Category Archives: Relationships

An Ill Wind

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Doc Arnett

After several minutes of encroaching claps of thunder, the strength of the storm erupted in the early hours of our Sunday morning in Kansas. Continue reading →

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In the aftermath of the University of Kentucky’s recent victories over Louisville and Kansas, many alleged fans in Lexington went on a binge that could hardly be called “celebration.” Continue reading →

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A Whisper of Faith

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Doc Arnett

ool air eases in through the window,
something less than a breeze,
just a soft flowing of the night. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged breeze, cutting grass, faith, future, home, horses, memory, moon, moonlight, open window, past, peace, power, rest, sleep, strength | Comments Off

Heart Trouble

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I would rather be grateful and adore a capricious God than spend my life in the hollowness of skepticism.
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Posted in Christian Living, Death & Dying, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged aging, belief, blood clot, capriciousness of God, deliverance, exercise, faith, Frank Cochran, hear stent, heart attack, miracles, skepticism | Comments Off

A Few Concerns

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Doc Arnett

In all of this and more, I remember that we live in a fallen world, a world of pain, disease, affliction and death. I remember that the power of faith, often expressed in prayer, is remarkable and inexplicable. I remember that the God of the Storm has promised that I will be able to bear every burden, every test, every temptation. Continue reading →

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A Prayer for Affliction

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Doc Arnett

May you endure
the awful cost of love
with such determination
that all reluctance is worn away.
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Teachers

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I had a good long conversation with a colleague yesterday, discussing poetry and language and such. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work | Tagged conversation, English teacher, interpreting written works, literature, Poetry, poetry teacher, teaching, understanding scripture, understanding the Bible | Comments Off

Under the Curse

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I guess that at least in some ways, it seems easier to blame God for the messes we find ourselves in rather than to accept that responsibility ourselves. Continue reading →

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Informed Choice

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Waking up day after day, looking out the dorm window and seeing nothing but miles of cornfields and fencerows is a pretty powerful reminder that you aren’t in Atlanta anymore. Continue reading →

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Talk Time

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Our connections with one another are rarely static; they tend instead to become stronger or else fade. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged connections, conversation, couples, intimacy, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, spiritual relationships, talking | Comments Off