You Shall Not Steal

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Number eight of the Ten Commandments has universal and timeless application. This shows the God-given right for individuals to own private property. There are countless ways in which people steal, often without them realizing it is theft, and people have countless excuses and rationalizations for violating this commandment. The Bible also teaches the opposite--the Golden Rule--that people should be compassionate and generous toward others, especially toward people who need a helping hand.
you shall not steal
Donald Hooser

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He lives in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.  He and his wife Elsie had three children, and she died in August 2020.  Don married Judy in January 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then, he served as the pastor of churches in Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. From 2011 until his retirement in 2021, his primary responsibility was answering the many letters written to the Church.