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.

Good Fruit Takes Time

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It takes time for a honeydew melon to get fully ripe. It takes us a bit of maturing and growth to produce good fruit, too. Continue reading →

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Down and Dirty

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Doc Arnett

“He knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.”
Isn’t that awesome?!! Continue reading →

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Ambitions for a Summer Day

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I love these cool August mornings and the beauty of their forming. Continue reading →

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Song for My Dad

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Doc Arnett

“He’s Still My Dad,” song I wrote for my father after he passed away in 2009. Continue reading →

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Migraines, Your Grains, and Our Gains

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It takes more than awareness of cause to find a solution but solution is darn near impossible with knowing the root cause! Continue reading →

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Extraordinary Lives

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Doc Arnett

With plenty of reasons and even more excuses for bitterness and resentment, Marjy Cottle chose grace, faith, and joy. She let go of the past and embraced her future. Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Doing a mudrun without any training isn’t the best way to go about it… but it can still be done… if you don’t quit! Continue reading →

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Next Year’s Peaches

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

This year’s new growth is what produces next year’s fruit. Continue reading →

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Summer in the Flint Hills

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The grandeur of open space and the poetry of the wind shape the face of the Flint Hills with summer beauty. Continue reading →

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Forge Work

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It takes a bit of heat and hammering to reshape steel… and to shape us into God’s likeness. Continue reading →

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