Stories from the Road

3 ways you can partner with the ministry of Ordinary Evangelism: * Invite Pastor Jay to your group or church to share his story & the non-negotiables of living life as an ambassador of the gospel. Jay would love the opportunity to be a catalyzin
Invited a single father to church this Sunday that I met earlier this week. He is embroiled in a custody battle for his young daughter & in order to deal with the stress has been hitting the bottle pretty hard. I told him we would love to enco
This past week I began handing out Christmas gifts to my Uber passengers. I am handing out a favorite advent reading of mine – ‘The Christmas We Didn’t Expect’ by David Mathis. I just checked on Amazon, and yes, I have ordered
I finally received the shipment of Christmas gifts I will be handing out to passengers this holiday season. Yes, I have purchased EVERY COPY of ‘The Christmas we Didn’t Expect’ off of Amazon. And if more show up, I am buying those t
One of my go-to playlists while Ubering is the music of @annewilsonmusic. I drove a group of young ladies heading out for dollar margaritas this past Friday night, all the while they were rocking out to gospel lyrics pumping from my speakers - and th
Been pondering for a while if I was going to share this interaction, as I don’t intend to cast judgment on anyone’s approach to Halloween. Certainly, there is room for redeeming many things within culture. In fact, Halloween was originall
Last week I drove a young man who was on his way to his grandmother’s to gather with his family. This was a day of mourning, as this family was gathering to remember & celebrate the life of a little brother who lost his life to fentanyl one
The famous cold-case detective & Christian apologist, J. Warner Wallace, once remarked – “The world doesn’t need another million-dollar apologist, rather it needs a million one-dollar apologists.” This resonates with what
On occasion I am asked by passengers about what else I do for work besides Uber. My answer incites one of two responses, almost always. Either people find out I am a pastor and don’t care to discuss that news any further OR they open up and wan
For some time, I have been wanting to read a biography on John Newton. I knew something of his life as the captain of an 18th C. Slave Ship that eventually came to faith in Jesus - ultimately penning the words of the most famous hymn ever written. Wh
Yesterday I picked up a “rough around the edges” young mom of three from the boys & girls club. She was dropping her kids off for the day, while rushing to her 8 hr shift at a local fast-food restaurant. As we drove, she began shari
This month marks 5 years we’ve lived in Spokane after 30+ in the Seattle area. Driving Uber in Eastern Washington is different in some ways and no different in others. It is the difference between a more blue-collar clientele vs. once spending
As long as I can remember, I have been a big sovereignty-of-God guy in all areas of life. Scripture describes God this way - sovereign over creation, nations, even the salvation of man. After all, if God truly is God, it logically follows that He mus
The 30-something man I spent time with yesterday was in desperate need of a heart-transplant. Earlier this year he was removed from the donor waiting list, as his drug addiction had gotten the better of him. Not only was he no longer eligible for a n
People think about God all the time. Of course they do, for God has placed eternity in the hearts of man (Eccl 3:11). We know there is a master-designer as we simply observe creation around us (Rom 1:20). We KNOW, even if our words and actions say ot
Maggie Joy - So proud of you on your HS graduation. You rejoice with others so very well. Thankful for your example of speaking well & never rejoicing at the downfall of others. Your kindness is an evidence of God’s grace to all who know
I have to confess; I wasn’t anticipating having a robust conversation with the passenger I picked up from Goodwill. As it turns out, she blessed me with her story by reminding me of the power of the gospel to change a life.   As I drove he