Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

Tater Diggin’

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the dreading of a job is worse than the job itself. That might be true about digging potatoes… Maybe… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged digging potatoes, dread, potato fork, sore back, tater digger, work, worry | Comments Off

The Healing Silence

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Doc Arnett

In the examination of our own thoughts, we both know and are known. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged being known by God, healing, moonlight, quiet, reflection, silence, solitude | Comments Off

Community Supper

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Singing together and watching good folks enjoy helping some good kids raise money for a good trip… now that’s a good time! Continue reading →

Posted in Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged community, Debbie Hobaugh-Ray, Debbie Ray, Dorsey Burgess, fundraiser, God Squad, Pam Knoffloch, South Haven KS, teenagers, youth group | Comments Off

Walking Along the River Road

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, if we just keep going a while longer, we’ll find a better path to where we want to be. Whatever leads us to a higher road is worth traveling. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arkansas River, Camp Horizon, higher road, hiking, river road | Comments Off

In Memory of Jon Moore–1956-2019

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Doc Arnett

There was so much I didn’t know about Jon Moore… but everything I did know made me like and respect him. Continue reading →

Posted in Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Jon Moore, loss of friend, memory, passing | 3 Comments

Alive in the Desert

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Doc Arnett

In the midst of such vastness as the Grand Canyon, I marvel at the beauty and persistence of tiny life. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged canyon, desert, Grand Canyon, small things, survival, toughness | Comments Off

Gathering from an Old Orchard

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Doc Arnett

There is something of God in gathering old apples for making fresh cider, in taking what was left to rot and turning it into something sweet and precious. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged apples, cider, friends, Neil Clarkson, old cider mill, orchard, redemption | Comments Off

Running through the Mud

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Doc Arnett

It is often the least enjoyable segments of life that best prepare us for our greatest testings–and our greatest delights. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged 5K, conditioning, discipline, Mud Run, mudrun, running through mud, self-discipline, training | Comments Off

A Few Miles West of Medicine Lodge

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Small buttes, little mesas, red bluffs rising above miles and miles of open range–are you sure this is Kansas, Dorothy? Continue reading →

Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Barber County KS, Gyp Hills, Gypsum Hills, healing, Kansas, Medicine Lodge, open range, recovery, scars, wildfire | Comments Off

Sharpening the Axe

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Doc Arnett

A borrowed ATV covered with mud and a faucet with no handle: recipe for frustration? Nah, God’s got this! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged ATV, borrowed, kindness of strangers, mud, neighbors, returning borrowed items | Comments Off