Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

A Good Day Made

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Notice others, pay attention to details, reflect, be grateful, encourage others… these things bring blessing to both the gifted and the givers… Continue reading →

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A Pretty Good Day

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Broken merchandise, unwanted home maintenance problems and road mishaps… sounds like a perfect way to make a good day, eh?! Continue reading →

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Conversation That Matters

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Don’t you love it when God uses you to bring someone else just what they need at just the right time–and that brings you what you need?! Continue reading →

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Tiny Preacher

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Doc Arnett

A small child who seems to be distracting me from worship ends up teaching me an important lesson. Continue reading →

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Storm in the Flint Hills

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Doc Arnett

In times of storm and rain, peace and calm, we need beliefs that can guide us through all the seasons of our lives. Continue reading →

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Rehearsal of the Concert Choir

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Doc Arnett

In our finest notes of blended singings, we bring new meaning to our lives and become something more, something finer… Continue reading →

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The Blessing of Inconvenience

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes the goal of remodeling isn’t adding value to the house in the usual sense… sometimes it’s a lot more important than that. Continue reading →

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The Heavy Dews of Autumn

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Doc Arnett

I love the scenes of harvest, the long lines of color striping the fields and the way the dust rises in a sunset. Continue reading →

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Remodeling Our Lives

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Remodeling often involves tearing out the old, the ugly, the rotten. But the beauty that will be revealed makes all the work worthwhile. Continue reading →

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Through All These Days

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Doc Arnett

We found we could not stay
in that Eden

but believed that Free Will
was worth the tilling of thorns and thistles.
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