Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

Green Onions

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Doc Arnett

Seeing two fresh sprigs of wild onions triggered a couple of strong memories for me… One of a classic rock tune by Booker T and the MGs. The other, how much my dairy farm dad hated them! Different perceptions are often explained by different impacts things have on different people… Continue reading →

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Breakfast Moment

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Doc Arnett

A mundane breakfast time is interrupted by an unusual and beautiful moment when a gorgeous male fox pauses right outside my kitchen window. Continue reading →

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Welcome Home

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Doc Arnett

An extended family greeting at an airport reminded me of the joy we will one experience at the Great Reunion in Heaven. Continue reading →

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In All Things

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Doc Arnett

In all things, whether in joy or in sorrow, I will cry out to God and praise His name. Continue reading →

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Way Back Then and There

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Doc Arnett

Plowing in between those low hills, turning red clay into planted fields. Green sod furrowed into dirt, long flumes behind the plow showed our work. We sweated in those brick-kiln summers, studied each blister with aching wonder. Stacked hay high … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Poetic Contemplations, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blisters, farm, going back, growing up, hard work, hay, nostalgia, plowing | Comments Off

Every Idle Word

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Doc Arnett

When Jesus calls a group of people “a bunch of snakes” and then warns about unforgivable sin, it kind of catches your attention, eh?

And then, he lets us know that we need to watch what we say… Continue reading →

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Assisted Living

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Doc Arnett

I sat in the waiting area,
pretending not to see the residents
doing their physical therapy.

Contemplations of aging and blessing… while visiting a neighbor in an assisted living center. Continue reading →

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Witness of a Winter Moon

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Doc Arnett

High above in the keen thinness of a January night,
a three-quarter moon glistens snow and ice.
A few high clouds—too thin to shroud the light—
stroke gentle texture between stars and frozen earth. Continue reading →

Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beauty, clouds, jet trails, light, moon, moonshadows, night, Poetry, snow, winter | Comments Off

Wrong End of the Shovel

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Doc Arnett

Some days we feel invincible, like we could dig a hole even if we had to use the wrong end of the shovel. Other days, brushing our teeth is an accomplishment!

How we respond to one another in all situations relfects our faith and affirms our relationships. Continue reading →

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Witness of a Lesser Light

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Doc Arnett

The moon casts a shadow from the mailbox across the drive next to the road. High, thin clouds and the twin strands of a jet’s contrail catch the light in thin wisps high above. Continue reading →

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