Tag Archives: rain

Topeka Rain

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Doc Arnett

There is a calm beauty in summer rain in the city’s night, a gentle soothing. Continue reading →

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Making It Through the Muck

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Being laughed at by others wasn’t fun when I was six and not any more fun at sixty. But sometimes, it’s the last laugh that counts the most. Continue reading →

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A Mind for Every Season

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Having to mow the yard every few days is part of the price for a bumper crop season but every season is right for helping others. Continue reading →

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A Passing Witness

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Doc Arnett

There’s something almost magical, certainly surreal, about an isolated storm that passes quickly and leaves the air fresh and clean. Continue reading →

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We’ve gone from eighty and sunny on Saturday to snow and freeze warnings on Monday… but that’s nothing compared to the changes in Jerusalem that took place in one week nearly two thousand years ago. Continue reading →

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Rolling With the Flow

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Like the moods of an aggressive bipolar bear, extremes seldom make for a good combination. Continue reading →

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Rain Dance

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Doc Arnett

For such a rain as this, we should offer sacrifices in the temple.
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A Chance of Rain

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A full moon sets a ruffled glow
showing through the clouds,
a vague and veiled testimony
like the hazy kiss of fog against the face. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged drought, evidence, existence of God, fog, mist, northeast Kansas, rain, understanding | Comments Off

Praise in Disappointment

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A grateful heart sees more good in a single glance than a bitter one sees in a lifetime. Continue reading →

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Watching the Storm

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Doc Arnett

a long firing
runs a white hot wire
all across the northern sky: Continue reading →

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