Tag Archives: angels

The Angel Bump

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Doc Arnett

Ever have a bit of unexpected help at just the right time? That’s the “angel bump!” Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged angels, divine help, divine intervention, drain line, pipes, PVC | Comments Off

A Calm and Hopeful Fog

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Doc Arnett

In the dense closeness of last night’s fog, I could imagine angels singing to shepherds in the mist… Continue reading →

Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged angels, Christmas, fog, shepherds | Comments Off

18th Hole

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Doc Arnett

The image that Kristi described of Brian reaching up toward heaven as he died reminds me of what my sister Patsy said about our mother’s final hours… Love the image! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged angels, Brian Shaw, cancer, death bed, devotion, dying, Kristi Shaw, passing, peaceful passing | Comments Off

Shepherds-Part I

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Doc Arnett

If the shepherds had not been doing what they always did, they would not have received the news from angels. The real power of great lives is in simply doing ordinary things… with extraordinary love, devotion and attention. Continue reading →

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Grizzly Encounter

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Doc Arnett

They first saw the grizzly, upwind and upslope of them, from nearly a half-mile away. They knew right away it had seen them, too. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged Alaskan, angels, bear attack, caribou, caribou hunting, close call, danger, deliverance, grizzly, grizzly encounter, hunting, rainbow | Comments Off

Brent Young, Rider for Christ

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Electrocution,
fibromyalgia,
divorce,
addictions,
disabilities,
and an even longer list
should someone want to twist
the meaning of his life
into the past fifty years
instead of the future. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged angels, bicycle, Brent Young, cycling, determination, faith, fibromyalgia, obstacles, riding bikes, testimony | 1 Comment

Direction from a Hitchhiker–Part II

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Doc Arnett

When a man with eleven kids and twenty-five grandkids talks about what he thinks people will like, I’m inclined to listen. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged angels, church growth, direction, God, hitchhiking, hitchikers, New Life Church, purpose, serving | 2 Comments

From Dust, Angels

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Held to earth
by body and breath,
rarely eager for the death
that brings us that final release, Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged angels, grace, humility, judging others, life, self-righteousness, virtue | Comments Off

Mo Better

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Along with finding out how small Highland, Kansas, was and how unprepared he was academically, he also found a teacher who noticed how quiet he was and how much he kept to himself. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching | Tagged alone, angels, caring, college students, friendly, helping, hospitality, strangers | Comments Off