Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Our Identity Marker January 30, 2023 Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit. ~ Ephesians 1:13b NIV ~ "Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit." (Ephesians 1:13b NIV) Have you noticed how our protective face masks have become useful as identity markers? We're see ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Faith January 29, 2023 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. ~ Hebrews 11:1 ESV ~ "For nothing is impossible with God." (Luke 1:37 ESV) "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1 ESV) I read t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Renovations! January 27, 2023 /"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ./ ~ 1 Corinthians 12:12 NIV ~ One of the things my wife does in the fall and winter is work on renovating the house. Our home is over 70 years old, and although the previous owners maintained it quite well, certain things, such as trim ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Ant and the Feather January 25, 2023 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.  ~ Matthew 6:31-33 NIV ~ ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Cry Out January 23, 2023 /"But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears./ ~ Psalms 18:6 NLT ~ "But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears." (Psalm 18:6 NLT) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR God Is My Rock January 22, 2023 On God rests my salvation and glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. ~Psalms 62:7 ESV ~ "On God rests my salvation and glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God." (Psalm 62:7 ESV) "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock." ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Being a Lying Witness January 18, 2023 You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. ~ Exodus 20:16 NIV ~ "He hit me!", yelped my 4-year-old daughter after apparently being assaulted by her big brother. If you're a parent, you'll suspect that there's more to this story! You may wonder, as I did, how this sweet little girl had aggravated him … yet agai ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Pangs of Death January 16, 2023 /The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold./ ~ Psalms 18:2 NIV ~ "The pangs of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me." ...Continue Reading

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Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Mountain of Snow January 13, 2023 /And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose./ ~ Romans 8:28 NIV ~ The winter of 2022 was harsh in my province in Canada. By mid-January, we received the "blizzard of the decade", dumping more than 60 cm (2 feet) of snow in 24 hours. ...Continue Reading