Category Archives: Christian Devotions

Matters of the Heart

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I remember Valentine’s Days as a kid at Trenton Elementary School back in the middle years of a previous century. Continue reading →

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Invocation of Blessing

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Doc Arnett

to forgive fervently
and adore all that is pure and good,
to walk quietly in the midst of turmoil Continue reading →

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Awards Shows

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I shudder, and refuse to even try to imagine, what will make the current fans of hip-hop and rap shudder when their grandkids crank up whatever device blasts their preferences into the fractured ears of their elders. Continue reading →

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Replenishment by Depletion

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Many of us are readily inclined to believe that almost no one else has less than we do; no one else has so much bad luck, so much misfortune, so little good. Continue reading →

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Compromise

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Doc Arnett

At ninety,
when his kidneys began to fail,
he decided he was tired of the fighting,
tired of the tooth and nail,
tired of what it takes
to hold on to this world. Continue reading →

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The Least Slice

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I know that soon,
a wide slate darkness
will cover the sky
and the tender blush of a rising sun
will fade. Continue reading →

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Encouragement for Parents and Partners

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Just love your family, every single hour of every single day of your life and devote yourself to complete imitation of the example of Christ in serving your family. Continue reading →

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The Art of Appreciation

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I think it is easy for us, in the nearness of our lives, to overlook the constant opportunities we have to encourage one another. Continue reading →

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The Lifting

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A quarter-moon hangs
high in the midst of a southern sky,
its light distinct above the low slate
of this pre-dawn darkness.
Continue reading →

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Hard Morning

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Doc Arnett

With my layers of cotton clothing
and lined gloves,
it does not seem so cold— Continue reading →

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