Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

A Deliberate Caution

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Doc Arnett

a very deliberate caution

that does not allow

the seem of circumstance

to overwhelm the reality of truth.

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Unseasonable

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Doc Arnett

For the second time in a week, we reached sixty degrees yesterday. At the time of year when our normal high temperatures are in the teens, we’re looking at another week of the forties. The day started out with ominous omens. Continue reading →

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Prognosis

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Doc Arnett

A dear friend of mine recently discovered a mass in a place where masses are not supposed to be. Biopsies confirmed the presence of sarcoma. Continue reading →

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Horse Sense

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Even though no other horse is anywhere near him, he pounds forward, straining and stretching, a graceful fury of muscle, bone and tendon in unparalleled power and coordination. Continue reading →

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Winter Pasture

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There is something about unity
that pleases even the heart of God. Continue reading →

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The Gift

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Occasionally, though, I’ll get lucky. I’ll actually give someone something he or she doesn’t want to immediately re-gift, re-cycle or indulge his or her pyromanic tendencies. Continue reading →

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A Little Off-Target

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

As we made our way to church that Sunday morning in the Chevy station wagon, Dad plowed through several drifts that were close to two feet deep. Continue reading →

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Atonement

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Doc Arnett

The early dawn sky to the west is a pale blue, tinged with the sort of soft pink that only shows in this time of night’s fading into day, the time between dark and sun. Continue reading →

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Something Beyond the Cold

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, the changes of life turn something once held for comfort into something that feels more like affliction. Continue reading →

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A Winter Prayer

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Be as slow as the passing of time

on a long, gray day

to take offense

at any sleight,
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