Your search for lively illustrations to spice up your youth talks is over. Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks is here! Veteran youth worker and nationally known speaker Wayne Rice has carefully selected and crafted 100 of the best stories, parables, and anecdotes available anywhere. Rice has collected these illustrations form his own files and from files of some of youth ministry's best speakers — Mike Yaconelli — Tony Campolo — Dewey Bertolini — Chap Clark — Les Christie — Ray Johnston — Len Kageler — Rick Bundschuh — and many more! These stories (all indexed by topic) cover a lot of youth ministry ground — some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and all of them will make you think. And they all work with teenagers. They're just the thing to give your youth talks that extra spark you're looking for. You'll love what Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks will do for your youth talks. And your kids will love you for it!