Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

Old Friends and Old Hymns

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Doc Arnett

My best old friend from high school had been closer than a brother back in the day. We’d even been brothers-in-law for a few years but both ended up divorced from the sisters we’d married. Over the years, Mark and … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Worship | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Old Friends and Old Hymns

Reunion Special

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Getting back together this weekend with a friend from high school to sing together in public again for the first time in nearly fifty years! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Music, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Reunion Special

Hard Frost

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Like frost melting from a metal gate on a cold but sunny morning, much of the kindness that we show carries no lasting trace… but is still worth doing. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Hard Frost

Working on Sam’s Cabin

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I am sitting on the steps of a small porch Of a small cabin tucked into the corner Of a big backyard in an old town in South Carolina. Coffee in hand on the last day in November, I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Working on Sam’s Cabin

A Thanksgiving Dawn

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Doc Arnett

The soft glow of color on a cloudless morning provides a peaceful dawning for a day of Thanksgiving. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Family, food, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Thanksgiving Dawn

Plumb Aggravating

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Well, folks, It was a right aggravating day with the plumbing project. I’ll spare you the play by play reporting, but let’s just say that when Ben and I turned the water back on at his house, the results were … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Plumb Aggravating

The Third Leaf

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A farmer gets very unexpected gas mileage from a new VW… and has on idea he’s getting help. But not from a divine source! Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Third Leaf

A Lingering Glory

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Astonished by a glorious sunset that lasted for an hour, I cannot imagine the lasting glory of the new heavens and the new earth. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Lingering Glory

An Almost Empty Nest

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Seeing a lone eagle in an old nest in the coming darkness nudges the longing for my grown children. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family, Nature, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Right Words

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Aren’t you glad that God very clearly hears our hearts even when our words are a bit jumbled and our thoughts are tumbled? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Right Words