Category Archives: Christian Devotions

Quarter Moon in a Broken Sky

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The light of a quarter moon breaks through thin clouds on a peaceful night.
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Bad Timing, Bad Apples

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Even in our disappointment, we can choose to focus on the positive… and enjoy ourselves more. Continue reading →

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God’s Own Cider

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Doc Arnett

It’s pretty amazing how you can take a bunch of defective apples and make wonderful cider… and how imperfect people can work together in the beauty of harmony… Continue reading →

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Past Their Prime

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Ready to make cider, it is disappointing to realize that I should have come to the orchard two weeks earlier before so many apples rotted on the ground. Continue reading →

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Patient Perceptions

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The patience of my older brother unlocked the heavens and unblocked my inability to recognize the Big Dipper when I was a small kid. Continue reading →

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Hope, Even From Failure

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Even from rotted fruit, good seeds emerge with the potential for great good in the future. Continue reading →

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A Few Good Things

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Maybe along the lines of Tom T. Hall’s “I Love” or the more famous “A Few of My Favorite Things,” here’s a partial list of mine… Continue reading →

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Prayer for Today

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A prayer for love and mercy, for strength and grace, for peace and forgiving. Continue reading →

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Sunset at Camp Horizon

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A redball sunset over the Arkansas River bottom in southern Kansas is quiet, peaceful, soothing, and inspiring. Continue reading →

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Wedding Waltz

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

My good friend, Bill Jolliff, rightly observed nearly forty years ago, “We worry too much and dance too little.” Continue reading →

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