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Praise in Disappointment

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A grateful heart sees more good in a single glance than a bitter one sees in a lifetime. Continue reading →

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Scattered Showers

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There is in our dry times
a rather pointed disappointment
in clouds that hold the color of rain
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Theology in a Dry Spell

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I pray for a long night
and a following day
of slow, seeping rain Continue reading →

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Gloom, Despair and Agony

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Doc Arnett

It’s true that stuff happens and some of it is pretty awful. Some of it is just unpleasant. And, an awful lot of it is just different from what we’d like it to be. Continue reading →

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Plan B

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Most often, doing something is far more productive than lamenting the distance between what we had hoped for and the reality of our lives. Continue reading →

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