Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matt 28:20b, NIV2)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Where Was God When Life Was Dark? I love this little story by Clovis Chappell that I heard second-hand from Haddon Robinson. Here is how I remember it:Once a man married a woman from Kentucky. They were young and very deeply in love. Early in their marriage because of illness she los ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector." (Luke 18:10)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Empty Boasters and the Hearty Greeters. The Helpless Heroes and the Vindictive Prideful, Intro "To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:" (Luke 18:9, NIV2) This parable is a revelatio ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us His Plans for You There is a shop in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which sells hot sauces. Now, when this shop, which is known as the Pepper Palace, sells hot sauces, they mean hot sauces. One of their premier palate burners is ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Do what is right and good in the LORD's sight." (Deut 6:18a)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Darkness Swallowed by Light! Majestic Mountain View Series, Part 17 "You know the next commandment pretty well, too: 'Don't go to bed with another's spouse." (Matt 5:27, MSG) To many, this is not a problem. However... "But don't think you've preserved your virtue simply by staying out of bed. ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "(Jesus asked) 'Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?' He said, 'The one who showed him mercy.' And Jesus said to him, 'You go, and do likewise.'" Luke 10:36-37  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Proper Priorities The time was 11 a.m. on a Wednesday morning. The place was San Antonio, Texas.On that day and time a funeral procession was slow ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear." (1John 4:18a)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Pauper or Royalty? What's Your Take? Dragon Tramps or Kingdom Heirs, Intro When I was a baby, uttering words that no one could understand, "Ga", "Oh", "Ou", I was shimmering in delight when my mom took me in her arms. I still remember what was going through my ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe in him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead." Ephesians 1:19-20  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us God's Atomic Power Power can be used for good or harm. German physicist Otto Hahn discovered how to split the atom in 1938. Scientists feared Nazi Germany might use the knowledge ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "'Haven't you read,' he replied, 'that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh?' So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.'" (Matt 19:4-6)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Sump Pumps and Marriage. ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake." (1 Thessalonians 1:5)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Tyler and General Lew Wallace "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "'He himself bore our sins' in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." (1Pet 2:24)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us I have No Money for my Shopping Cart! The Forgotten Message, Part 2 John the Baptist had heard with his own ears and seen with his own eyes something completely amazing: "As soon as Jesus was baptized, he w ...Continue Reading