Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

To Have and Have Not

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Doc Arnett

To have walked in thunder and welcomed rain…
to have felt the fear and still have loved… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged choices, faith, fear, forgive, greed, hate, life, love, philosophy, soul, surrender | Leave a comment

Sugar Bowl-Part Une

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Doc Arnett

They’ll be playing highlights from last night’s Sugar Bowl game for years to come. My favorite was seeing Ole Miss’s quarterback turn into Superman. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, College, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged Bulldogs, change, college-football, determination, faith, fear, football, game, Georgia, NCAA, Ole Miss, quarterback, Rebels, sports, Sugar Bowl, transformation, Trinidad Chambliss | Leave a comment

Moon over the Moors

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Seams of fog drifting in the low glow of dusk bring a surreal change, making northeast Kansas seem like Scotland. Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged fog, Highlands, meadows, mist, moors, northeast Kansas, old days, Scotland, simple life, transformation, wolves | Comments Off

Empty Plates & Empty Chairs

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

For most, holidays bring a mix of joy and tears. Embrace both, give thanks for the good, seek healing for each loss, do not let the Past rob you of Today’s joy. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, food, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Christmas, comfort, faith, family, gifts, gratitude, grief, healing, holidays, hope, Jesus, joy, love, peace, resurrection, reunion, sadness, stockings, Thanksgiving | Comments Off

Through the Eyes of a Little Boy

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Doc Arnett

I can take my Old Man Me, look at my life—both past and present—and twist myself up with guilt, regret, disappointment, and disillusionment. Or… I can remember that little kid and ease down to my knees, bow my head, and give genuine thanks for being blessed beyond imagination. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged achievement, appreciation, disappointment, faith, family, farm, farm kid, gratitude, guilt, life, love, perspective, regret, wealth, work, writing | Comments Off

Cold Days and the Way of Faith

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Doc Arnett

These single digit temps cleaning up the horse pen remind me of bitter cold mornings in an unheated milk barn sixty-five years ago… and of how faith sustains us through all things. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bitter cold, chores, cold, dairy, dairy farm, determination, duty, faith, frozen ponds, ice, milking, winter | Comments Off

The Mystery of Fog

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Even as a young kid, I loved foggy mornings… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged autumn, fall, fog, foggy mornings, Holy Spirit, leaves, noise, peace, presence of Jesus | Comments Off

The Farrier’s Passing

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Doc Arnett

In the twilight shadows below a great cottonwood tree, we fed the horses and remembered the farrier who had tended to their feet for us. Continue reading →

Posted in Death & Dying, Farming, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged autumn, cancer, death, dying, farrier, feeding horses, horse, horses, Lewis Johnson, moon, moonlight, moonrise, ranching, trees | Comments Off

A Single Leaf

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Is it wrong to appreciate beauty and count our own blessings while others are suffering? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciaiton, autumn, autumn rain, beauty, blessings, caring, destruction, empathy, gratitude, grief, hurricane, nature, sharing, tragedy | Comments Off

Blessed Beyond Belief

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Realizing that I can choose any one of three bathrooms in our house made me remember we didn’t even have an indoor bathroom! So many things to be grateful for… Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, bathroom, expectations, family, gratitude, growing up, home, negative thinking, outhouse, Todd County KY | Comments Off