Tag Archives: discouragement

Never Alone

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Doc Arnett

Elijah thought he was the ONLY faithful follower of God in all of Israel. Boy Howdy, was he wrong! Continue reading →

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Lifting Those in Darkness up to The Light

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Those struggling with discouragement and depression need a special lifting to The Light. Continue reading →

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A Change of Seasons

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Doc Arnett

This explosion of green and growth around us reminds us that there is a season of refreshing… if we do not give up during the droughts of our lives. Continue reading →

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Pre-Dawn Darkness

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Doc Arnett

“Do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap a harvest–if we do not give up.” –Old Jewish Tentmaker Continue reading →

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Patience, Determination & Humiliation

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I’m sure there are things worse than public humiliation; give me a while and I’ll remember what some of them are. Continue reading →

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Beyond the Shadows

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Doc Arnett

For those who suffer from depression… and for those who suffer with them, may you find comfort, even when you can’t feel it. Continue reading →

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Things That Last

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes
I have held to hope too lightly:
letting go too easily
in the long night of doubt
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The Sum of Years

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Doc Arnett

In the long hours of darkness,
when the tender tends to harden in me,
I find myself closing off the path to closeness,
consoling myself with the ghosts of loneliness. Continue reading →

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The feeling I got then was probably akin to what folks with significant stock holdings have felt like the last few days, especially the ones whose stock value dropped by eighty percent in two minutes.
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