Tag Archives: understanding

He Remembers That We Are Dust

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Doc Arnett

Being human is never an excuse for us to choose evil… but it is always a reason for us to remember the nature of the God who made us. Continue reading →

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Of Empathy and Experience

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the Lord has to put us into someone else’s place to put us into our place… experience can lead to empathy, if our hearts are open. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged caring, empathy, experience, learning from life, loss of hearing, perspective, understanding | Comments Off

Mercy Triumphs over Judgment*

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I like B. J. Smith. I like him a lot. And that makes it much easier for me to desire mercy. And those who sow mercy will reap mercy. Whether they like B. J. or not… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged B. J. Smith, basketball, Doniphan County KS, felony, forgiveness, HCC women's basketball, Highland Community College, Jayhawk Conference, mercy, NJCAA, understanding, women's basketball | Comments Off

Josh Blue

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Doc Arnett

One thing you have to admit, a man with cerebral palsy, wildly frizzy reddish blond hair and piercing blue eyes who calls himself “an African American” has a different take on life. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cerebral palsy, comedy, disability, Josh Blue, profanity, tolerance, understanding | Comments Off

Ice in Atlanta

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Doc Arnett

What happens when ice and snow suddenly show up in a Southern city? Chaos, misfortune and massive opportunity for others to ridicule. Might be that empathy would be a better response… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Atlanta storm, Birmingham storm, driving on ice, empathy, ice, judging, regional prejudice, ridicule, snow, understanding | Comments Off

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

Insight

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Doc Arnett

we were not made
for miles or moments
but for a life
that extends beyond life,
for existence that transcends living. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged closeness to God, fasting, perspective, prayer, understanding | Comments Off

Tilting the Kaleidoscope

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I think that in much of our lives, we often and only see others in a particular role that comes to define them in our minds: Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged appreciation, empathy, insight, knowing others, life roles, revealing ourselves, understanding | Comments Off

Other Shoes

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Doc Arnett

We stood looking at the course before the start of the race, wondering why no one was running up the long steep hill just out of the gate. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged challenge, challenge race, empathy, Missouri, obstacle courses, perspective, Rugged Maniacs, Snow Creek, understanding, Weston | Comments Off

Horse Sense

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There’s always a reason for anything that other people do. Most of the time, that reason makes sense from a certain perspective. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Farming, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arabian horse, Arabians, empathy, horses, perspective, sympathy, understanding, understanding others, view point | Comments Off