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Cold Days and the Way of Faith

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Doc Arnett

These single digit temps cleaning up the horse pen remind me of bitter cold mornings in an unheated milk barn sixty-five years ago… and of how faith sustains us through all things. Continue reading →

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Walking on Ice

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Walking on ice makes us twice as careful and realize how dangerous even simple things can be. Continue reading →

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Sculpted by the Storm

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Doc Arnett

A bit of snow sculpture transforms into a piece of glass… wondrous, indeed, but not as glorious as the transformation of the spirit and soul wrought by the hand of God. Continue reading →

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Fire and Ice in the Cedars

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Doc Arnett

It is easy enough to let the glum and ho-hum of this world leach the color from the palette of personality. Easy, yes.

But it is still a choice. Continue reading →

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Fire and Ice

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Doc Arnett

How fine and peaceful The serenity of a frozen lakeOn a gray morningWhen thoughts of the dayAre slowly forming notions of what may comeAnd love lingers near the surfaceLike the glow of a shrouded sunWarming the motions of what must … Continue reading →

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A Slight Storm

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The grays and tans of gravel and sand
barely show through the thin glaze
of this day’s winter storm. Continue reading →

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February Feeding in Northern Kansas

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Doc Arnett

A twenty percent chance of freezing rain has left a slight gray glaze on this February morning… Continue reading →

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Even in Winter

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Doc Arnett

Even in the winter’s cold, even with ice and snow, God’s eye is still upon the sparrow–and us. Continue reading →

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Beauty and Blessing from the Gutter

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Doc Arnett

We are often so mesmerized by distant spectacles that we fail to grasp the glory of what waits at our own door. Continue reading →

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Just Barely Enough

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Doc Arnett

At the right moment, just a tiny bit of encouragement is all it takes. Continue reading →

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