Author Archives: Doc Arnett

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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.

Old Friends and Old Hymns

My best old friend from high school had been closer than a brother back in the day. We’d even been brothers-in-law for a few years but both ended up divorced from the sisters we’d married. Over the years, Mark and … Continue reading →

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Reunion Special

Getting back together this weekend with a friend from high school to sing together in public again for the first time in nearly fifty years! Continue reading →

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Hard Frost

Like frost melting from a metal gate on a cold but sunny morning, much of the kindness that we show carries no lasting trace… but is still worth doing. Continue reading →

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Working on Sam’s Cabin

I am sitting on the steps of a small porch Of a small cabin tucked into the corner Of a big backyard in an old town in South Carolina. Coffee in hand on the last day in November, I am … Continue reading →

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A Thanksgiving Dawn

The soft glow of color on a cloudless morning provides a peaceful dawning for a day of Thanksgiving. Continue reading →

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Plumb Aggravating

Well, folks, It was a right aggravating day with the plumbing project. I’ll spare you the play by play reporting, but let’s just say that when Ben and I turned the water back on at his house, the results were … Continue reading →

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Evening Promises

Beyond the black lace of the neighbor’s treesTraced against a glowing sky,A thin slice of burnished gold fires the horizon.Slight gray clouds stretch like the fingers of a great, invisible hand,Spanning from that gold to the pastel blue overhead.Orange curls … Continue reading →

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The Third Leaf

A farmer gets very unexpected gas mileage from a new VW… and has on idea he’s getting help. But not from a divine source! Continue reading →

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A Lingering Glory

Astonished by a glorious sunset that lasted for an hour, I cannot imagine the lasting glory of the new heavens and the new earth. Continue reading →

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An Almost Empty Nest

Seeing a lone eagle in an old nest in the coming darkness nudges the longing for my grown children. Continue reading →

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