Ellingsen gives pastors thetools they need to relate theheart of the scriptures totheir congregations, com-bining the best of scholarlytechniques with pastoral ex-perience. Each of these the-matic explorations providethe perfect jumping off pointfor pastors to take a text andcreate thought-provoking, inspirational messages. Its easy-to-use format, illuminating commentary, and illustrationsmake this work an essential addition to any pastor's library.