Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground." (Joshua 3:17)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Standing on Dry Ground. Facing unimaginable Odds Series, part 11 It's so hard to lose face in front of people! Even more so if they are per ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "'Go,' he told him, 'wash in the Pool of Siloam' (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing." (John 9:7)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Bumps In The Dark I watched as teenagers donned the glasses and attempted to walk. None were successful. They bumped into chairs, bruised shins and some almost fell. They couldn't walk because they were drunk-or at least felt they ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I did this so that you might know that I am the LORD your God." (Deuteronomy 29:6)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Rest Amidst Stress. Restful Repose, Part 2 There is no rest when the wicked roam the land, and in the 9th century, the Vikings were doing a fantastic job of terrorizing the Frankish empire. It was, in fact, too easy. They would take their boats and raid the Frankish coast, then the ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "She will bear a Son, and you shall call His Name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Baby's Gift Think back. Can you remember when your school classmates were choosing sides for a game?Were you ever picked last? Were you ever consistently the last one who was selected? From experience I can tell you it's a terrible thing to be cons ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work." (Genesis 2:2)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Day Worries were Born. Restful Repose, Introduction The Vikings of Scandinavia achieved world-renown in the 8th century. They were skilled navigators who didn't think twice about leaving their homes for faraway destinations, and it was ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love. We love because God first loved us." (1 John 4:18-19)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Your choice...Fact or Fear Each day I have two choices. I can wake up in fear the same way I struggled to fall asleep the night before or I can fight the demons ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy." (Ezekiel 16:49)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Real Cost of Love. Question About Love, Part 5 She was just fifteen and had just graduated from a lace-making school in Brugge, far different from the universities we now know. These schools were more li ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." (John 17:3-4)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Happy Father's Day God! When my oldest son left home for university last fall, I did not deal with it well.I know, I know. It happens to every parent. It is not only a normal part of growing up, but it is also a sign of a mature, independent chil ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'" (Isaiah 46:10)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The End from the Beginning. When Suffering Knocks on Our Door Conclusion Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. I have numerous books, so many that my wife tells me I should open my own library. For so ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (John 13:35)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us It's Worth it The mattock cut into the ground again and again. Every time I raised it I slammed it down even harder. It felt as heavy in my arms as my broken heart did in my chest. Still, I powered through the pain and finished loosening up the dirt. I tossed the mattock a ...Continue Reading