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.

Long Day

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Doc Arnett

By the time we’d worked fifteen minutes, I was drenched with sweat. Even with the sun down, the heat index was in the mid-nineties. Continue reading →

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Finishing Work

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Doc Arnett

when the nature of Jesus has become our own nature, others will have greater difficulty finding the seams between what we are and what we believe. Continue reading →

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Truth and Beauty

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Apparently, Randa and I are now feeding approximately half of the hummingbird population in northwest Missouri. Continue reading →

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Promise in the Clouds

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There are wonders beyond our explanation that though inexplicable can yet be definitely experienced or otherwise witnessed. Continue reading →

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Beyond the Struggle

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I sometimes struggle to release myself from my own plans and believe that he has included me in his. Beyond that struggle lies the place where peace passes understanding and where I can live the abundant life.

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Looking Toward Day

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Inconvenience is so much less trying than tragedy and aggravation easier to negotiate than catastrophe.
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Bargain Hunters

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I decided I didn’t want to leave this world with that much junk lying around for other people to have to deal with. Continue reading →

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Close Proximity

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It just might be that the second best place in the world to start doing good is right down the street. The best place is right next door. Continue reading →

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Travel Troubles

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Doc Arnett

He’d planned to spend the evening with friends, not in desperate search for a tow truck and a mechanic who might somehow consider spending his weekend rebuilding a transmission. Continue reading →

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Multi-Tasking

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Doc Arnett

With the low last night in the mid-sixties, this morning was just right for a bit of garden work in the early hours between dawn’s easy light and the cresting of the sun. Continue reading →

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