Tag Archives: fire

After the Burning

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Doc Arnett

A wonder of snow cannot erase the loss of wildfire but it does bring good moisture for the greening that follows. Continue reading →

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Not Playing, With Fire

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Doc Arnett

We sometimes set fires that we cannot control. Always check the wind before lighting that match… Continue reading →

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Nightfire on an Early March Evening

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Doc Arnett

A calm ending of a windy day, a fire, my wife and time to talk… this is blessing! Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged chiminea, conversation, couples, fire, fireplace, love, romance, tawny port | Comments Off

Old Burning New

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Doc Arnett

like an old wound
nursed with bitterness,
lashing out to destroy
yet another blessing.
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With a big pile of branches at the bottom of the hill, six inches of snow on the ground, the temperature hovering around the freezing mark and no wind in the forecast, I thought Saturday evening would be the perfect time for a little family get together. 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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Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged burning, devotion, faith, fire, kerosene, old stumps, stump burning | Comments Off

Through the Smoke

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In a world where even steam casts a shadow, there is nothing that does not hold some threat when it stands between us and the Son. Continue reading →

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Fire Prevention

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There’s nothing like a fire in your life to generate all kinds of new scrutiny and examination, even of things unrelated to the fire itself. Continue reading →

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Storm Salvage

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It was not exactly the way we wanted to end the old year or the first decade of the century. Continue reading →

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