After watching a number of clips from a recent popular TV series on YouTube I realized that almost every one depicted a violation of at least one of the Ten Commandments.

Murder was a big one, of course. Who doesn’t enjoy a good crime drama? Gotta kick things off with a murder.

Adultery? Yes.

Theft? Aren’t those guys clever! Hope they get away with it, don’t you?

Lying? Plenty.

Taking the Lord’s name in vain? Almost continuous.

Disrespect toward parents and other elders? Yes.

Valuing anything more than God? How ’bout valuing EVERYTHING more than God!

Idolatry? No “graven images” but we don’t need to carve our images anymore. Screens are brighter and lighter than stone idols.

What if we committed not to watch any violation of the Ten Commandments on our screens for one week? One day?

If that is too much to ask, what if we decided just to keep count how many violations we notice?

This might be a worthy exercise when consuming “content” with children. And a creative way to teach them the Ten Commandments. Make a tally sheet.

Next time someone asks, “Whatcha watchin” you can say, “Oh, just some people breaking God’s law and God’s heart.”

“Is it any good?”

Brain research is revealing a lot about “mirror neurons.” We actually experience in our brains what we see others do. And we are hardwired to replicate it.

Romans 12:2 Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…