Tag Archives: repentance

After the Barn

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It’s easy to clean off your boots when it’s all dry and dust. Easy to cleanse your soul… except when it’s not. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged confession, depression, hard times, muck, mud, renewal, repentance | Comments Off

Zaccheus Impresses Jesus

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A grown man climbing a tree just so he could see Jesus?! How undignified! And… well… cool! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged discipleship, humility, Jesus, repentance, seeing Jesus, tax collector, taxes, Zaccheus | Comments Off

Old Trucks, Overspray and Theology

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Doc Arnett

Fixing some of our mistakes takes more effort than others. Fixing some of them requires a miracle. In between, there’s plain ole hard work! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged overspray, paint spatter, paint spatter removal, painting, repentance, self-righteousness | Comments Off

A Wee Bit of Broken Grout

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, taking care of a tiny little problem can prevent having to deal with a great big problem. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged fitting door jamb, remodeling, repentance | Comments Off

Something’s Up

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Doc Arnett

When a congregation begins to repent and confess its sins and submit to God, it becomes a changed church. This is called revival. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged change, church, confession, congregation, helping others, pastor, repentance, revival, serving, strangers, submission | Comments Off

Over the years of remodeling, I’ve helped strip off old wallpaper more than once. It’s not my favorite job. In fact, it’s often an exercise in persistence, patience and frustration. I’ve scraped, scratched, torn and then sprayed on enough vinegar to alter the pH level of an entire limestone quarry. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged frustration, hypocrisy, remodeling, removing wallpaper, repentance, sin, true religion, wallpaper removal, wallpaper stripper, Zinsser DIY, Zinsser DIY gel | Comments Off

Atonement

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

The early dawn sky to the west is a pale blue, tinged with the sort of soft pink that only shows in this time of night’s fading into day, the time between dark and sun. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged atonement, caring, feeding horses, guilt, negligence, repentance | Comments Off

Taking a Stand

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Doc Arnett

I had thought it was a completely rational idea to have the horses keep the grass “mowed” on the state right-of-way. It would save gas, give the horses extra grazing they needed and, in the long run, save me time. So I put up a temporary extension fence down by the highway. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged fencing, grazing, highway, horse fence, Johnson Grass, mowing, pasture, repentance, state right of way | Comments Off

Confession

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Doc Arnett

The feeling I got then was probably akin to what folks with significant stock holdings have felt like the last few days, especially the ones whose stock value dropped by eighty percent in two minutes.
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Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged adversity, attitude, depression, discouragement, repentance, stock loss, stock market, stock values | Comments Off

Thanksgiving Evening

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In my fifty-plus years of sunsets and shadows, I’ve never seen a more impressive play of light and tone, spectacular in its subtleness. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beauty, faith, fog, hope, mist, Northern Lights, renewal, repentance, sky, sunset | Comments Off