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Category Archives: Christian Living
Long Distance Love
I guess there aren’t too many of us who haven’t played the “What If?” game a time or two. What if I’d taken the other job? What if I’d moved back there? The game can be anywhere from interesting to torturing, amusing to masochistic. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged choices, distance, distance from family, family, long distance relationships, phone calls, second guessing, self doubt, separation, separation from loved ones
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Holding to Hope
There is, sometimes,
a fine line between hope and madness,
a keen edge between the ledge of despair
and believing
Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged attitude, belief, courage, despair, determination, evidence, faith, hope, optimism, surrender
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An Ill Wind
After several minutes of encroaching claps of thunder, the strength of the storm erupted in the early hours of our Sunday morning in Kansas. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Family, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged birth, blood clots, C-section, daughter, family, he, Kansas, lightning, rain, shortness of breath, storms, thunder, wind
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Spring Morning
In the ebbing darkness of an April night,
the bright circle of the moon
holds full and warm
above the ridge. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged creation, evidence of God, full moon, greater power, Higher Power, humanity, seasons, spring, testimony
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Something Else
In the aftermath of the University of Kentucky’s recent victories over Louisville and Kansas, many alleged fans in Lexington went on a binge that could hardly be called “celebration.” Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports
Tagged basketball celebration, Cardinals, decency, fanatics, fans, Jayhawks, Kansas University, KU, Lexington, NCAA Basketball Champions, rabid fans, respect, rioting, rioting in Lexington, tournament, UK, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, violence, Wildcats
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A Whisper of Faith
ool air eases in through the window,
something less than a breeze,
just a soft flowing of the night. Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged breeze, cutting grass, faith, future, home, horses, memory, moon, moonlight, open window, past, peace, power, rest, sleep, strength
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Purpose Driven Life
Spring has surged
so green and sudden
that the Bradford pears
have already gone
from bloom to leaf. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Gardening, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged bearing fruit, blooming, crabapple, fruit trees, gardening, nature, peach tree, planting, roses, spring
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A Dark Blue Dawning
The sky has the look of storm to it this morning, a forming in the night of dark shapes and deep shadows. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged comfort, deliverance, God's care, God's love, God's presence, heaven, paradise, protection, security, storm
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A More Challenging Pattern
In this one, I am reminded that we may, from time to time, find ourselves in the sublime pursuit of some goal or another that seems to elude, evade and otherwise overcome our finest efforts. We should not forget that in some of those situations in which it seems that what we are trying to do is quite impossible, there may be a simple explanation. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
Tagged determination, faith, perception, persistence, remodeling, removing wallpaper, stripping wallpaper, wisdom
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Covering the Point Spread
Aside from those games when our vicarious identity is completely wrapped up in one of the two teams playing, we like that unexpected thrill. We like the storyline of the unheard-of team taking the title with the off-balance, hands in the face, double-teamed smaller guy’s last second shot. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports
Tagged against the odds, basketball, betting, champions, faith, gambling, Lamb of God, NCAA tournament, philosophy of sports, playoffs, resurrection, small schools, underdog, upsets, victory, winners, winning
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 