Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

Bucky

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Not every physical flaw has to be fixed; learning to live with our “defects” is an important skill. Continue reading →

Posted in Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bucked teeth, dealing with appearance, dental issues, overbite, self-concept, self-conscious, teasing | Comments Off

Friday Nights

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Doc Arnett

A young man pushing a bicycle in the cold darkness of a rainy winter night… the opportunity to do good is not always convenient. Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged helping strangers, Lowes, marriage, rituals, romance, strangers | Comments Off

Prayer for a Friend

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Doc Arnett

I wrote this for a friend yesterday. Perhaps you know one who could use it today. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Poetry, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessing, Christ, grace, lifting up, perfected, prayer, strength, weakness | Comments Off

Convision Experience

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Realizing you need help can come easy or hard, simple or painful. When the same becomes scarier than the change… you’re probably ready. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged conversion, getting older, glasses, humbling, humility, mortality, reading glasses, realization, vision | 1 Comment

Coasters

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Like the lowly coaster soaks up water to protect an expensive table, we have friends who protect others from our little emotional outbursts. Continue reading →

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The Aftermath of Winter Rain

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Like the gleaming white of ice on the face of freezing bluffs, the hard times of our lives sometimes leaves us with a greater beauty than the easy times. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged bluff ice, bluffs, Flint Hills, frozen, ice, pasture, winter, winter beauty | Comments Off

Non-Selective Memory

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Man, if I could forget hurts, wounds and disappointments as quickly and easily as I can forget where I put Randa’s truck keys, I’d sure be a happier guy! Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged absent minded professor, absent-minded, forgetfulness, forgetting, selective memory | Comments Off

Divine Intermission

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Doc Arnett

There can be a bit of madness in trying to figure out what God is up to in our lives… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged disappointment, God's will, obedience, submission | Comments Off

Answering the Call of Beauty

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Doc Arnett

I am so used to listening for God’s voice in the call of Duty that I forget that he also uses the voice of Beauty to call us to a different path. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged beauty, biking, Cowley County KS, Flint Hills, pictures, riding, taking time | Comments Off

Tough Choices

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Any choice that violates integrity should be an easy choice to make… but it’s right important that we don’t let our pride or prejudice pretend to be “integrity.” Continue reading →

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