Category Archives: Poetry

Riding a Low Ridge in Southern Kansas

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Absorbing the simple beauty of a summer afternoon along the backroads of Cowley County is a pretty good way to soothe the mind… Continue reading →

Posted in Exercise, Farming, Nature, Poetry | Tagged Ark City, Arkansas River, back roads, biking, corn, Cowley County KS, fields, Geuda Springs, river bottom, wheat | Comments Off

So Many

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Isn’t it intriguing that living on the same planet, dealing with the challenges of life, causes some people to wilt and others to flourish and grow stronger? Faith, hope and love… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged caring, choice, faith, helping, hope, lifting others burdens, love, sharing, strength | Comments Off

Beyond Common

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Doc Arnett

We need those special incidents that help us to be aware of others’ love for us and to be aware of our love for them. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, awareness, blessed, life, love, loved ones, realization, taken for granted, taking for granted | Comments Off

A Reminder of Mystery

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Though we seldom embrace them with genuine joy, we need those times of testing… and the sincere and fervent prayers of others in order to endure those times! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged enduring trials, faith, holding on, holding on to faith, hope, love, testing, trial | Comments Off

Monday’s Prayer

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Not in the mood for prayer today? This might be just the one you need! (If not, go ahead and offer it up for someone else… like me!) Continue reading →

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Two Men Singing in the Dark

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes you look back at a moment and realize what a fine moment it was. Sometimes, you know during the moment… Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Music, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Ben Arnett, Benjamin Arnett, bluegrass, father and son, gospel music, guitars, Guy Clark, John Prine, playing guitars, singing, songs | Comments Off

California Morning

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Whether in the familiar plains and places of the prairie or in the midst of a busy city, the presence of God is available if we seek it. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Poetry | Tagged California, city, images, Kansas, peace, presence of God, traffic | Comments Off

On the Morn of Resurrection

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Doc Arnett

In the black shadows of the longest night,
when all of love and might seemed turned to naught,
it seemed that even angels dared not speak Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Poetry, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged betrayal, Christ, crucifixion, death, Good Friday, hope, Jesus, resurrection | Comments Off

The Promise & Prophecy of Spring

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Doc Arnett

We need the remembering that we were born to planting, made for growing and filled with the promise of God’s own good yield, sown in the fields of heart and soul. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blooms, Cowley County KS, Doniphan County Kansas, flowers, hope, planting, promise, refreshing, spring | Comments Off

Prayer from the Heart of Prairie Country

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Doc Arnett

What hope we hold for spring!
What desire for winter’s green promise,
the yielding of frozen earth to warming winds Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged doubt, drought, faith, hope, prairie, rain, ranching, spring | Comments Off