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.

The Sovereign Savior

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:17 Dear Ones: It is inconceivable that the eternal love of God would go to such lengths in the giving of His…

Come Unto Me

“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 Dear Ones: The word “come,” when used by the Lord Jesus, is indeed a most wonderful word.  It carries with it great, and life-changing meaning, which has eternal ramifications, and blessing.  It is used in several…

The Imperative Of Preaching

“Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season.”  2 Timothy 4:2 Dear Ones: When Joel’s prophecy had its fulfillment on the day of Pentecost, we find that all of the disciples in the upper room, men and women, were filled with the Spirit declaring “…the wonderful works of God.”  (Acts 2:11)  But when…

The Doctrine Of First Things

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”  Matthew 6;33 Dear Ones: The creation of God speaks to us of first things.  This is seen so very clearly in Genesis 1, where we read:  “And the evening and the morning were the FIRST…

The Pillar Of Truth

“…the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” 1 Timothy 3:15 Dear Ones: One of most descriptive commentaries on who Satan is, according to the Lord Jesus, was:  “…He was a murderer from the beginning, and remained not in the truth, because there is…

Worthy To Be Believed

“Have faith in God.” Mark 11:22 Dear Ones: The most illogical of dispositions of heart and mind, which is at the same time the greatest affront to God, is the refusal of the heart to believe in Him, and to trust Him implicitly according to His word.  Why is this so?  First of all the…

The Daily Cross; The Daily Anointing

“But the anointing which you have received of Him abides in you.” 1 John 2:27 Dear Ones: God has provided for us such a great salvation in Christ, that TODAY, we are “free” to run this race set before us, “supplied” with every resource to do so “every morning” of every day.  As an example…

The Promise Of Prospering

“…and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalms 1:3 Dear Ones: There is a difference between “prosperity” and “prospering.”  The Lord Jesus laid aside His glory, the “prosperity of heaven,” humbled Himself, to become a servant.  Did He have great “prosperity” from a world’s standpoint?  No.  Was He prosperous in that which the Father committed into…

According To Thy Power

“And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.” Ephesians 2:1 Dear Ones: The whole of creation and the work of redemption is predicated on POWER. Every intervention, act, or intention of God, is in some way a demonstration and proclamation of His power.  When God spoke creation into existence, the result…

The Warning

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”  2 Timothy 3:1 Dear Ones: When the Apostle Peter stood up on the day of Pentecost to announce that the prophecy of Joel was now realized, he began by quoting Joel:  “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,…