brings hope, peace and serenity… if we take but a moment to focus on what is good, pure and lovely. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, beauty, dawn, Doniphan County KS, expectation, gratitude, morning, winter | Comments Off

The Evil of Religion

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Many blame the atrocities of terrorism on religion. Is it really religion or something else that is to blame? Something inside us? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged evil, fundamentalism, fundamentalists, hatred, religion, terrorism, violence | Comments Off