My wife and I served as evangelical, protestant missionaries in France for eleven and a half years, after which I became the pastor and director of a Christian school in a French-speaking evangelical church, L'Eglise Evangelique de Saint Jerome, in Quebec, Canada. After serving in Quebec for five years, we then moved to Greenville, South Carolina, where I became the pastor of the First Evangelical Church of Greenville. In 1995, we moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where I eventually assumed the management of the family business, and remained there until 2012, when our family moved to Meridian, Idaho. My wife and I have six children. These short devotionals are born out of the loss of one of these children in particular, with the hope and prayer that they will serve to encourage and inspire those who read them in their walk with Christ. God bless you all, and may we finish well the race set before us.

An Unbroken Threefold Cord

“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.” 1 Corinthians 1:17 Dear Ones: There are many truths that pertain to Christ’s work of redemption, or that act, work, and process that He put in motion…

The Cry, Call, And Conquest

“Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?” Judges 6:14 Dear Ones: In Psalm 107, the Psalmist writes concerning the goodness of the Lord.  He does so in regard to men who find themselves to be “in trouble.” In their distress, they…

We Go In Faith

“…But without faith it is impossible to please Him.” Hebrews 11:6 Dear Ones: Why is faith so important, so prominent and fundamental in our relationship with God?  First, and foremost, it is because it is HIS way, by His design, that man can seek and find Him with assurance.  Secondly, it is that principle and…

Personal Revival

“And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”  John 1:14 Dear Ones: If ever there was a passage in Scripture that brings us face to face with objective truth, the life of God,…

The Well-Worn Path

“And such were some of you…” 1 Corinthians 6:11 Dear Ones: In the book of Hebrews, we find in chapter eleven, what some call the “Hall of Faith.”  In the list of persons mentioned there, we do not find a single perfect person, except the Lord Jesus.  What we do find is a broad spectrum…

Limiting God

“O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the Spirit of the Lord straightened (shortened)?”  Micah 2:7 Dear Ones: How far is the “reach” of God?  How much does He desire to do?  Can we limit God by what do or do not do?  And lastly, can we “quench” the moving of God,…

The Demon Of Dismay

“Fear thou not for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee, yes, I will help thee, yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10 Dear Ones: In one of Christ’s descriptions of the character and work of Satan, He said: …

God’s Door Of Opportunity

“Remember how short my time is…” Psalm 89:47 Dear Ones: Every life, with regard to time and resources, IS an opportunity.  The great questions are: “How will this opportunity be used and lived, and what is the dominating, lasting motive, that shall govern how we use it?” In the life of Abraham, God dealt with…

The Gourd And The Prophet

“And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head…” Jonah 4:6 Dear Ones: The story of Jonah is a remarkable narrative concerning the relationship between a prophet and his God.  A great deal is revealed to us about this prophet, in…

The Uniqueness Of One’s Calling

“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.” 1 Corinthians 12:7 Dear Ones: What is the overall reason for which we come into this world, are given certain gifts and capacities, and primarily are brought to the place by redemption, where we can know fellowship with God?  It is…