Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "And this is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, according as ye have heard from the beginning, that ye might walk in it." 2 John 1:6  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Shoe Boxes of my Mind I was looking through some of the shoe boxes of my mind today. Those are the places where I store all of the wonderful moments of learning and loving that I have had ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "You can't worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you'll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can't worship God and Money both." Matthew 6:24 (MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Life's Priorities Heading into a Catastrophe! Majestic Mountain View Series, Part 32 The same is true for anything else that takes priority over our Heavenly Father. What would w ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "My prayer," says Jesus, "is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message." John 17:20  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Did You Know That Jesus Prays for You? In the sermon yesterday, we marveled at the fact that Jesus Himself prays for us! Yes, we respond, but He Himself, advocates for us as does the Holy Spirit. Incredible. That reminded me of a dr ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "This is the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first."  (Matthew 19:30 MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Graceless Religion. The Helpless Heroes and the Vindictive Prideful, Part 9 Last night I was truly touched when I read about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15: "By this time a lot of men and women of doubtful reputation were hanging around Jesus, listenin ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Bone My five pound Yorkshire terrier, Sienna made me laugh the other day when I glanced up and saw her struggling and staggering around the yard carrying a bone. The bone was meant for the large out ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "That's exactly what my Father in heaven is going to do to each one of you who doesn't forgive unconditionally anyone who asks for mercy." (Matthew 18:35 MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Dunked Student. Dragon Tramps or Kingdom Heirs, Part 10 My grade 6 teacher in high school became my role model. He made class fun, always encouraging us and guiding us. He always smiled and he tried to be ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Father Forgive them. They do not know what they are doing" Luke 23; 32-34  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Father, Forgive Them Today I attended a Good Friday Meditation at my church. I'd had a very bad nights sleep and grumbled as I fought the urge to stay in bed an extra hour. I managed, somewhat irritably, to drive to collect my mum (now 86) and slipped into church with moments to spare. I fuss ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Next a poor demon-afflicted wretch, both blind and deaf, was set down before him. Jesus healed him, gave him his sight and hearing." (Matt 12:22, MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Doubt Versus Faith in our Heavenly Father. The Forgotten Message, Part 17 "Next a poor demon-afflicted wretch, both blind and deaf, was set down before him. Jesus healed him, gave him his sight and hearing. The ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Therefore, putting away lying, each one speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another." (Ephesians 4:25)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Ambiguous Recommendations Robert Thornton, a professor of economics at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, was, like many teachers, frustrated about having to write letters of recommendation for people with dubious qualifications, so he put to ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "What marvelous love the Father has extended to us!" 1 John 3:1a (MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Just a Comma Can Change our Lives Drastically. Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (8:29) "God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line o ...Continue Reading