Robert Hines has a gift for bringing scripture down to earth where families bicker, where men and women get stressed out, where children fight over a toy, where reality is stranger than fiction. And into each situation he brings the hard-hitting message of the prophets. Fascinating narrative stories and illustrations make this book great reading and an excellent resource for stimulating preaching. Chapters include: Buying Swamp Land For God (Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15) Accepting Responsibility (Lamentations 1:1-6) Coping With Heartache (Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7) Permission To Daydream (Joel 2:23-32) Possession Is Nine-tenths Of The Law (Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18) The Burdens Of The Past (Haggai 1:15b--2:9) Remembering Who We Are and more! (Deuteronomy 26:1-11) Robert P. Hines Jr., was born and raised in Beaver, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Maryville College, Tennessee, and earned advance degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He has served Calvin Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, since 1983. While at Princeton Seminary he was awarded a preaching scholarship and the Jagow Prize in preaching. Hines is married and has two teenage children.