tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617480612533506385.post8737495743956078276..comments2024-03-02T13:20:05.410-05:00Comments on The Corner With a View: Parking Lot TithingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845051786114528609noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617480612533506385.post-19778924914470653312012-06-12T20:16:10.451-04:002012-06-12T20:16:10.451-04:00I like the care package idea. We try to have some ...I like the care package idea. We try to have some food available in the car to give away. <br /><br />And your dad is awesome. Seriously. Yes, unfortunately you need to be careful when you don't know someone, yet we are called to care for each other.Liannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934870175902748924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617480612533506385.post-11018934907406643932012-06-12T15:05:20.387-04:002012-06-12T15:05:20.387-04:00Your dad is amazing... I hope I can be brave enoug...Your dad is amazing... I hope I can be brave enough to parent like him one day!<br /><br />As for being charitable on a budget, one thing we've talked about is keeping 'care packages' in the car that have peanut butter, water, crackers, etc.- things that won't go bad and we just hand a baggie out when we see someone in need, because we too worry about budget but want to make sure we are doing our part in caring for others. Another idea I read recently was to get a bunch of $5 McDonald's gift cards and keep them in the glove box. Not nearly as healthy, but would help an immediate need.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625035254559197934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617480612533506385.post-40847839106995165812012-06-12T00:13:24.629-04:002012-06-12T00:13:24.629-04:00Wow - powerful story. Having lived in or around ci...Wow - powerful story. Having lived in or around cities my whole life, and having a father from a poor area in New York City, I tend to be a lot less charitable and a lot more judgmental of people like those you described begging for money. It's just a natural suspicion I have. And I, too, pray for the courage of your dad! But you're right, as Christians we don't have the luxury of letting ourselves stay in our cynicism. Maybe they are making up stories and using it for drugs, or maybe they're not, but I like to think that I'm giving the money (or food) to Jesus and planting a seed of kindness!Alicia Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801940137478820465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617480612533506385.post-46513793797513275422012-06-11T23:17:39.563-04:002012-06-11T23:17:39.563-04:00I've live on a slim budget, though perhaps not...I've live on a slim budget, though perhaps not as slim as yours. A few weeks ago, I was also approached by a man at a gas station with car trouble, trying to get up north. I don't know if he was telling the truth, but I gave it to him in the spirit of helping a fellow human. It wasn't much, but people can always do with a little kindness. You never know how your charity helps, be it in food or money. I think judging what they might be hinders helping them to what they could be; if they're going to humble themselves to ask for money, we can take a little pity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845051786114528609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617480612533506385.post-7606705049699725562012-06-11T22:23:31.875-04:002012-06-11T22:23:31.875-04:00as someone who has lived on thin budgets and had t...as someone who has lived on thin budgets and had times where I haven't been working I can say you don't know what you need until you are truly dead broke. There were times when I was between checks and had to manage with less $50 in my account for a week. You learn to be creative with the most random food stuffs in your pantry/fridge. You learn that you don't ever have to eat out, and curiously your need to snack seems to disappear. As for giving to those on the streets, I never do it. Not for any selfish/financial reason but because I do not know where the money is going. Addicts can be deviously creative in order to get their fix and addiction can make a great actor out of anyone.W. Hunter Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15198142683304382893noreply@blogger.com