Category Archives: Christian Living

A Soothing Stream, A Healing Flow

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Doc Arnett

It is a challenge–and well worth the effort–to keep our hearts pure yet still open to offer hope and solace to a bruised and aching world. Continue reading →

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After the Storm

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes it seems to take a bit of a storm to clear the air and make things better… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged calm after the storm, change, Cowley College, precaution, relief, severe weather, shelter, tornado warning | Comments Off

Playing the Odds

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, even when the odds are supposedly in our favor, it’s just not worth making the bet. Tornadoes and temptations both go in that category, I think… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bad situations, caution, Cowley College, Cowley County KS, danger, good judgment, prudence, tornado, tornado warning, warnings, weather | Comments Off

The Trust Fall

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Which requires greater trust: putting your life in the hands of a skydiver or placing your eternal soul in someone else’s care? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports, Uncategorized | Tagged Army's Golden Knights, Golden Knights, Jon Garvey, jumping, Noel Watts, parachute, parachuting, Sam Arnett, skydiving, trust, trusting God, trusting Jesus | Comments Off

The Courage of Choice

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Doc Arnett

You ever find yourself knowing exactly what you want to do but lacking the courage to do it? Maybe doubting that God would actually bless you doing what you want to do? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged decisions, hard choices, job choices, life choices, tough choices | Comments Off

Fighting Nature

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Doc Arnett

There are times when persistence is virtue and times when it is nothing more than sheer stubbornness. A cup of coffee and prayer for wisdom just might be the right way to go… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged determination, fighting nature, flood, frustration, landscaping, limitations, planting grass, sowing seed, storms | Comments Off

Academic Retreat

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Even in intellectual settings, it is the caring for one another that matters most and helps us focus together on the work that we share. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, College, Death & Dying, education, Higher Education, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged academic retreat, caring, colleagues, Cowley College, faith, prayer, trusting God | Comments Off

Road Hazard

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Doc Arnett

If some small inconvenience on our part makes things better for other folks, isn’t it worth doing? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blowout, consideration, driving, helping others, inconvenience, making things better, road hazard, truck tire | Comments Off

Kindness on Cowley 20

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Having a bike ride interrupted by an act of kindness on a hot day made for a better day! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged backroads, biking, Cowley County KS, hot day, hydration, kindness, strangers | Comments Off

Riding a Low Ridge in Southern Kansas

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Absorbing the simple beauty of a summer afternoon along the backroads of Cowley County is a pretty good way to soothe the mind… Continue reading →

Posted in Exercise, Farming, Nature, Poetry | Tagged Ark City, Arkansas River, back roads, biking, corn, Cowley County KS, fields, Geuda Springs, river bottom, wheat | Comments Off