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.

My Cup Runneth Over

“For I have satiated (filled full) the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.” Jeremiah 31:25 Dear Ones: One of the greatest phrases in the Bible is found in Psalm 23, where David writes:  “…My cup runneth over.”  Why would He write such a thing, and what does it really mean?  First of…

The Constant Revelation Of God

“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 Dear Ones: Why is it that we have the recurring theme in the Bible of the unchanging, everlasting character, presence, and power of God?  There are at least…

The Perpetual Witness

“You are My witnesses, saith the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen:  that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He.” Isaiah 43:10 Dear Ones: Why does God work in our lives, bring us to Himself, and begin that monumental work of transforming us into His image?  It is…

That The World May Know

“…that you may know that I, the Lord, which call you by your name, am the God of Israel.” Isaiah 45:3 Dear Ones: It is remarkable that when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord would speak to him in this way:  “I am the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be perfect.” (Genesis 17:1)…

The Kingdom, The Power, And The Glory

“…and the government shall be upon His shoulder…” Isaiah 9:6 In this day of great complexity, when there is a barrage of knowledge, lies and distortions of the truth, there stands one salient feature on this battle field of life, and it has to do with the eternal kingdom of God.  What is this feature? …

The Provision Of Power

“For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.  Amen.” Matthew 6:13 Dear Ones: When the Lord Jesus spoke to His disciples concerning the “promise of the Father,” which would be the outpouring of the Spirit, which began on the day of Pentecost, it was specific in that He declared:  “But…

The Living Book

“For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.” Hebrews 4:12 Dear Ones: Why does the Bible speak of “the word of God” in its pages, as being “living?”  The answer goes back to the uniformity of God, that oneness of what He IS with what He says, declares,…

Preaching The Kingdom

“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14:17 Dear Ones: Why did the Lord Jesus come preaching the kingdom of God, even using phrases like, “…the kingdom of God has come near you,” and, “…the kingdom of God is within you?” …

Defying The Eternal

“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed.”  Psalm 2:2 Dear Ones: From the beginning of time, when the Old Serpent, Satan, deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden, a quiet war had begun.  It was after Adam’s sin, that God would reveal…

The Time For Fullness

“… the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing of birds is come.”  Song of Solomon 2:11,12 Dear Ones: The phrase, “…the time of singing of birds is come,” is a beautiful proclamation.  It expresses that which is generally lovely to hear, and…