Category Archives: Christian Living

Family Time

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Sharing the storms even we aren’t together is a part of being family, part of loving one another. Continue reading →

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Arrivals and Departures

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Morning air, cool, light, clean.
Children’s voices, soft in their early rising.
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Sunday Cookin’

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Doc Arnett

If the success of a family gathering is measured by smiles and hugs and deep, rolling laughter, this one was very successful. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged barbecue, cookout, family get-togethers, grilling, Memorial Day | Comments Off

There was a darkness that seemed too sudden to be natural just before the rain began. Tree branches bent wildly as a tremendous gust shook the windows and swirled brackets of rain around the building. Continue reading →

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Beyond Ordinary

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Even in our worship, having a certain way of doing things can be helpful, as long as the routine doesn’t become the purpose rather than a means of accomplishing the purpose.
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The Life Aquatic

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

When we funnel trouble into our lives through our own carelessness, indifference or ignorance, we better be ready to clean up a mess.
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Morning Talks

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The roses are blooming, finally. A few days of sunshine and warm temperatures coaxed the buds into their pleasing burst. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged breakfast, Christ, communion, dawn, flowers, gardening, morning, prayer, relaxing, roses | Comments Off

Escaping the Heat

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Doc Arnett

If temporary personal comfort and financial mercy produce such delight in us, how much more knowing that we have been spared from the debt of our sin and the price of our former disobedience?

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Hoarders

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It’s an interesting moment when we finally realize that the very thing we criticize about someone else is part and parcel of our own life, our own character. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged basements, closets, clutter, collection, faults, getting organized, hoarders, hoarding, junk, perceptions | Comments Off

Schedule Change

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is probably a good thing, no matter how delayed, to learn to attend to things according to their need rather than to my desires. Continue reading →

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