Tag Archives: providence

An Appreciation

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes in the shadows of an open door,
we see something that we have never seen before,
or have seen a thousand times
and never noticed. Continue reading →

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Gloom, Despair and Agony

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Doc Arnett

It’s true that stuff happens and some of it is pretty awful. Some of it is just unpleasant. And, an awful lot of it is just different from what we’d like it to be. Continue reading →

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Getting There

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Theology at times seems to me like trying to explain the universe to a tree frog. I have found faith much more satisfying than theology. Continue reading →

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The Battle Belongs to the Lord

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It was a time of incredible turmoil: one of our children had just had a minor brush with the law, another was just being released from residential treatment, our church was in the middle of yet another self-induced crisis and our personal budget had taken more hits than a crash test dummy.
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Whether Forecast

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Doc Arnett

What is clear, though, is that God’s love and mercy, his faithfulness, his leading and calling, his provision and training are not dependent upon climate patterns, not altered by Arctic blasts nor stalled out fronts. Continue reading →

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