Category Archives: Christian Living

The Bitter Storms

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Doc Arnett

The longer I have lived the more I am convinced that it is not time that heals. It is, rather, the blending of choice and grace, a sort of submissive seeking of healing. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering | Tagged cold, comfort, grief, healing, snow, winter, winter storms | Comments Off

Keeping Good Company

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Doc Arnett

No matter how rough things get in life, our boat–if we’re with Jesus–is not going down. We might get wet, but we ain’t going to drown! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged christianity, faith, Jesus, Jesus in the storm, Jesus sleeping in the boat, miracles, peace, storm, trusting Jesus | Comments Off

Hard Work, Great Benefits

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Well, folks, I have inadvertently developed a new exercise. It focuses primarily on the abdominal core muscles but also provides an intriguing bit of accentuating capacity for the back, triceps, forearms, and shoulders. In fact, it is pretty close to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Humor, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged concrete, crawl space, exercise, forgiving, Humor, mercy, remodeling, returning good for evil, work | Comments Off

The Labors of Love

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I sit, alone but not lonely,In the early morning dark of an empty house.I listen to the sound of coffee drippingInto the small pot in the cheap coffee makerThat sits on an old, heavily stained formica counter.There is much in … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged Ben Arnett, carpentry, heaven, old houses, remodeling, repairs, reworking old houses, wiring | Comments Off

Old Friends and Old Hymns

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Doc Arnett

My best old friend from high school had been closer than a brother back in the day. We’d even been brothers-in-law for a few years but both ended up divorced from the sisters we’d married. Over the years, Mark and … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Worship | Tagged friends, friendship, hymns, Mark Hardison, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, reconnection, singing, worship | Comments Off

Hard Frost

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Like frost melting from a metal gate on a cold but sunny morning, much of the kindness that we show carries no lasting trace… but is still worth doing. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, consideration, encouragement, frost, gentleness, heavenly reward, impact, kindness | Comments Off

Plumb Aggravating

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Well, folks, It was a right aggravating day with the plumbing project. I’ll spare you the play by play reporting, but let’s just say that when Ben and I turned the water back on at his house, the results were … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged failure, frustration, humiliation, plumbing, water leaks | Comments Off

Lessons from Lazarus-Part II

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

If you knew, really knew, that you would never truly die, what level of reassurance might that bring you? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beyond death, eternal life, hope, Lazarus, resurrection, soul | Comments Off

Plan C for Cider

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the day the Lord has made is so much better than the one you planned, you just feel plum loved! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, food, Gardening, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged altered plans, apple cider, apples, cider, disappointment, Judy Motlas, Leah Baldwin, Leah Motlas, making cider, orchard, windfall apples | Comments Off

Lessons from Lazarus-Part I

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Doc Arnett

God’s timing isn’t out timing… thank God! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering | Tagged blaming God, disappointment, glorifying God, God's timing, providence, timing | Comments Off