Tag Archives: healing

Family Prayer

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Bound together in love and faith, a family faces a loved one’s uncertain future. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged faith, family members, healing, hospital, Mary Johnson, sickness, Vachel Murphy | Comments Off

Conflicted Lives

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Doc Arnett

I have sometimes wondered what horrific anguish that must have been for Adam and Eve, to stand at the grave of their son and know that he died at his own brother’s hand. Continue reading →

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If all of us who like to feel appreciated would deliberately spend a few minutes a day expressing it for others, there’d be a lot more appreciation in the world. And we might find out that showing appreciation feels at least as good as receiving it. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, gratitude, healing, institutional research, thanks | Comments Off

Close Encounters of the Hurt Kind

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Focusing on our hurts nearly always makes them seem greater. Going on with the better parts of life frequently makes them seem less awful. Continue reading →

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A Small Twist of Fate

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Doc Arnett

“You ready to go home or do you want to fish a little while longer?” I asked Hunter, our thirteen-year-old grandson. The sun had gone down about a half-hour earlier and dusk was beginning to settle into the evening. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged bass fishing, Christian devotions, fishing, grandchildren, healing, hooks, removing a hook, removing a treble hook, sin, temptation | Comments Off

Recovery

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Doc Arnett

As the nerves begin regenerating after their several weeks of submission, the body begins to be fully aware of just how much abuse it has suffered. From the deep soft tissue to the skin on the surface, all flesh in the affected area has been burned. With each new revelation that was previously hidden, downplayed or only vaguely mentioned, patients like Freeda must cope with the deeper dimensions of agonizing physical elements. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cancer, cancer treatment, healing, medical advice, misleading medical advice, pain, radiation therapy, recovery, sickness | Comments Off

Sufficient Evidence

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Not even Jesus’ contemporary enemies dared say that it was all hoax and hokey-ness. Not even the ones who hated him so much they wanted him dead.
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Posted in Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged belief, Christ, evidence, healing, historical Jesus, hoax, Jesus, miracles | Comments Off

Hayloft-II

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Doc Arnett

the hayloft provided Paul and me with our one of our favorite winter recreation spots. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Farming, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged alfalfa hay, grace, hayloft, healing, knee injury, play, recovery, scars | Comments Off

Fair Warning

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Take a God like ours, a few good doctors and nurses and a bunch of people praying. Then add a woman who survived raising the four boys that she raised. Then… well, then, just don’t be too surprised at anything. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged determination, divine intervention, faith, healing, hospital, intervention, miracle, miracles, parents, prayer, surgery | Comments Off

Walking Blind

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The God Who Loves Us comes to us, kneels beside us and touches us in gentle compassion and lifts us up to walk again. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged accidents, comfort, compassion, falling down, falling down the stairs, healing, injury, restoration | Comments Off