Category Archives: Worship

Irises

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Doc Arnett

Tender moments, quiet conversation, true worship… and irises. Shared beauty. Continue reading →

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Old Friends, New Blessings

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Doc Arnett

On my current visit in Kentucky to work on my daughter’s house, I received a quite welcome and rather unexpected invitation. A very dear friend and brother in Christ who lives in Lexington contacted me indicating that he would like … Continue reading →

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The Applause of Nature

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Ever thought about how the sound of a mountain stream is like applause? Continue reading →

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A River of Prayer

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Like the murmuring of mountain waters is the sound of a congregation’s spoken prayers. Continue reading →

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Fiddling toward Heaven

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Whether you call it a fiddle or a violin, it’s a mighty fine instrument. In the right hands, that is! Continue reading →

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Everything That Breathes

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Doc Arnett

If we have breath, we have both reason and capacity to praise the Lord. Continue reading →

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Old Friends and Old Hymns

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Doc Arnett

My best old friend from high school had been closer than a brother back in the day. We’d even been brothers-in-law for a few years but both ended up divorced from the sisters we’d married. Over the years, Mark and … Continue reading →

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The Wonder of God

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Doc Arnett

In the working of God in creation, in the universe, and within my own heart and life, I am moved and humbled. I rejoice. Continue reading →

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Wedding Waltz

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Doc Arnett

My good friend, Bill Jolliff, rightly observed nearly forty years ago, “We worry too much and dance too little.” Continue reading →

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A Prayer of Worship

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Doc Arnett

How wonderful is his majesty;
how majestic are his wonders! Continue reading →

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