Category Archives: Christian Devotions

A Lingering Glory

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Astonished by a glorious sunset that lasted for an hour, I cannot imagine the lasting glory of the new heavens and the new earth. Continue reading →

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The Right Words

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Aren’t you glad that God very clearly hears our hearts even when our words are a bit jumbled and our thoughts are tumbled? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Charlie Arnett, language, margarine vs. butter, precise language, proper grammar, Ruby Arnett | Comments Off

A Touch of Fire

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A touch of fire singes the fringesOf the fraying edges of a cold gray dayIn the corner of Kansas. Thin bits of ice glaze the rails of the round penWhere the pair of geldings send steaming breathInto the last shredsOf … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, horses, Kansas, northeast Kansas, peace, reassurance, storms, sunset, truth | Comments Off

Macho Man on Steroids

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Either the dude Jesus was the most deluded, self-deceived, arrogant, narcissistic person who ever lived… or exactly who he claimed to be. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Billy the Kid, Emilio Estevez, James Coburn, Jesus, Jesus's identity, John Chisum, Martha, Messiah, resurrection, Young Guns II | Comments Off

Mighty Fine Stuff

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I’m not sure exactly what it is that so draws me to making apple cider… it’s several things, I reckon. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, food, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged apple cider, Charlie Arnett, cider, cider mill, cider press, Kelvie Nicholson, making apple cider, Paul Arnett, west Kentucky, western Kentucky | Comments Off

Lessons from Lazarus-Part II

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

If you knew, really knew, that you would never truly die, what level of reassurance might that bring you? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beyond death, eternal life, hope, Lazarus, resurrection, soul | Comments Off

Plan C for Cider

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the day the Lord has made is so much better than the one you planned, you just feel plum loved! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, food, Gardening, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged altered plans, apple cider, apples, cider, disappointment, Judy Motlas, Leah Baldwin, Leah Motlas, making cider, orchard, windfall apples | Comments Off

Lessons from Lazarus-Part I

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Doc Arnett

God’s timing isn’t out timing… thank God! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering | Tagged blaming God, disappointment, glorifying God, God's timing, providence, timing | Comments Off

Almost Cut My Hair

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Doc Arnett

An ultimatum for a hair cut sends a Sixties teenager to the barber shop… but with a twist. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged conversion, dads, farm life, hair cut, hair styles, Sixties, sons, west Kentucky | Comments Off

The Wonder of God

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Doc Arnett

In the working of God in creation, in the universe, and within my own heart and life, I am moved and humbled. I rejoice. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Worship | Tagged admiration of God, evidence of God | Comments Off