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You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. – Exodus 20:17 We come to the end of our Big Ten series with a commandment that hits the mother load for most of [...]

The Big Ten – Pants On Fire

Posted: January 18, 2011 in Behavior, The Big Ten

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. – Exodus 20:16 Our Big Ten series is drawing to a close.  This week’s 9th commandment is all about the thing that plagues the world we live in…LYING. This one is rather difficult for me to discuss.  You see, I have always been a HUGE liar. [...]

You shall not steal. – Exodus 20:15 Stealing is bad.  I learned that when I was a kid.  If another kid had the toy, I should not take it from him.  Good teaching, mom! But, what if stealing is the only way you can survive?  Can you steal if you are starving? Or, what about [...]