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.

River Guide

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Doc Arnett

The God who is our Guide will be with us through every eddy, every cut and turn, every rushing rapid and the long miles of slow water. But he will never put us in danger for the sake of his own amusement.
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The Long Path

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Standing under the shade of the hickory trees at the old spring down behind the tobacco barn, it was impossible to see where the path would end up. Continue reading →

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Short Ride, Long Walk

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Five hundred fewer steps sure seems like a lot bigger deal when the long shadows stretch across the road in front of us in the work-worn ending of a hard day.
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Compare & Contrast

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Doc Arnett

“Are you two close?” I asked. “Yeah,” he replied, “I actually like her more than my own sister.” Continue reading →

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Un-evolved

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Doc Arnett

in the midst of all that we bring
all that we find and take of life
and all that we have made Continue reading →

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An Evening’s Lesson

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Locust trees and maples fringe the bank in dark border on this dark night. Pink roses hang heavy blooms over the stone retaining wall along the drive. Continue reading →

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Parting Words

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Doc Arnett

When I stood beside his hospital bed in the pre-dawn hours of that March morning, I fully expected that to be my last time with him. Continue reading →

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Resolution

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Doc Arnett

In this changing of seasons,
this new crispness of morning air,
there is an invitation of lingering longer
in the warmth of my wife and bed. Continue reading →

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Fatal Errors

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Today, I’m thankful to be done with the report and very thankful that I have a job where a fatal error doesn’t even cause a scratch. Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t Broke But It Did Need Fixing

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Doc Arnett

But when we consider how long we might have to live with things a certain way, we should become more willing to do what it takes to make them better. Continue reading →

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