Tag Archives: helping others

The Christmas Fugitive

I don’t think I’ll ever see another stranded motorist and not think of this woman and how desperately she needed someone to care. Continue reading

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Can Compassion Survive a Virus?

A pandemic, an old truck, and a guy pushing a bicycle on a cold morning… whaddayagonna do? Continue reading

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Late for Church

Ever pass by someone that needed help because you didn’t want to be late for church? Hmmm… Continue reading

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An Old Farmer Takes Stock of Loss

Any time when we have the opportunity to help someone else is a time for sowing good seed, whether in tragedy or just the usual. Continue reading

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Just Barely Enough

At the right moment, just a tiny bit of encouragement is all it takes. Continue reading

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Hard Times

Always and especially in the hard times of winter, it’s a good time for treating others as we would be treated. Continue reading

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Road Hazard

If some small inconvenience on our part makes things better for other folks, isn’t it worth doing? Continue reading

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Strangers in the Church

Remember that scene where Jesus describes separating the sheep and the goats? Wasn’t part of that based on how we treat strangers? Continue reading

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A Good Leading

Even though I don’t always understand the leading of the Spirit, I know that his guiding always leads to blessings… Continue reading

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The Beauty of Inconvenience

Sometimes kindness to strangers is a bit inconvenient… but it is still kindness. Continue reading

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