Tag Archives: honesty

The Fine Art of Apology

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Know someone who just can’t ever admit they’re wrong about anything? Only one thing you can do for someone like that… Continue reading →

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Unexpected Grace, Unexpected Place

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Might be that your local Wal-Mart is not where you’d expect someone to return the hundred bucks you left sticking out of their cash machine… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged honesty, kindness of strangers, lost money returned, strangers, unexpected blessing, Wal-Mart | Comments Off

Doing the Right Thing

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Doing the right thing isn’t always easy and sometimes bears a pretty high cost. Sometimes it means quitting a job that pays pretty darn well. Continue reading →

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A Loving Punch in the Gut

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Doc Arnett

One friend who will tell you the truth is worth more than a hundred who are happy to join your little pity party. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged a friend closer than a brother, Don Riley, friendship, good friends, honesty, self-pity, Tom Hale, true friendship, William Jolliff | 1 Comment

A More Accurate Account

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Doc Arnett

While childhood stories might become “fantasized” to some degree, our personal testimony should never be glorifed. Sometimes, we wrestle with demons. Sometimes, we lose. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged Christian witness, dairy farm, growing up, honesty, memories, Paul Arnett, religion, testimony, Todd County KY | Comments Off

I have a 1997 Ford Ranger pickup that has spent most of its entire life carrying more weight than it was built to carry. In that regard, it’s kind of like a few people I’ve seen in Wal-Mart. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged buying used car, checking oil, deceit, evangelists, honesty, used cars, used truck, Wal-Mart, WalMart | Comments Off

Time for Pruning

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is often easy to make the wrong snip, to take away what could have soon been lovely. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged gardening, honesty, introspection, pruning roses, self-analysis, trimming roses | Comments Off