Category Archives: Relationships

Traffic Jam

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Family controversy, car trouble, traffic aggravations, chronic illness, holiday disappointments, budget challenges, arguments, etc. are just parts of life when spread out with some intervening respite between. Continue reading →

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Short Ride, Long Walk

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Five hundred fewer steps sure seems like a lot bigger deal when the long shadows stretch across the road in front of us in the work-worn ending of a hard day.
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Compare & Contrast

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Doc Arnett

“Are you two close?” I asked. “Yeah,” he replied, “I actually like her more than my own sister.” Continue reading →

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Parting Words

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Doc Arnett

When I stood beside his hospital bed in the pre-dawn hours of that March morning, I fully expected that to be my last time with him. Continue reading →

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Resolution

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Doc Arnett

In this changing of seasons,
this new crispness of morning air,
there is an invitation of lingering longer
in the warmth of my wife and bed. Continue reading →

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Pop-Up

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Doc Arnett

There are so many frantic pushes in life that do little to move us toward our goals. Most of them probably accomplish just the opposite. Continue reading →

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Swapping Places

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Even from the midst of our messes, God heals and blesses. Though he may not spare us from the consequences of our choices, he still supplies grace and mercy. Continue reading →

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Caution

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Doc Arnett

We must remember that he, the very Son of God, walked amidst dirt and disease, endured insult and indignity, sacrificed in order to bring life and chose death over disobedience. Continue reading →

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The Orphan Goes Berry Pickin’

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Somehow, I have stepped into another place, another time. A place and time that have always been and yet have never been before. Continue reading →

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Together

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Doc Arnett

None of us were meant to be alone even when our walk calls us to serve without company.
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