“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” In my opinion, the best explanation of the Eighth Commandment is a children’s book called Flying Feathers. It’s a Slav folk tale, retold by Mary Kentra Ericsson, and once upon a time published by Concordia Publishing House. They should bring it back! Until they do, I am […]
“You shall not steal.” Without planning it (but God had it planned), we come to the Seventh Commandment just before Christmas. There is a definite connection between this commandment and Christmas. What do you think it is? What makes the Seventh Commandment the Christmas Commandment? The answer in a word: giving. Only on the surface […]
“You shall not commit adultery.” What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other. Setting aside the First Commandment, there is something unique about the Sixth Commandment’s What does this […]
“You shall not murder.” “Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him” (Gen. 4:8). These words record the first murder, and sadly not the last. But have we, even as Christians, become desensitized to violence and even to murder? We need to start there. I once heard about a little boy who was […]