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Roadside Notes is a Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading — short, soulful reflections written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. Each episode is a five-minute stop along the highway: a story, a thought, a quiet moment for the soul. No sermons, no spotlight — just roadside faith, diner-table wisdom, and the sound of grace still traveling well. 🛣️ New readings every week. 🎧 Read more stories or join the Roadside Club at faithandgoodcourage.com

  1. 2h ago

    The Note You Leave Behind | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep45

    The Note You Leave Behind doesn't require a conversation. It doesn't require an introduction or an explanation or even eye contact. It just requires paying attention long enough to notice that the person next to you at the counter is carrying something heavy today. The counter stool is the best seat in the house. Always has been. You get the front row view of everything. And sometimes what you hear from the booth just behind your left shoulder is a voice that's been holding it together for too long and just ran out of road. You know that voice. Most of us do. We've used it ourselves at some point, hunched over a phone in a public place trying to keep it together while the world kept moving around us like nothing was happening. You don't go over. That's not what they need. What they need is simpler than that. A receipt. A napkin. The back of whatever's in your pocket. Seven words. Find happiness in the fact that the world needs you. You fold it once, set it where they'll find it after you're gone, and then you walk out to the parking lot and let it do whatever it's going to do. You'll never know. That's the whole deal. This week's Roadside Notes is about the kind of attention that changes how you move through every room you walk into. It doesn't cost anything. But what it produces can mean everything to somebody on a day when everything felt like nothing. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/07/09/what-the-road-taught-me/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

    The Note You Leave Behind | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep45

  2. Jul 9

    What The Road Taught Me | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep44

    What the Road Taught Me didn't come from a book or a classroom or a motivational weekend. It came from a diner stool, a long stretch of highway, and enough miles to finally stop arguing with the quiet. Everybody's carrying something. The man eating alone at the end of the counter isn't necessarily lonely. The woman who doesn't make eye contact isn't necessarily rude. Most of the time people are just tired in a way that doesn't show up on the outside. The road taught me to give people the benefit of the quiet. Don't fill it. Don't explain it. Just let them have it. Sometimes that's the kindest thing you can offer a stranger. This week's Roadside Notes is about what happens when you log enough miles to stop passing through and start paying attention. The road doesn't reward the people who have it all figured out. It rewards the ones who keep going anyway. There's a point on a long drive where the noise in your head runs out of things to say. That's where the real lessons live. And if you're willing to sit still long enough to receive them, they have a way of showing up right where you are. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/07/09/what-the-road-taught-me/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

    What The Road Taught Me | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep44

  3. Jul 2

    The Man Who Drove Every Road | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep43

    He sat down next to me at the counter like he'd done it a thousand times, because he had. Different counter, different state, same stool. He drove cars for dealerships. Picked them up in one place, delivered them somewhere else, and filled the miles in between with diners just like this one. He'd seen enough of this country to stop being surprised by it. He told me the world had gotten loud. That most people he sat next to anymore were either angry about something or worn down from pretending they weren't. He wasn't complaining. Just reporting. The way a man who has driven every road learns to report. Then he said something I didn't expect. He said he liked my laugh. Said it plain, the way people say things when they actually mean them. This week's Roadside Notes is about what happens when a stranger pulls off the highway not for the coffee but because something in him needed to see that it was still possible. That a person could move through all of it and still have a light in them. You don't always know what you're giving people when you show up with something genuine in you. Sometimes you're just having coffee. Sometimes you're the answer to a question somebody carried in from the highway and didn't know how to ask. Both can happen on the same Tuesday. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/07/02/the-man-who-drove-every-road/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

    The Man Who Drove Every Road | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep43

  4. Jun 25

    Kindness Costs Nothing | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep42

    It wasn't a remarkable morning. Coffee. A window seat. The kind of quiet that settles in before the day gets loud. I wasn't looking for anything. I was just there. That's when they pulled in. An older car moving carefully into the handicap space. And then everything slowed down. He was old. Fragile in the way that men who were once very strong sometimes become. Getting out of that car took everything he had. When he finally stood, he straightened up and adjusted his sweater the way a marine adjusts his dress uniform. Like it mattered. Like he still had somewhere worth showing up to. He retrieved the walker, opened her door, positioned it at just the right angle, and walked her inside. I don't think he saw a single person watching. I don't think it would have changed anything if he had. This week's Roadside Notes is about what happens when kindness moves before you do. Nobody planned it. Nothing dramatic happened. An old man loved his wife well in a parking lot. A stranger held a door. Two menus got grabbed without thinking. That's all it was. And somehow it was everything. Kindness costs nothing. But what it gives back is something you carry for a long time. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/06/25/kindness-costs-nothing/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

    Kindness Costs Nothing | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep42

  5. Jun 18

    Grace Takes the Detour | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep41

    I wanted the straight shot. Efficient. The kind of drive that gets you somewhere without asking much of you along the way. But I missed the ramp on I-40 just out of Kingman. No signal, no GPS worth trusting, just heat waves and a frontage road that hadn't seen a map update since the Eisenhower administration. That's when I saw him. A kid sitting on the hood of a busted car, flipping a coin like he was in quiet conversation with the universe. He wasn't flagging anyone down. He wasn't panicking. He was just waiting. And when I pulled over and asked if he needed a ride, he said something I didn't expect. "I don't need a map. I just need a reason." He'd left a bad place and didn't know exactly where he was headed. Only that staying behind was no longer an option. This week's Roadside Notes is about what happens when you miss the exit and end up exactly where you were supposed to be. Grace doesn't always announce itself with flashing arrows or clear outcomes. Sometimes it shows up as a detour, a kid on the hood of a car, and a coin with no wrong side. This one is for anyone who's ever wondered whether the unplanned turns in life are leading somewhere worth going. They are. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/06/18/grace-takes-the-detour/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

    Grace Takes the Detour | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep41

  6. Jun 11

    Kindness Is Not Always Reactive | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep40

    It wasn't a remarkable day. Just the road and a reason to stop. A handwritten sign in a diner pie case. Buy one, get one. Nothing spiritual about it. Just a bakery that made a little too much and a diner trying to move it before closing. But somewhere between the first cup of coffee and the second, something shifted quietly. And a few miles down the road, a man standing on a corner with a handwritten sign that said Hungry got a piece of pie he wasn't expecting. Kindness is not always reactive. Sometimes the decision comes first. Before the moment. Before the need is even visible. This week's Roadside Notes is about what happens when you start living a little more ready than you used to. Hands a little more open. A quiet yes made in a diner before you even know where it's going. It doesn't take much. A second cup of coffee. An extra slice of pie. A few dollars set aside just in case the road puts something in front of you that you didn't plan for. This one is for anyone who's ever wondered whether staying ready makes a difference. It does. More than you think. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/06/11/kindness-is-not-always-reactive/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

  7. Jun 4

    Coffee Came Back | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep39

    I was sitting at a Route 66 diner not long ago, hands wrapped around a cup of coffee, watching the quiet rhythm of the morning unfold. The kind of place where the plates clink softly, the coffee keeps coming, and nobody's in too much of a hurry. Then something small broke the pattern in the best possible way. The waitress poured a little more coffee, paused, and said she wanted to cover mine. Not because of anything big. Just because she'd noticed. And in that one quiet moment at a diner counter, something came back around that I hadn't thought twice about giving. That's the whole story. And it's bigger than it sounds. This week's Roadside Notes is for anyone who's ever wondered whether the small things count. The quiet kindness nobody saw. The breakfast you picked up for someone without making a thing of it. The moment you chose to notice someone who might otherwise go unnoticed. They count. More than you think. Maybe more than you'll ever know. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/06/04/coffee-came-back/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

    Coffee Came Back | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep39

  8. May 28

    One More Day | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep38

    There's a quiet truth that lives on both sides of the same coin. Every morning is one more day. And every morning is one less day. Most of us live on one side of that and never think much about the other. This week's Roadside Notes sits with both at the same time. One More Day isn't meant to frighten you. It's meant to wake you up. When you understand both sides of that truth, the ordinary moments of life begin to shine a little brighter. Today is one more chance to show kindness, repair something broken, or tell someone they matter. And it's one less reason to put love, grace, or courage off until tomorrow. This entry is short, honest, and worth sitting with over your morning coffee. It won't take long to read. It might stay with you longer than you expect. 📖 Read the full Journal entry: https://faithandgoodcourage.com/2026/05/28/one-more-day/ 🎙️ Roadside Notes is a reading series from the Faith and Good Courage Journal, stories of grace, grit, and second chances written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. #FaithAndGoodCourage #faithgoodcourage #Route66Chaplain #ChristopherTuttle #RoadsideWisdom #Rule66 #HealingHighway #KindnessForTheRoad #QuietStrength #TheCompassionDeficit #WitWisdomAndDinerMoments #GraceOnTheGo #route66 #matthew25lives

    One More Day | Roadside Notes — A Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading | Ep38
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Roadside Notes is a Faith and Good Courage Journal Reading — short, soulful reflections written and read by Christopher Tuttle, The Route 66 Chaplain. Each episode is a five-minute stop along the highway: a story, a thought, a quiet moment for the soul. No sermons, no spotlight — just roadside faith, diner-table wisdom, and the sound of grace still traveling well. 🛣️ New readings every week. 🎧 Read more stories or join the Roadside Club at faithandgoodcourage.com

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    Faith And Good Courage
  • Creator
    Christopher Tuttle
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
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