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 Wonderful Counselor

“…the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 What is it about God that separates Him from the whole of creation?  It is that He is the Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Guide, and, as revealed in the…

The Lord’s Specific Comings

“‘Sing, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee,’ saith the Lord.” Zechariah 2:10 There are two significant, major moments of importance in history, when the Lord comes to this earth.  The first was at his birth in Bethlehem.  The second will be when…

The Practical Appropriation Of Christ

“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” Romans13:14 Christianity is Jesus Christ, the revelation, and manifestation of His life, being lived on earth, as it is in heaven.  When the Lord finished His work on Calvary, the end result was not to…

Submitted To Authority, Authority Given

“From this time Jesus began to preach, and to say, ‘Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 4:17 What is it about the kingdom of God that is so essential to grasp?  Why did Jesus specifically come preaching “the kingdom?”  The answer lies in two words, authority and power.  From the very…

Drawing Near To God

“And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them.” Luke 24:15 What is the great objective, and reason, for man’s existence?  The answer is found in Jesus’ definition of eternal life:  “And this is eternal life, that they might KNOW Thee the only true…

Receiving The Blessing Of God

“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.” Psalm 24:7 What is the blessing of God?  How is it given? And, what are the conditions for receiving it? In the book of Genesis, we find Jacob returning home after many…

Christ’s Free Spirit

“The voice of my beloved, behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.  My beloved is like a roe or a young hart.” Song of Solomon 2:8,9 The Lord Jesus Christ is the Great Original, perfectly free from the constraints of creation’s limitations, and in particular, of sin’s laws and effects.  He…

The Mystery Among The Nations

“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:2 Paul’s letter to the Colossians is a monumental declaration, and revelation, of a body of truth so vast, that time, and creation, cannot limit it. …

By Faith Not By Sight

“…He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes, neither reprove by the hearing of His ears, but with righteousness shall He judge the poor.” Isaiah 11:3,4 It was early morning one day when Jesus came into the temple in Jerusalem to teach the people.  The Pharisees and scribes brought a woman who had…

The Abounding Grace Of God

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you: that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”  2 Corinthians 9:8 The Apostle John, in speaking of the Lord Jesus, wrote:  “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the…