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Tag Archives: strangers
I Saw Jesus Sitting on a Storm Sewer
Sometimes all we can do is watch the ones we love walk through the storm of choices that they have made. Keep loving… and keep an umbrella handy. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Hospitals & Medical Care, Poetic Contemplations, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged nurses, rain, shirt off my back, shirt off your back, South Central Kansas Medical Center, storms, strangers
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Unexpected Grace, Unexpected Place
Might be that your local Wal-Mart is not where you’d expect someone to return the hundred bucks you left sticking out of their cash machine… Continue reading
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged honesty, kindness of strangers, lost money returned, strangers, unexpected blessing, Wal-Mart
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Friday Nights
A young man pushing a bicycle in the cold darkness of a rainy winter night… the opportunity to do good is not always convenient. Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged helping strangers, Lowes, marriage, rituals, romance, strangers
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An Easy Lift
I figured if I was walking in that hitchhiker’s shoes after a long day of work… I’d rather be riding in a car! Continue reading
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged a cup of cold water, car trouble, heavenly reward, helping, hitchhiker, reward, strangers
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Kindness on Cowley 20
Having a bike ride interrupted by an act of kindness on a hot day made for a better day! Continue reading
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged backroads, biking, Cowley County KS, hot day, hydration, kindness, strangers
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Spoke Van Winkle
Sometimes, the part that’s sore isn’t the only part that needs some rest… Continue reading
Strangers at Dinner
The unexpected kindness of strangers in a small Arkansas town changes a tired waitress’s night… and maybe more. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged kindness, server, strangers, tourists, waitress
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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
Through the Panes
Sometimes trying to comfort a crying teenager can be a risky choice. Not trying might not be a good choice, either… Continue reading
Posted in College, education, Higher Education, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching
Tagged caring, college student, compassion, Cowley College, grief, strangers
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The Beauty of Inconvenience
Sometimes kindness to strangers is a bit inconvenient… but it is still kindness. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
Tagged Butler County, Butler County KS, car trouble, El Dorado, El Dorado KS, helping others, kindness, strangers, US-77
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 