Category Archives: Christian Living

A Humbling Power

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Doc Arnett

To learn that we live by grace is good; to show that grace in our living is even better. Continue reading →

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A New Adventure

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Doc Arnett

The lessons of frustration, disappointment and discouragement are not lessons we would choose but they can be the most valuable lessons we learn.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Work | Tagged career, Cowley College, Cowley County Community College, disappointment, frustration, job advancement, promotion, work | Comments Off

A Few Good Things

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Breakfast on the patio, preparing for and hosting an outdoor wedding, a poetry reading and finishing drywall. How can a day get any better than that?! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Gardening, Relationships | Tagged Amazing Things Press, breakfast, coffee, Jaylon Baldwin, Leah Motlas, morning, outdoor dining, outdoor wedding, poetry reading, wedding | Comments Off

Fruitful Even in the Lean Season

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even when we do not bear all of the fruit that we desire, we can still give rest and bear witness that we were created to serve others. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature | Tagged blooms, freeze, fruit, fruitful, peaches, rest, serving others, shade | Comments Off

Summer Serenade

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A refreshing breeze and good friends singing under the trees… it doesn’t seem much of an exaggeration to think this is a foretaste of heaven. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Music, Relationships | Tagged friends, guitars, harmony, melody, Music, singing, summer, The Eagles | Comments Off

August Morning

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

The morning sun barely burns through this morning fog, shaping a fiery red circle to the east… a smooth and easy beginning to this good day. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Doniphan County KS, fog, morning coffee, pastoral scenes, rural life | Comments Off

Deeper Than the Covering

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Neither old houses nor young lives can endure without solid foundations. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged anchored life, drywall, foundation, old house, plaster, remodeling, repairing old walls, sheetrock | Comments Off

The Lord’s Day

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Doc Arnett

The fading of day, the feeding of swallows, intimate conversation… a good ending to a good day.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Nature, Relationships | Tagged conversation, dusk, evening, family, Randa Arnett, Sam Arnett, sunset, swallows | Comments Off

In Memory of Vachel Murphy

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even in the cruelness of cancer,
faith still holds in the passing,
shared lives still bear the blessing
of those who sleep in Jesus. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Poetry, Relationships | Tagged cancer, death, dying, family, hope, resurrection | Comments Off

Drifter at the Door

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Finding a homeless person asleep at the doors of the church just might be the best possible way to start a Lord’s Day. Continue reading →

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