Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2 NIV)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Three Mailboxes I was on my way to work recently for a stressful job interview, but I decided to take a different route so that I could see when the gol ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Nugget August 14, 2012 IS JESUS THE MESSIAH? By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe Devotionals Contact us Is Jesus the Messiah, or should we seek someone else? We all have times of doubt. When we DESPERATELY need a touch from God, when we NEED and yearn to hear His voice, yet He is silent. I could give examples, but you already know far too well what I am talking about. We wonder, God, are You even listening? Are You even real? Why do you delay, Lord? Do ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:17)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us On the Crossroad to Oblivion. Only in Jesus, Part 10 As we were wandering through the open-air market in Oostende, Belgium, I spotted golf shirts with left-side pockets for 5 Euros each. Truly an amazing bargain!Further on, in an ideal location, the crossroad between two of the major market ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: ... (Jesus said) "But he who stands firm to the end will be saved." (Mark 13:13b)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Believing Or Forgetting The minister was preaching about Judgment Day.He roared: "There will be wars, and famines and earthquakes! The sun shall be darkened, and the stars will fall from the sky! On that day will you be ready? On that day, what will you want?"A little boy in ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." (Ps 27:4)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Hope is Not Beyond Our Grasp Why do I Go to Church?Erik the Red, a ferocious Viking descendant living in newly established Iceland, followed in the footsteps of his dad. Hi ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7:37)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Empty and Betrayed She was empty, betrayed and thirsty. Usually three strikes and you're out. She had five.Jesus met her in a region respectable people avoided. But then again, he wasn't into tradit ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven..." (Matt 7:21a)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Rush to the Bus. Only in Jesus, Part 9 While in Belgium last summer, my family and I traveled to Veurne to see the famed, yearly procession of the Penitents. As Veurne is nowhere near the town where we were staying, we ended up traveling almost to the end of the coastal ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Mark 4:38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Storm Stiller I've only once had an anxiety attack in my life and I hope that I never ever go through it again. It happened years ago when my family and I moved into our new home in Knoxville. I suddenly realized that we had just ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning." (John 15:27)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Unfinished But Still Useful. Jesus' Deepest Desires, Part 12 What do we do when depression ravages our minds? How do we react when anxiety springs up on us unawares? Where do we go to when all of our energy seems to have evaporated into thin air? Where do we turn when adversity ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Phil 3:8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Take the Time Rush, rush, rush, hurry, hurry, hurry, check your watch, check your schedule, and worry, worry, worry! Gulp down your coffee, wolf down your breakfast, and head out the door! Think of the thousand things ...Continue Reading