Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

Patient Perceptions

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The patience of my older brother unlocked the heavens and unblocked my inability to recognize the Big Dipper when I was a small kid. 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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A Few Good Things

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Maybe along the lines of Tom T. Hall’s “I Love” or the more famous “A Few of My Favorite Things,” here’s a partial list of mine… 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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Sunset at Camp Horizon

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A redball sunset over the Arkansas River bottom in southern Kansas is quiet, peaceful, soothing, and inspiring. Continue reading →

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Wedding Waltz

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

My good friend, Bill Jolliff, rightly observed nearly forty years ago, “We worry too much and dance too little.” Continue reading →

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Yielding Toward Harvest

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The quiet beauty of a moonlit night washes over northeast Kansas. 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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Ambitions for a Summer Day

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I love these cool August mornings and the beauty of their forming. Continue reading →

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