Category Archives: Metaphysical Reflection

Blessing for the Last Day of February

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Whether this day brings you
rain or snow or sleet
or the brightest skies
you have ever seen,

I hope that it brings you good, Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessing, good to others, invocation, morning blessing, smile, sweet dreams | Comments Off

Comfort

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I have seen close enough
the long aching pain
the death of a child brings a mother. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged caring, comfort, death, death of a child, empathy, grief, losing a child, loss, pain, sorrow | Comments Off

Loving the Weather

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Doc Arnett

We’ve gone from minus twenty wind chills to sixty degrees in less than a week. Thunderstorms tonight and snow tomorrow. Definitely not boring! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, changes, expect good, grace, northeast Kansas, weather | Comments Off

Beyond Winter’s Testings

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Even in the long harsh winter, God’s work continues in us; His fruit is born in all seasons. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged chores, endurance, feeding horse, fruit, hope, perseverance, spiritual growth, spring, suffering, sunrise, winter morning | Comments Off

Getting Rid of the Stink

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Doc Arnett

As far back as I can remember I’ve had sort of a low-grade phobia about being sprayed by skunks. It was a well-formed fear, with lots of reinforcement. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Farming, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged atonement, burial, Jesus, odor, redemption, relative, sacrifice, salvation, sin, skunk, skunk spray, Son of God, stench, stink | Comments Off

Sundogs

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, getting the view we want to see requires that we endure some discomfort… like taking pictures in a minus twenty wind chill. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Doniphan County KS, ice dogs, nature photography, perspective, pictures, prism, snow storm, sun, sundogs, winter phenomenon | Comments Off

January’s Passing

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Even memory seems dulled
by the constant cold;
did the snows start in November
or was it even before that
this year? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cold, crescent moon, endurance, feeding horses, hope, moon, night, sky, winter | Comments Off

Ice in Atlanta

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Doc Arnett

What happens when ice and snow suddenly show up in a Southern city? Chaos, misfortune and massive opportunity for others to ridicule. Might be that empathy would be a better response… Continue reading →