Category Archives: Metaphysical Reflection

Biking for Jesus–Part II

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I think we who claim to follow Jesus find it really convenient to muse such questions philosophically and quite inconvenient to make the answers actually guide our behavior. Continue reading →

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Biking for Jesus–Part I

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Doc Arnett

He also seemed to be tired and in pain. Given that he’d already ridden nearly fifty miles with sixty-to-seventy pounds of gear on his bike, that seemed a safe speculation. Continue reading →

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Direction from a Hitchhiker–Part II

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Doc Arnett

When a man with eleven kids and twenty-five grandkids talks about what he thinks people will like, I’m inclined to listen. Continue reading →

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Direction from a Hitchhiker–Part I

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Something about the way he was walking on a humid July afternoon made me suspicious… suspicious that he wasn’t just out for his daily constitutional. Of course, a good part of that observation was due to my keen perception of … Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Even small things
must be done carefully,
else the good we intend
for those we love
will seem more like cursing than blessing. Continue reading →

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Rain Dance

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Doc Arnett

For such a rain as this, we should offer sacrifices in the temple.
Continue reading →

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Seasons of Refreshing

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Doc Arnett

There was a fine feel
in the unseasonable coolness
of October air sent into summer,

like the moving of the Spirit
in a soul sensing the nearness
of its exhaustion, Continue reading →

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Fishing with the Grandkids

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I have long been mesmerized
by the magic of fishing,
spending long hours alone as a child,
contemplating the mystery
of what happened beneath the surface, Continue reading →

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A Good Pattern

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Doc Arnett

With his smooth gait, winsome personality, sure-footed manner and confidence in various settings, Journey is earning Randa’s trust, respect and appreciation. Continue reading →

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A Softer Dawn

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Maybe it’s the lack of harshness
that seems to soothe my spirit,
nothing stark like sunlight
on the white boards of the barn,
nothing sharply defined like gravel and grass. Continue reading →

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