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.

Alive in the Desert

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Doc Arnett

In the midst of such vastness as the Grand Canyon, I marvel at the beauty and persistence of tiny life. Continue reading →

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Gathering from an Old Orchard

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Doc Arnett

There is something of God in gathering old apples for making fresh cider, in taking what was left to rot and turning it into something sweet and precious. Continue reading →

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Running through the Mud

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Doc Arnett

It is often the least enjoyable segments of life that best prepare us for our greatest testings–and our greatest delights. Continue reading →

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A Few Miles West of Medicine Lodge

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Small buttes, little mesas, red bluffs rising above miles and miles of open range–are you sure this is Kansas, Dorothy? Continue reading →

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Sharpening the Axe

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Doc Arnett

A borrowed ATV covered with mud and a faucet with no handle: recipe for frustration? Nah, God’s got this! Continue reading →

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Itty Bitty Miracles

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Doc Arnett

How big does a miracle have to be to be a miracle? Continue reading →

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Listening to the Leading

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Doc Arnett

There are times when we feel a tugging to do something good. Even when you can’t explain it, do it! Continue reading →

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The Rest of the Ring Story

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Solomon wrote “There is a time to search and a time to give up searching.” He didn’t say either would be easy. Continue reading →

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New Ring, Old Promises

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, the value of a thing is not in itself but in what it represents. I think that’s especially true of wedding bands. Continue reading →

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The Strother Martin Wedding Band

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Doc Arnett

You ever figure out that you’d failed to share that conversation inside your head that you’d been having with someone else ? Continue reading →

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