Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Let all that you do be done in love." (1 Cor 16:14 ESV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Tribute to my Mom(Written on February 15, 2017) My mom loved everyone.I am one of the few people who has flash memories of being an infant. I couldn't have been more than 3 months old, and I remember looking up at my mom and thinking, "I am so glad she is my mom. She is so nice. Thank you God for giving me ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 5:20 NIV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Traffic Jams and Big Trucks I had been working at the computer all day, finishing up a writing assignment. My eyes were tired and dry, but I had an important evening appointment. Since I live in LA -- Los Angeles, California, USA -- there was only one ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery." (Colossians 2:2 MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us There is Hope (Written February 17, 2017) I recently got the call from Europe with the news I didn't want to hear: My mother was not expected to live. This news was bad ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Then Jesus said, 'Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.'" (Matthew 11:28 NLT)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Pack Lightly I thought I had enough, but it was more than needed.Our possessions were spread over the living room floor. The things my daughter and I would need for the next five days: sleeping bags, flashlights, food, clothes, cooking equ ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Christ died for (your) sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God." (1 Pter 3:18 NIV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Adopted for a Price As a child, I was blessed with a vivid imagination. This served me well for many years, but as I reached adolescence, it turned completely against me! It slapped me awake one morning with a wretched thought: "YOU must have be ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "All believers, come here and listen, let me tell you what God did for me." (Psalm 66:16 MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Chalk "The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much, the companies never; it is the units, the single individuals, that are the power and the might" (Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892) Do you remember the stuff you used to write with o ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "That's how God's Word vaults across the skies from sunrise to sunset, Melting ice, scorching deserts, warming hearts to faith." (Psalm 19:6 MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Finding God while Trying to Disprove God. Why I am a Christian, part 22 "I had always assumed that faith was based on purely emotional and irrational arguments and was astounded to discover that one could build a v ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace." (Psalm 37:37 NLT)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Honesty the Best Policy Being honest isn't easy or convenient.I had purchased a new pickup, and the payments were stretching my budget. After making one payment, I discovered twenty dollars more than I should have had. I tried to justify the extra but could ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I've told you this ahead of time, before it happens, so that when it does happen, the confirmation will deepen your belief in me." (John 14:29 MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us It was Perfect Timing It was three weeks ago (Written February 14, 2017) that the charge nurse on my mother's floor of the long term care facility in Belgium told me my mom was dying. I immediately began receiving adv ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed." (Proverbs 19:17 GW)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us What About the Homeless? Last night, in the first week of June, 2016, while my husband was out of town looking for work, we got a sprinkling of rain. We were staying in an RV in front of the garage of some friends, and I was feeling very much like a homeles ...Continue Reading