Delmer Chilton and John Fairless, the pastors known as "Two Bubbas and a Bible," have written a simple introduction to their preaching practice -- a method that has been refined through their combined 50+ years of pastoral experience. Beginning, as always, with the biblical text, Chilton and Fairless take preachers through the steps that can maximize study time, uncover illustrations from everyday life, and energize the oh-so-important task of preaching in congregations of all sizes.

Stories are the stuff of life -- they entertain us, inspire us, teach us, and shape us. This is a book of stories and we think they're good ones Delmer Chilton writes the way he speaks, in the Appalachian drawl that has mesmerized generations of mountain children and their elders. To say that his voice is unique does not do it justice. You have to sit for a spell and listen, and -- when you do -- you come away knowing that you just got to know a little bit of Delmer and that you have somehow been moved to laughter, or tears, or just to a pleasant sort of musing. The subtitle for the book is...