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Which is why you're holding in your hands yet another collection of 100 stories, parables, and anecdotes for youth group talks - the fourth instalment of the best-selling Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks series compiled by Wayne Rice. These imaginative, thoughtful, read-'em-off-the-page yarns are perfect for bringing youth talks to life, whether your stage is Sunday school, camps and retreats, small groups. . . even parent meetings!   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThese all-new, teenager-tested tales are straight from the \"Illustrations That Always Work\" files of veteran youth workers such as -   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eKara Powell  \u003cbr\u003eRick Bundschuh  \u003cbr\u003eSonny Salsbury  \u003cbr\u003eTim Timmons  \u003cbr\u003eLes Christie  \u003cbr\u003eChuck Wysong  \u003cbr\u003eDarrel Pearson  \u003cbr\u003eand many others! 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