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 Conviction And Confirmation God

“Thus saith the Lord…that confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messengers.” Isaiah 44:26 Dear Ones: Is has been written of Samuel, that “…he grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.” (1 Samuel 3:19)  This means that the Lord…

The Much More Of Christianity

“…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: The Lord Jesus used the terms “much more,” several times in the gospels.  One of those times was in speaking of the relationship of the Father in response to…

Two Absolutes For Living

“Jesus answered him, ‘If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with Me.’” John 12:8 Dear Ones: There are no imperfections with God, hence, He requires perfection.  This is why His commandments, and His promises, are absolutes. The written expression of God’s purpose, will, and way, corresponds to His character.  He is absolute, and…

Love’s Standard And Discernment

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 Dear Ones: Jesus once said that, “…In My Father’s house are many mansions…” (Jn. 14:2)  There are also in the Father’s house, many brethren…even the redeemed from every tribe, tongue, and nation.  If…

The Overwhelming Love Of Christ

“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love; He will joy over thee with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 Dear Ones: The aforementioned verse in the book of Zephaniah is one of the most beautiful ones in the…

In Christ’s Great Calm

“…He leadeth me beside still waters.”  Psalm 23:2 Dear Ones: In the context of restoring the soul, David writes that one means the Lord uses to accomplish this purpose, is to lead us into His blessed calm, or quietness.  When we speak of “quietness,” we are not speaking of passivity.  Waiting quietly upon the Lord…

The Unrelenting Love Of God

“…in whom (Christ) you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance…” Ephesians 1:13,14 Dear Ones: There are many characteristics of the love of God.  They are as pure and holy as God Himself, for He IS love.  There is one aspect of the love of God which…

The Prayers Of The Ages

“And he said, ‘I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me.’” Genesis 32:26 Dear Ones: What is prayer but the expression of the heart towards God, whether to bless His name, or to petition Him for His blessing?  It is first and foremost the great expression of worship, that attributing of worth, praise,…

The God Who Opens Doors

“These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth, and no man shutteth: and shutteth, and no man openeth.” Revelation 3:7 Dear Ones: What is the essential element to consider when we look at doors that God opens, and those that He closes? …

The Government Upon His Shoulders

“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.” Micah 5:2 Dear Ones: If there is one consistent, dominant theme throughout the Scriptures, it is that God, the Lord Jesus, possess all power and authority…