Tag Archives: opportunity

Breakfast Moment

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Doc Arnett

A mundane breakfast time is interrupted by an unusual and beautiful moment when a gorgeous male fox pauses right outside my kitchen window. Continue reading →

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Clouds and Coffee

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Doc Arnett

In only a few minutes, a sunrise–or life–can change dramatically… if we are not careful, we may miss something even more wonderful than what we were watching earlier… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged appreciation, beauty, gratitude, natural beauty, nature, opportunity, pay attention, photography, raising kids, sun, sunrise | Comments Off

A Particular Moment

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Doc Arnett

When you’re on the lookout for opportunities to do good, they usually show up! Continue reading →

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Another Fine Mess

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Draining the swamp can be a pretty messy job… but there is stuff that leaves a stain that’s worse than mud! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arkansas River, Camp Horizon, dams, doing good, drainage, flooding, mess, mud, opportunity | Comments Off

An Odd Thing

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Doc Arnett

If a tiny cactus can somehow survive alone in a strange place, perhaps I should remember that God’s power and plan transcend temporary circumstances. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cactus, Elk City Lake, Elk City State Park, fitting in, forest, Kansas, odd, opportunity, serve God, southeastern Kansas, trees | Comments Off

More Than One Door

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Doc Arnett

What happens when a great preacher turns away from a door that God had opened for him? Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Apostle Paul, choice, opportunity, Paul, second chance, serving God, turning away from opportunity | 2 Comments

Opportunity Cost

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It doesn’t have to be a perfect moment to be a great opportunity; it doesn’t have to make a perfect picture to be beautiful… but we do have to take what is given… or lose it. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arkansas City KS, escape, lost opportunity, opportunity, photography, photos, pictures, regrets, vines | Comments Off

When Opportunity Seems Like an Oxymoron

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Doc Arnett

It is not the degree of difficulty that separates good choices from bad choices; it is the likelihood that persistence will yield a harvest worthy of the effort. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living | Tagged challenges, effort, God's will, obstacles, opportunity, opposition, persistence, philosophy, Satan, Satan's opposition | Comments Off

Negative Opportunity

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Doc Arnett

You will have at least one chance today,

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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged anger, endure, forgive, forgiveness, kindness, opportunity, patience, retaliation, return good for evil, self-control | Comments Off

I was reminded recently of an old, old truth: When we learn how to turn misfortune into opportunity, we have touched one of the great secrets of victorious living. Over the years, I’ve learned that a tool or machine is like an attitude: sometimes the best way to fix one is to just get a new one. Now, this is not an election-year story of rags to riches or of fame to shame. Just a man and his mower. Well, former mower… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, breakdown, broken mower, challenge, John Deere, John Deere D140, John Deere lawn mower, mowing, mowing the lawn, opportunity, optimism, riding mower | Comments Off