Biblical Truths From Uncle Otto S Farm

Learn spiritual truths from the adventures of the animals on Uncle Otto's farm. These stories can be used for children groups and sermon illustrations. Some children may be too old for animal stories, but most adults may just be old enough.

Throughout his life, Clyde Minch has taken some of the most common life experiences and weaved them into stories that each contain a deep spiritual message. In this book you will find 20 stories from the daily life of the animals that Clyde observed as a child on his Uncle Otto's farm. He has given each animal their own personality and their own life's struggles. The book opens with Clyde's encounter with Uncle Otto's cow, Baby Doll and the lesson he learned about fear. From there you enter a world where all the animals carry on a dialogue with each other as they try to understand life's many mysteries. You will find Jezebel Chicken who wants to fly; Uncle Otto's hound dog, Buddy, who wants to be a wolf; the dilemma of the new animals who come to Uncle Otto's farm and many other stories. Each story points to a Biblical passage of Scripture and illustrates an important Biblical truth. If you are looking for stories to share with the children in your Sunday School class or as sermon illustrations for your congregation, the adventures of the animals on Uncle Otto's farm has no age limitation.

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