Choice Stories For Children

by Ernest Lloyd

This book contains nearly 40 short stories written during the late 1800s. Every story has an important lesson to build good character. The stories were selected from four out of print books; Scrap Book Stories; Golden Grains vol. 1 and vol. 3 and Lost Jewels.

Stories will convey character traits such as how to avoid temptation and respecting property rights. They are great reads to children and grandchildren!

You can use these stories as a template to come up with more to teach your children.

To order this book, just click the link below:

https://biblesabbath.org/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=46&=SID

When Churches Split

by Kenneth Westby

Splits happen. There have been many, and there will be many more. They occur in all denominations and for that matter in just about any human organization. I experienced a big one first hand.

They called me “the Devil,” well, maybe not THE Devil, or THE Satan, but a bad hombre under the devil’s influence. I was accused of being used by the Prince of Darkness to attack “the church,” to cause a split. Heavy stuff. I was innocent of the charge and wasn’t pushing for a split, but what does that matter?

Who were the “they” to which I refer? The “they” were the human heads of God’s One and Only True Church, the OTC. They were the most important humans on earth, spiritually speaking, to use the proper caveat. More heavy stuff.

What was the crime that prompted my firing and energetic denunciation? Simply this: I questioned church practices, ethics, and doctrine and suggested reforms. In this I was not alone as 35 other ministers were of the same opinion on the same issues, and they too were fired. It now seems a lifetime ago.

Since I seemed to be a leader the devil label was pinned on me and great calamity ensued: The human heads of the OTC (One True Church) warned the confused and wavering brethren that this may be the end-time sign when Satan launches his attack to destroy…”

(This is an excerpt from the July-August 2011 edition of The Sabbath Sentinel)

To read the rest of this article, which starts on page 4, click this link: http://biblesabbath.org/media/TSSJulyAug2011Issue550.pdf

Kids Bible Info

There are many Bible-based resources on this site to share with your little ones!

An example of some items on this site:

• Bible Question and Answer on important subjects like Angels and Baptism
• Bible Games
• Bible Stories
• Prayer Requests

http://www.kidsbibleinfo.com/

What Will Happen to the Next Generation?

by Kelly McDonald, Jr.

“The past few years, two of the top ten shows in America were “Desperate Housewives,” a television show built around men and women cheating on each other and “American Idol,” a show where men and women compete vocally to be called America’s top idol. Meanwhile, last year, in August 2009, two Florida school officials were tried on contempt charges for saying a prayer at a school luncheon. If convicted, they could have faced up to six months in jail and been fined, but they were eventually acquitted of all charges. This is just one of the many incidences involving prayer in schools the past few years. Also consider some statistics: Between 1973 and 2005, over 45 million babies were aborted in the United States.4 Approximately 19.3 million children in 2004 were living with only one parent. Statistics show that 45% to 50% of first marriages end in divorce and that 40% of divorced couples have children. T.V. programming, recent court cases, and statistics on the family all indicate the state of our country.

Cheating on your husband or wife is glorified on a television show which just happens to be one of the top shows…”

(This article is an excerpt from the May-June 2010 edition of The Sabbath Sentinel)

To read the rest of this article, which starts on page 13, click the link below:

http://biblesabbath.org/media/tss_543.pdf

Tiger And Tom And Other Stories For Boys

By J.E. White

This book is available to order through the Bible Sabbath Association. In it, you will find character-building stories for boys.

Read one of the recommendations of this book:

“I have spent literally $1,000.00’s on educational and character building materials for our son… and none have been as encouraging, nor as influential as your old time stories.”

These stories were compiled from orphanage stories used in the United States many years ago. Fortunately, Godly character does not have a time period attached to it. These timeless stories will encourage boys to choose right from wrong. Read them to your children and even grandchildren!

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A Second Look at the Second Commandment

by R. Herbert
During the 8th and 9th Centuries a great controversy raged in western Christendom: Should images of God and Jesus be used or not? On one side, the “iconoclasts” argued that such images were unscriptural, while on the other side, the ”iconophiles” argued that such images aided devotion and there is no harm in using them. The end result of this great debate is obvious in modern Christianity, but what was the position of the iconoclasts, and what can we learn from a controversy that ripped apart much of the medieval Church?

The Second Commandment, as found in Exodus chapter 20, is the second longest of the ten – only slightly shorter than the command to keep the Sabbath – indicating that like that commandment, it was a law that needed detailed expression: “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments” (Exodus 20:4-6).

This article is from one of our 2017 Sabbath Sentinel magazine editions.

Please click the link below to read the rest of the article (it begins on page 7): http://biblesabbath.org/media/Jan_2017WEB.pdf