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The Mess

February 8th 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Hebrews 12:11 "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Mess We have horses and goats, and horses and goats are good at a lot of things. But one of the things they're best at is making a lot of slippery, stinky mess in the corral. Morning, n ...Continue Reading

Does it Make a Difference? Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (1:9-16)

February 6th 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes." (Rom 1:16)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Does it Make a Difference? Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (1:9-16) "God, whom I serve with my whole heart . . ." (Rom 1:9 NIV) ". . . that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith." (Rom 1:12 NIV)" ...Continue Reading

Plow Boy

February 5th 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Luke 9:62 "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God"  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Plow Boy I once dreamed of being a plow boy -- a farmer that is.One of my grandfathers was a farmer and the other had been. I suppose the dirt, the sweat, the smell of diesel fuel, crops reaching for the morning sun and releasing the night's dew, and the joy of a ...Continue Reading

A Miracle in Time. Forgiven, Part 2

February 3rd 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Then neither do I condemn you ... Go now and leave your life of sin." (John 8:11)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Miracle in Time. Forgiven, Part 2 It was World War I, and the entire world was in turmoil. The Germans had invaded Belgium, and were close to conquering it completely. There was just one small area that continued to resist the invaders: Diksmijde. And this one tiny area would contin ...Continue Reading

The Keys

February 1st 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: James 1:19 "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Keys This just makes me so mad, I muttered to myself as I hunted in the basket, on the table and through my purse for the car keys. How many times have I told her n ...Continue Reading

Only One Truth. The Word Became Flesh series (John 14:16-17)

January 31st 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you." (John 14:16-17)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Only One Truth. The Word Became Flesh series (John 14:16-17) Walking down the footpath at Leonard Harrison Sta ...Continue Reading

Hang Gliding

January 30th 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Matthew 6:34a - Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Hang Gliding Hang gliding behind a power boat is an exciting, relatively new sport whereby a powerboat tows a twenty-foot kite with two people harnessed into it and pulls them to dizzying heights.A few years ago, I tried this sport over spectacular Lake Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, with ...Continue Reading

Out of Our Minds. Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 7

January 27th 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread." (Matt 16:5)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Out of Our Minds. Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 7 We were all mesmerized by Sejalandsfoss, a giant waterfall in Iceland. The crash of the sheet of water hitting the pool below was deafening, and the spray made it seem like rain was falling from a sun-lit sky. By following a rugged, adve ...Continue Reading

When Life is Unfair

January 25th 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Matthew 14:24 "But the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it."  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us When Life Is Unfair If I was where God wanted me, why were things going south? Isn't smooth sailing a sign of God's blessings?Job's friends thought so. One discouraging report after another arrived. Property, children, servants; all gone ...Continue Reading

Collapsed by a Glacial Flood: Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 6

January 23rd 2012 BST

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matt 17:20)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Collapsed by a Glacial Flood: Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 6 A well-built highway bridge is there to stay. For a lifetime at least. Unless a war breaks out, who would ever think ...Continue Reading
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