Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

I Saw Jesus Sitting on a Storm Sewer

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes all we can do is watch the ones we love walk through the storm of choices that they have made. Keep loving… and keep an umbrella handy. Continue reading →

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A Sweet and Lovely Fragrance

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Don’t you love that sweet, wonderful smell of peony blooms? I think that’s pretty close to how The One Who Made Us reacts to sincere and simple prayers… Continue reading →

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Reflections on National Hospital Week

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Whether it’s a nurse or a maintenance worker, a therapist or a physician, a cook or a surgeon, pharmacist or housekeeper, there’s not any job in a hospital that doesn’t matter. Continue reading →

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Used-less Technology

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Apparently, having some sort of technology available doesn’t really matter unless you use it and use it properly. Kind of like prayer… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Gardening, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged forgetfulness, multi-tasking, self-deprecating humor, sowing grass, technology, timer | Comments Off

Thinking About Thunder

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Doc Arnett

A slight roll of thunder during the night has got me wondering if what seems like faith might sometimes just be a blind indifference to things… Continue reading →

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When the Waters Go Back to the River

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Doc Arnett

When the spectacle of the flood gives way to the hard work of cleaning up, it is good to remember that our God can bring both beauty and blessing even from the muck. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged adversity, aftermath, Arkansas River, Cowley County KS, flood, flooding, Kansas rains, mud, recovery, Walnut River | Comments Off

Faith More Powerful than Hostility

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Doc Arnett

I don’t have David’s confidence that “Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear.” But I am pretty sure things will work out in the long run… Continue reading →

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A Dark and Stormy Night

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Doc Arnett

In such seasons of determined unsettled weather, it is good to hold fast to something stronger than the storm, something that lasts beyond every trial and testing. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged faith, fear, hail, hail storm, thunderstorms, Tornado Alley | Comments Off

A Prayer for Nurses

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Doc Arnett

A blessing for nurses, during national Nurses Week (May6-12)… and for every week! Continue reading →

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Bull-Ridin’ and Success

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Riding a bull takes a certain sort of courage but what makes a ranch–or most anything else–succeed is something else. Continue reading →

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