Tag Archives: surrender

To Have and Have Not

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Doc Arnett

To have walked in thunder and welcomed rain…
to have felt the fear and still have loved… Continue reading →

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The Power of Surrender

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A pastor’s example of humility and confession leads others to a place of blessing. Continue reading →

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Things That Last

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes
I have held to hope too lightly:
letting go too easily
in the long night of doubt
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Trial and Error

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Too much time
put into a thing
reaching for perfection
can become a reproach. Continue reading →

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Holding to Hope

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There is, sometimes,
a fine line between hope and madness,
a keen edge between the ledge of despair
and believing
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Good Practice

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is good on a day like this
to let a greater Spirit
draw near to ours,
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