Category Archives: Metaphysical Reflection

Following the Trail

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Doc Arnett

A spring hike in a Kentucky woods with two daughters and five grandchildren stirs old memories and forms brand new ones; all of them are good! Continue reading →

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Earth Day, 2014

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Doc Arnett

It’s always a bit scary to see someone else take over something that we’ve loved and cared for. It’s plain painful to see them abuse it. Continue reading →

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We’ve gone from eighty and sunny on Saturday to snow and freeze warnings on Monday… but that’s nothing compared to the changes in Jerusalem that took place in one week nearly two thousand years ago. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged changes, crucifixion, Doniphan County KS, fickleness, freeze, Jesus, Palm Sunday, rain, snow, storms, weather | Comments Off

Blessing for a Spring Morning

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I hope that the calm stillness
of this day’s slow wakening
stays with you from dawn till darkness. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessing, buds, freshness, grace, growing, invocation, prayer of blessing, spring | Comments Off

Driving Through Pottawatomie County

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Somewhere south of US 36
along the line of Kansas 63,
you can see where rolling farmland
begins its transition into the Flint Hills. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged brome, burning pasture, driving, Flint Hills, green, Pottawatomie County KS, spring, winter wheat | Comments Off

Day of Fog and Mist

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I like the way a day like this
settles around you,
pulls a comforting shroud of gray
up close
but not too close, Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged comfort, Doniphan County KS, fog, foggy day, gray day, Midwest, weather | Comments Off

Better by Degrees

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Doc Arnett

How muddy do you have to be when an old farm pond seems to offer improvement? Pretty darn muddy! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged clean, cleaning up, getting clean, Mud Run, muddy, pond, Rocky Hills Ranch, Warrior Dash, Warrior Dash Texas | Comments Off

A Fine Moment

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Covered with mud, standing with my kids and surrounded by strangers, muscles tired and sore, sprained ankle aching… and having a great time! Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged Ben Arnett, family, fun, Mud Run, obstacle course, Sam Arnett, Sara Bynum, togetherness, Warrior Dash, Warrior Dash Texas | Comments Off

Renewal by Fire

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Doc Arnett

It seems strange that burning the old grass helps the new grass grow… there is something magic in the flames. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged burning grass, burning pasture, dead grass, grass, renewal, safe burning | Comments Off

More Stubborn Than Winter

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Those who ache from the bruising cold find little beauty in the snow and utility bills that take too much of a month’s pay have a way of shaping perceptions of nature. Choose happiness anyway. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, beauty, choose happiness, circumstances, persistence, positive thinking, resentment, resilience | Comments Off