Tag Archives: faith

A Prayer for Affliction

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Doc Arnett

May you endure
the awful cost of love
with such determination
that all reluctance is worn away.
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The Witness of a Greater Light

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I love the look of a winter moon,
barely past full,
just that slight slump of the middle
suggesting it is only slightly less
than the night before.
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Stormy Morning

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Doc Arnett

But, we know,
if we endure the temporary
of something other than expectation,
life has its way of turning back
to the ways that need less explanation. Continue reading →

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Tim Tebow: Keeping Faith

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Doc Arnett

He was known as an outspoken Christian while he was playing football at the University of Florida. Some wondered whether or not that would change after the Denver Broncos drafted him. Continue reading →

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A Brush of Wings

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There are evidences other than sight that lead us to some of the greatest wonders of this life, a world unseen speaking to us in the silent brushing of soft wings and a sensing of a wind that is not of this realm. Continue reading →

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September Blessing

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Doc Arnett

faith fresh as dew,

love as abounding as the sky,

and hope strong as the rising sun.
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Storm Surge

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Doc Arnett

The storm that came through the area just over a week ago laid down some destruction over at Maryville, Missouri. Straight-line winds and hail blew down trees and blew out windows, ripped up some roofs and left streets and lawns strewn with limbs and leaves. Continue reading →

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Pnuema

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Doc Arnett

We should not end this walk

in this world

only slightly charred

at the easy edges of unspent devotion

but rather so thoroughly given

and so thoroughly used

that at our leaving

all has changed to ash.

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In Step with the Spirit

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Faith in the face of adversity
Hope in the midst of despair
Love in response to hostility Continue reading →

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Summer Snow

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Doc Arnett

These almost-lighter-than-air seeds of the cottonwood tree drift away, showing no sign of breeze. For four days or longer, there has been no stirring of the air, no fluttering of leaves. The seeds slide slowly to the earth in the oppressive heat, catch against an edge of turf, old posts or planks, whatever disrupts the smooth edge of the earth.

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