The Good Samaritan discussion: half-naked men, the QT, and the interstate
The hosts work through the Good Samaritan question with real stories: a half-naked man changing a tire in his underwear, passing a struggling man on the way to church ('I thought, I'm on my way to the temple'), a man standing outside a QT whom one host tried to send a colleague after ('I said, send Engeldinger'), a prayed-for commitment ('your will be done. I'll send someone back to get you'), and an interstate hitchhiker who needed a lift to Ames. Troy is addressed about running from smoking tickets; a host tells of buying deli sandwiches at Hy-Vee for a homeless woman; a purported homeless vet story gets dissected. Along the way they plug a July 1 'Saved on Sunday' tent revival at Eagle Vision and joke about the Cynic Byway.
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