Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Barking Dogs September 18, 2023 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ~ Ephesians 2:10 NIV ~ "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10 NIV) "Do everyt ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Behind the Disguise September 17, 2023 He has made everything beautiful in its time. ~ Eccl. 3:11a NIV ~ "He has made everything beautiful in its time." (Eccl. 3:11a NIV) My two adult sons still live with me. Both of them have Autism and other mental disabilities. My oldest boy works a few days a week at a local sheltered workshop. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Purpose September 15, 2023 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ~ Ephesians 2:10 NIV ~ One of the primary things I struggle with since my diagnosis of Alzheimer's is purpose. It is incredibly tough to see others trying to run the programs and ministries that I spent my lifetime putting togeth ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Oma's God Book September 13, 2023 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ~ Deuteronomy 11:19 NIV ~ "Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." (Deuteronomy 1 ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Lice September 11, 2023 But the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. ~ John 14:26 NIV ~ "For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divi ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Supply and Demand September 10, 2023 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd... ~ Matthew 9:36 NIV ~ There is an abundance of farmland where we live in southern Ontario, Canada. The farmers grow mostly wheat, corn, soybeans, and hay. Most of the hay is baled in rou ...Continue Reading

Welcome ToTHE ILLUSTRATORThe Battle of MosquitoesSeptember 8, 2023For our struggle is not against flesh and blood...~ Ephesians 6:12a NIV ~   Classic Illustrator"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (Eph 6:12 NIV) It was late, but as the sun sets late this far north, it was still twilight when we arrived. We were ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Swimming in the Summer September 6, 2023 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. ~ 1 John 4:16 NIV ~ "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him." (1 John 4:16 NIV) When I was a boy we lived across a river from the main road and the only way to get to our house was across an old, wooden, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Plants September 4, 2023 Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down. ~ Luke 13:8 NLT ~ I shop at the nearby supermarket, and sometimes, I have a quick gander at what they have in their garden department. Recently, I saw some plants that were looking all dr ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Generosity September 3, 2023 You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God. ~ Leveticus 19:10 ESV ~ "And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 'Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the LORD your God. You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived ... When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not re ...Continue Reading