Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR An amazing Grade 7 Experience: Lessons Fromthe Classroom, Part 13 October 5, 2020 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. ~ Prov. 3:5-6 KJV ~ For all practical purposes, it was an ordinary day in the life of a Grade 7 teacher. My classroom was full of 30 French Immers ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Rancher: A Modern Day Parable October 4, 2020 ... for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. ~ Psalms 50:10 NLT ~ "... for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills." (Ps 50:10 NIV) A tribe in a remote part of a vast land in Africa could not repay taxes owed to t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Peace? Or Destruction? Lessons From the Classroom, Part 12 October 2, 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 ~ One year, while teaching at the combined French-speaking/French Immersion school, I had a very interesting student in my class. He neve ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Goody Two-Shoes September 30, 2020 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason? ~ Psalms 73:13 NLT ~ "Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?" (Psalm 73:13 NLT) I was a goody two-shoes, but for what? John Newbery published the s ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Best Day of My Life: Lessons From the Classroom, Part 11 September 28, 2020 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven… ~ Matthew 5:16 NIV ~ Last Friday I told a story that happened in my first school in southern Ontario. After two years at this school, the entire French Immersion program was transfe ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Blurred Vision September 27, 2020 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ~ Matthew 5:8 ESV ~ "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." (Matthew 5:8 ESV) My daughter, Zoë, walks to her nearby school, and in this gloomy month of December, she went off in too much hurriedness, and in the process forg ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Grade 7 Challenges: Lessons From the Classroom, Part 10 September 25, 2020 /My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you./ ~ Proverbs 3:1-2 NASB ~ "My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR My Daily Bread: A Parable for Today September 23, 2020 Give us today our daily bread. ~ Matthew 6:11 NIV ~ "Give us today our daily bread." (Matt 6:11 NIV) One cold day, in a little town in South Africa, ten men cried out to Jesus about their needs. Each person called out about a specific need that he had at that point in time. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Fun With Grade 2: Lessons From the Classroom, Part 9 September 21, 2020 /Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.// But Jesus said, 'Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'/ ~ Matthew 19:13-14 NASB ~ "Then some c ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Fire Extinguisher September 20, 2020 For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. ~ Isaiah 41:13 NIV ~  "For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." (Isaiah 41:13 NIV)  As I answered my ringing ...Continue Reading