Since the earlier edition of the small volume was so well received, the basic content of this revised edition will remain the same. The new text is stylistically reworked and necessary corrections were made by Fr. Patrick Connor, SVD to whom I owe a special word of thanks. A number of new stories have been added or replaced, and the questions for reflection were partly reworded. Two new conferences were added: Conversion of St. Paul and Poverty: Option for the Poor. Special thanks goes to Sister Christel Daun, S.Sp.S. for her help in selecting the stories, and for her assistance in so many ways with the new edition. We had some difficulty in selecting a suitable title. Although the book was originally meant for religious and priests, surprisingly it reached many lay people as well who wanted to follow the Lord more dedicatedly. We, therefore, decided to leave the title as it was worded in the second printing of the first edition. ..

Fr. John Fuellenbach, SVD is presently professor of Fundamental Theology at the Gregorian University, at the Regina Mundi Institute and at the Beda College in Rome. He holds a doctorate from the Catholic University of Washington D.C. For seven years he taught in the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay, for two semesters in Melbourne,and in a variety of places for shorter periods. For twelve years he was the director of the Renewal Center of the SVD in Nemi near Rome. He wrote a couple of books among them The Kingdom of God Jesus Central Message (Orbis, New York, 1995); Proclaiming His Kingdom (Manila: Logos Publication, 4th ed., 1994). The present book Throw Fire 1st ed., 1997) is a sequence of the two mentioned. It is intended for seminars, workshops and renewal programs. Besides his teaching career he conducts seminars, workshops and retreats for different groups over the 25 years. His range of activities is worldwide extending to places like the EAPI in Manila; the Euntes Institute..