Tag Archives: faith

An Appreciation

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes in the shadows of an open door,
we see something that we have never seen before,
or have seen a thousand times
and never noticed. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged care, coincidences, encouragement, faith, God's hand, guiding, hope, images, lifting, providence, serendipity, unseen forces | Comments Off

Isaac Makes Landfall

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Doc Arnett

In the surge of the storm
one finds a focus
so easily lost
in the days of ordinary ease
and comfort. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged biopsy, cancer, courage, faith, hope, hurricane, Hurricane Isaac, loss, love, storm surge, storms, value | Comments Off

There are times when the illumination of heaven reveals to us a wonderful potential, a promise of growth and maturing and fulfillment. In those instances when hope burns within us and we suddenly see the evidence of God’s touch upon us, we are changed. Continue reading →

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At the Corner of Royal and St. Peter

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Doc Arnett

She stands in the street,
heat and humidity of a New Orleans afternoon,
flailing at her guitar and wailing her song.
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged begging, compassion, desperation, determination, faith, hope, musician, New Orleans, poverty, Royal Street, St. Peter Street, street performer | Comments Off

Theology in a Dry Spell

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I pray for a long night
and a following day
of slow, seeping rain Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged believing, disappointment, drought, faith, faith in hard times, rain | Comments Off

Lawn Chair Evangelism

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Randa sat on the doorstep outside the tiny dilapidated apartment and let me have one of the folding chairs. Bryan’s girlfriend sat in the other while he leaned against the railing. The sounds of loud music and louder voices hammered along the line of doors with peeling paint and sagging gutters. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Prayer, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged evangelism, faith, poor, poverty, prayer, pride, witnessing | Comments Off

Well-Grounded

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Doc Arnett

It is not that I am nostalgic about the beginnings of the Twentieth Century; I have no desire to land in the swirling fevers that followed the Civil War, Bleeding Kansas or the age of excess that preceded WWI and the Great Depression. I do, however, like to see the occasional downtown that does not look like an architectural junkyard. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged architecture, downtown, faith, Fort Scott, Ft Scott, Kansas, old buildings, preservation, renovation, solid | Comments Off

Holding to Hope

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There is, sometimes,
a fine line between hope and madness,
a keen edge between the ledge of despair
and believing
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, belief, courage, despair, determination, evidence, faith, hope, optimism, surrender | Comments Off

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 →

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A More Challenging Pattern

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Doc Arnett

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 | Comments Off