Monthly Archives: April 2017

A Gentle Answer…

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Doc Arnett

A gentle answer turns away wrath… and an unexpected bit of gentle humor can turn a frown upside down… Just ask Tom Hale… Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Inconvenience

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes kindness to strangers is a bit inconvenient… but it is still kindness. Continue reading →

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A Passing Prophecy

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Doc Arnett

The subtle beauty of thin clouds at dawn may not match the splendor of blazing sunrise… but it is still beauty. Continue reading →

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Unfriendly Skies

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Doc Arnett

I guess there are a lot of ways of getting close to God. Extreme turbulence seems to work about as quickly as anything. Continue reading →

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Two Places at Once

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Doc Arnett

It doesn’t take a big group to have a mighty fine worship experience as long as you know how to be in two places at once. Continue reading →

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Larry & the Bag Man

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Doc Arnett

It might be that a bit of our time is even more precious to the homeless than a bit of food; both would probably be better than either one alone. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bridge, Chicago, Chicago River Bridge, compassion, food, homeless, Lizzie McNeill's pub, street person | Comments Off

Short Term Memory

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Doc Arnett

My dad started calling me “the absent-minded professor” when I was a kid. I can’t tell that my memory’s improved much a half-century later… Continue reading →

Posted in College, education, Higher Education, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged annual conference, Chicago, forgetfulness, Higher Learning Commission, HLC, Irish pub, kindness of strangers, Lizzie McNeill's, strangers | Comments Off

To Rise Above Still Waters

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Even in the gray mist of the city, we may believe in our own transformation, our own rising above this world. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged ascension, Chicago, Chicago River, escape from earth, heaven, waters | Comments Off

Sharing in Chicago

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Doc Arnett

We weep with those who weep, rejoice with those who rejoice, sometimes in spaces so close it seems as if the same voice… Continue reading →

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