Tag Archives: humility

A Righteous Poverty

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Doc Arnett

It is not just the wealthy
in need of that miracle of mind
that finds them changed of heart: Continue reading →

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From Dust, Angels

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Held to earth
by body and breath,
rarely eager for the death
that brings us that final release, Continue reading →

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The Conjoining

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Doc Arnett

What grace it is
to speak words of healing
to the aching wound, Continue reading →

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The Sound and the Fury

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Doc Arnett

To be sure, there are times for righteous indignation in a wicked world. But we should also keep in mind that we were not saved by the whip with which Jesus drove the money-mongers from the temple. Continue reading →

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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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Long Lessons

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Doc Arnett

I rise slowly in the slight light of a half-moon shining above the thin clouds that drift solemnly toward the east. The breeze that has pushed in with colder air keeps the grass in the pasture bare of frost. Continue reading →

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Cedar Blossoms

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Doc Arnett

If you imagined three or four very small starfish kind of melted together in the center with soft, rusty orange spikes radiating outward, you’d have a general idea. Continue reading →

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Sideways

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The change in my prayer approach hasn’t resulted in me thinking I am now God’s gift to teachers. It hasn’t made me rich nor brought me a flood of accolades. What it has done is given me more peace before, during and after the trainings. Continue reading →

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Moonshiners, Rumrunners and Bootleggers

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is he who has shown us that he brought us freedom so that we might reveal that true greatness is demonstrated when we willingly serve one another in love.

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Caution

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Doc Arnett

We must remember that he, the very Son of God, walked amidst dirt and disease, endured insult and indignity, sacrificed in order to bring life and chose death over disobedience. Continue reading →

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