The 10th Commandment: As Sinful as Apple Pie John A. Thorpe September 18, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By John Thorpe Covetousness! Again, who ever confesses that? Thousands are guilty of it, but few will own it even in private before the Lord. Charles Spurgeon, Se... Read More...
The Ninth Commandment, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” Stewart Clem September 16, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Stewart Clem The Bible does not condone lying. Or does it? On the one hand, when lying is considered in the abstract, the biblical authors are unequivoca... Read More...
The Eighth Commandment: Theft for a Good Cause? Neil Dhingra September 14, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Roman Catholic Church, Ten Commandments Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Neil Dhingra In Alex Gibney’s The Inventor, a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the turtlenecked and deep-voiced founder and erstwhile CEO of Theranos, now indicted for wire fraud and conspiracy, the psychol... Read More...
“Don’t Cheat on God”: The Seventh Commandment Brandt Montgomery September 11, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church By Brandt L. Montgomery In “Faith of My Father,” I recalled how God made possible the reunion between my late father and I in 1997, following a seven-year estrangement. I further recounted Dad’s pastor descr... Read More...
The Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt not Murder Jonathan Turtle September 9, 2020 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ethics, Ten Commandments Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Jonathan Turtle At face value the prohibition against murder is perhaps the easiest one to keep. As a moral law that is written on our hearts and that can be a... Read More...
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father & Thy Mother Jean Meade September 4, 2020 Catechesis, Commentary, Ethics, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Jean McCurdy Meade Honor thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — D... Read More...
The Fourth Commandment: The Sabbath — Fulfilled But Not Obsolete Abigail Woolley Cutter September 2, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ethics, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Abigail Woolley Cutter Of the ten, the command to observe Sabbath has undoubtedly been the most difficult for Christians to interpret — and therefore perhaps t... Read More...
The Third Commandment: What’s in a Name? Matt Boulter August 28, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, Ten Commandments, The Episcopal Church God as the Ultimate End Part of a series on the Ten Commandments. By Matt Boulter During this trying season of “Coronatide,” my family of four has been watching more TV than normal. (To be honest, until ... Read More...
