Category Archives: Christian Living

God’s Own Cider

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It’s pretty amazing how you can take a bunch of defective apples and make wonderful cider… and how imperfect people can work together in the beauty of harmony… Continue reading →

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Past Their Prime

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Ready to make cider, it is disappointing to realize that I should have come to the orchard two weeks earlier before so many apples rotted on the ground. Continue reading →

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Hope, Even From Failure

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Even from rotted fruit, good seeds emerge with the potential for great good in the future. Continue reading →

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Prayer for Today

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A prayer for love and mercy, for strength and grace, for peace and forgiving. Continue reading →

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Good Fruit Takes Time

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It takes time for a honeydew melon to get fully ripe. It takes us a bit of maturing and growth to produce good fruit, too. Continue reading →

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Down and Dirty

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Doc Arnett

“He knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.”
Isn’t that awesome?!! Continue reading →

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Extraordinary Lives

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Doc Arnett

With plenty of reasons and even more excuses for bitterness and resentment, Marjy Cottle chose grace, faith, and joy. She let go of the past and embraced her future. Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Doing a mudrun without any training isn’t the best way to go about it… but it can still be done… if you don’t quit! Continue reading →

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Next Year’s Peaches

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

This year’s new growth is what produces next year’s fruit. Continue reading →

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Forge Work

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It takes a bit of heat and hammering to reshape steel… and to shape us into God’s likeness. Continue reading →

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