Tag Archives: patience

Even Better than the Jelly of the Month Club

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Batteries wear down, toys and tools can break, and clothes wear out, but there are other gifts that last longer the more they are used… Continue reading →

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The Frustrations of Limitation

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Doc Arnett

After last night’s episode, I’m even more convinced that “simple plumbing job” is an oxymoron. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged frustration, patience, plumbing repair, wisdom | 2 Comments

Nature vs. Nature

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Regardless of how it’s couched, framed or stated, here’s what I have found: when I do good, I feel good; when I don’t, I don’t. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged God vs. Satan, good vs. evil, goodness, joy, patience, peace, philosophy, submission, vengeance | Comments Off

Testing

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes it’s not just the heat… or the humidity… that oppresses us. How do we prove our faith even in this? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged authority, employee abuse, endurance, patience, power, praying for those who abuse us, submission, tribulation | Comments Off

Courting Miah

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes we visit in order to be entertained and amused. Sometimes, it’s way more precious than that… Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arkansas, grandchildren, Jeremiah Arnett, Miah Arnett, Misty Arnett, patience, small children, visiting family | Comments Off

Negative Opportunity

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Doc Arnett

You will have at least one chance today,

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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged anger, endure, forgive, forgiveness, kindness, opportunity, patience, retaliation, return good for evil, self-control | Comments Off

Driving Rain

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Doc Arnett

It is seldom in life that we gain greater advantage by pushing blindly ahead, not compelled by faith and wisdom, but driven by the stubbornness of our own determination.
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Posted in Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged direciton, driving in the rain, patience, semis, storms, thunderstorms, tractor trailers, vision, waiting on the Lord, wisdom | Comments Off

September Blessing

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Doc Arnett

faith fresh as dew,

love as abounding as the sky,

and hope strong as the rising sun.
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Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged faith, hope, love, patience, peace, September sky | Comments Off

The Long Summer

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Doc Arnett

but eventually

even good people

can grow weary of their own petitions.

It is good

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Posted in Christian Living, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged dendurance, endurance, flooding, God's strength, grace, levee, Missouri floods, patience | Comments Off

High Winds

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In a world where storms are sometimes stronger than oak trees, it takes more than bending a bit now and then to stand our ground. Continue reading →

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