Author Archives: Doc Arnett

About Doc Arnett

Native of southwestern Kentucky currently living in Ark City, Kansas, with my wife of twenty-nine years, Randa. We have, between us, eight children and twenty-eight grandkids. We enjoy singing, worship, remodeling and travel.

Groundhog Season

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Doc Arnett

That confounded groundhog may have another week of winter weather waiting for us but this week is spring, spring, spring! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, good times, good weather, groundhog, spring, weather forecast, winter, winter weather | Comments Off

Toward Home

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even in the beauty of our blessings, even in our peaceful moments, we can be thankful and yet remember the challenges that others face. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged airplanes, cancelled flights, empathy, flying, frozen river, Illinois, Kansas City, MCI, Mississippi River, Missouri River, northwestern Illinois, snow, snow storms, storms, sympathy, travel, winter travel | Comments Off

Family Prayer

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Bound together in love and faith, a family faces a loved one’s uncertain future. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged faith, family members, healing, hospital, Mary Johnson, sickness, Vachel Murphy | Comments Off

Holding Tight on the Long Nights

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Like old oak trees holding to dead leaves on a winter night, a good stubbornness can carry us through the tough times. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged elderly couples, night, old lovers, snow, trees, woods | Comments Off

Gift Basket

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Doc Arnett

The woman who teaches her son to do laundry, blesses herself, her son and her daughter-in-law. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged folding clothes, laundry, men and laundry, teaching children responsibility | Comments Off

Toasty Warm

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A microwave, a cold morning and a new pair of leather gloves. What could possibly go wrong with this picture? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged assumptions, cold weather, gloves, men and microwaves, microwave, self-deprecation, stupid stuff husbands do, touch screen gloves, warming gloves in microwave | 1 Comment

A New Coat on a Cold Day

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A young black man in a tattered jacket on a bitterly cold day turns a chance encounter into a deeper contemplation on kindness. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bitter cold, coat, cold, Frederick Avenue, Frederick Boulevard, kindness, pride, St Joseph MO, stranger, suspicion, wind chill, winter | Comments Off

A Casual Glory

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A plain, pale sky gives way to a vibrant red-ball sunrise. No matter how plain its beginning, any day can be a good day. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged a good day, attitude, dawn, making a good day, morning, sunrise, the day the Lord has made | Comments Off

Fine Dining in Arkansas

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Doc Arnett

There must be hundreds of great places to eat in Arkansas. This wasn’t one of them. Still… we should do good for others… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arkansas, bad cooking, bad food, black teeth, bless those who despitefully use you, dining, dining experiences, returning good for evil, ribeye, server, steak, steak house, Valentine, Valentine's Day, waitress | Comments Off

I’ve Felt Worse…

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Having someone to help you when you’re sick is a wonderful blessing. Having someone save you from Hell is even more of one. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged aches, flu, help when you're sick, illness, Jesus, love and duty, sacrifice, salvation, Shel Silverstein A Boy Named Sue, sick, vomiting | Comments Off