Tag Archives: healing

Empty Plates & Empty Chairs

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

For most, holidays bring a mix of joy and tears. Embrace both, give thanks for the good, seek healing for each loss, do not let the Past rob you of Today’s joy. Continue reading →

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Beauty from Scars

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Just as “scars” on a tree can transform into incredibly beautiful grain patterns, God may use our wounds to create the beauty of His image within us. Continue reading →

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Jesus Puts a Smart-Mouthed Woman in Her Proper Place

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Sort of a backwoods retelling of the story of Jesus and the Syrophenician woman. Continue reading →

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The Unexpected

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Doc Arnett

God has never been caught off guard by anything that’s happened to my wife and me. And has never failed to supply more than we needed to get through it. Continue reading →

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The Bitter Storms

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Doc Arnett

The longer I have lived the more I am convinced that it is not time that heals. It is, rather, the blending of choice and grace, a sort of submissive seeking of healing. Continue reading →

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Blooms After the Freeze

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Doc Arnett

Although the hard freeze killed the tomato plants, the peach tree still managed some fresh blooms! Hope and healing can follow disappointment. Continue reading →

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Quit Limping

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Doc Arnett

Accommodating our healing and recovery instead of indulging our injuries provides a greater vehicle for healing and restoration. Continue reading →

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The Healing Silence

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Doc Arnett

In the examination of our own thoughts, we both know and are known. Continue reading →

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A Few Miles West of Medicine Lodge

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Small buttes, little mesas, red bluffs rising above miles and miles of open range–are you sure this is Kansas, Dorothy? Continue reading →

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Itty Bitty Miracles

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Doc Arnett

How big does a miracle have to be to be a miracle? Continue reading →

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