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Category Archives: Work
A Preparation of Peace
I step out the back door into the pleasant air of morning. A dark blue edge shows in the sky, high and to the east, tracing the form of the passing storm front. The horses look up from the low edge of the paddock. They swing around and head toward me, heads bobbing in fast walk. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
Tagged dawn, feeding horses, gelding, horse feed, morning, northeast Kansas, Rocky Mountain horse, Tennesse Walking Horse, Tennessee Walker
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Bailout
On the other hand, being a privileged person in a privileged society, I believe there are other options. I could contact my elected officials and propose that this section of the highway should be re-routed in such a way as to eliminate any irritation to me and inflict it upon my neighbors. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
Tagged assistance, bailouts, government bailouts, highway noise, insomnia, noise, remodeling, responsibility, sleep, traffic noise, whining
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A More Challenging Pattern
In this one, I am reminded that we may, from time to time, find ourselves in the sublime pursuit of some goal or another that seems to elude, evade and otherwise overcome our finest efforts. We should not forget that in some of those situations in which it seems that what we are trying to do is quite impossible, there may be a simple explanation. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
Tagged determination, faith, perception, persistence, remodeling, removing wallpaper, stripping wallpaper, wisdom
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Truth in Advertising
Over the years of remodeling, I’ve helped strip off old wallpaper more than once. It’s not my favorite job. In fact, it’s often an exercise in persistence, patience and frustration. I’ve scraped, scratched, torn and then sprayed on enough vinegar to alter the pH level of an entire limestone quarry. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
Tagged frustration, hypocrisy, remodeling, removing wallpaper, repentance, sin, true religion, wallpaper removal, wallpaper stripper, Zinsser DIY, Zinsser DIY gel
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After the Storm
but I think
that when we have survived the storm
we ought to be cautious
in noting our inconveniences. Continue reading
Teachers
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
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Under the Curse
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
Posted in Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
Tagged Adam and Eve, blame, choices, Eden, God, Highland Community College, responsibility, the curse
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Informed Choice
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
Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work
Tagged adjusting to college, atheism, big city, college adjustment, eternity, heaven, hell, Highland Community College, Kansas, northeastern Kansas, rural isolation, rural life, small town, urban
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 