Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Testify! Lessons From the Classroom, Part 17 October 23, 2020 You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. ~ Matthew 10:18 NKJV ~ Over the past two devotionals, I have told the story of the Bible club that I was allowed to have in a public elementary school in southern, Ontario, Canada. There is one more lesson inv ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Nothing but Love October 21, 2020 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace... ~ Ephesians 1:7 NKJV ~ He could have killed him. In fact, he almost did. It was a terrible accident. Jack Keith was driving along the Pacific Coast Highway one morning during the Memorial Day weekend last ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The New Principal: Lessons From the Classroom, Part 16 October 19, 2020 For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. ~ Psalm 112:6-7 ESV ~ On Friday, we saw how God opened the doors for a Bible club in an elementary public school, and how by letting God be in charge, t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Words of Praise October 18, 2020 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. ~ Psalms 103:22 KJV ~ "O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise!" (Charles Wesley 1707–1788) Hymn writer Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) was born in Scotland and educated at Trinity Col ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Relinquishing Control: Lessons From the Classroom, Part 15 October 16, 2020 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God ~ Philippians 4:6 ESV ~ Last week I told the story of how an illegal teacher's strike led to my principal and his family all coming to know the Lord, as ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Finding Balance October 14, 2020 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. ~ Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB ~ "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straig ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Thanksgiving: The Mark of a Christian October 12, 2020 Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ Ephesians 5:20 NIV ~ "Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 5:20 NIV) One day, as the tale goes, an atheist ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR It Will Be an Opportunity... Lessons From the Classroom, Part 14 October 9, 2020 It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony. ~ Luke 21:13 NASB ~ There wasn't anything that could strike terror in my heart more than the news of an upcoming teacher's strike, and when this particular strike was actually illegal, it made me very upset. I didn't feel comfortable stri ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Don't Worry, Be Happy October 7, 2020 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down. ~ Proverbs 12:25a AMP ~ "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down." (Proverbs 12:25a AMP) Worry and anxiety are bedfellows that often show up together. Kelita sat in her car, gunning the engine but going nowhere. Th ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Don't Worry, Be Happy October 7, 2020 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down. ~ Proverbs 12:25a AMP ~ "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down." (Proverbs 12:25a AMP) Worry and anxiety are bedfellows that often show up together. Kelita sat in her car, gunning the engine but going nowhere. Th ...Continue Reading