Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Leaking January 21, 2026 And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.… ~ John 17:19 NIV ~ "And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.…, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me." (John 17:19-21 ESV) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Perfect Guide to Peace January 19, 20267 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding... ~ Proverbs 3:5 NIV ~ I settled in the back seat of an Uber car the other day, folded my white cane and stuffed it in my bag. As I usually do, I began a conversation with the driver. As expected, we became friends. That’s because I ask questions that prompt them ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Warmth Within January 18, 2026 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. ~ John 15:12 NIV ~ With Winter entering a particularly brutal cold stretch with temperatures dropping into the low teens every night and only reaching the 20's during the day, our electric furnace stopped working. I spent all day trying to reach a repairman only to find that they were overwhelmed w ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Nail January 16, 2026 Search me, God, and know my heart... ~ Psalms 139:23 NIV ~ Even though I now reside in a special care home, I still worry about my wife. She is just too independent! The last week of November, 2024, she left for an 800 km drive to see her American family for Thanksgiving. By herself, naturally.... Doesn't she know this is potentially dangerous? Especially wh ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Purely Unselfish Gifts December 12, 2025 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law... ~ Galatians 4:4 NIV ~ Every year since my wife and I have known each other, we have given Christmas gifts to one another! Wait. That isn't entirely true ... There was that one year where we decided between us to not give eac ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Intention December 10, 2025 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. ~ Ephesians 1:4 NIV ~ "For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight." (Ephesians 1:4 NIV) It was October and Christmas catalogues had already begun to arrive. When we we ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Let It Snow December 8, 2025 Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. ~ Isaiah 1:18 NIV ~ I never did like snow very much. Please don't ask how we ended up in Canada, of all places, because when everyone is all excited to see the first flakes of snow, I'm the one who is grumpy. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR An Angel Tree and the Child in Me December 7, 2025 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. ~ Luke 6:38 NIV ~ "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Deformed Christmas Tree December 5, 2025 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. ~ 1 Corinthians 13:12 NIV ~ "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known." (1 Cor. 13:12 NIV) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Announcement December 3, 2025 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. ~ Luke 2:9 NIV ~ "An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them." (Luke 2:9 NIV) "Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw ...Continue Reading