Tag Archives: integrity

Ancient Instruction

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Doc Arnett

For about as long as I can remember, I’ve thought of favoritism as something most likely to be shown to those who held some sort of advantage: wealth, familiarity, beauty. Continue reading →

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Reverend Jethro & the Home Boys

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Doc Arnett

A colloquialized version of Jethro’s visit to Moses and advice on delegation. Continue reading →

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Burn Ban

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Whatever keeps us from doing a bad thing, is a good thing. Continue reading →

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Tough Choices

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Any choice that violates integrity should be an easy choice to make… but it’s right important that we don’t let our pride or prejudice pretend to be “integrity.” Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Charlie Arnett, doing the right thing, honesty, integrity, parental example, parents, principle, Ruby Arnett, the cost of integrity | Comments Off

Things That Matter

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Interviewing skills aren’t nearly as important to me as a candidate’s values… and job skills. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, College, Higher Education, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work | Tagged accountability, Cowley College, integrity, job interviews, leadership, people, values | Comments Off

Short Circuiting the Golden Rule

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Some people definitely should not be allowed to do electrical work in someone else’s house. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged electrical hazards, electrical work, Golden Rule, hazards, integrity | Comments Off

Scholarship, Leadership, Service & Character

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Excellence does not require competition against others; it requires you to conquer yourself and dedicate yourself to an ideal. Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching, Work | Tagged character, competition, induction ceremony, integrity, leadership, National Honor Society, Riverside High School Wathena KS, scholarship, school, service, speech | Comments Off

Hard Times

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There’s a common saying that we don’t know what we’d do until we’re put into a particular situation. Perhaps we might also say that we don’t know what we would refuse to do, either. Continue reading →

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