10/11/2026
My soap box sermon is on being honest. As you know I have lots of vintage shop owners as friends and this topic comes up more times than not. The theft everyone is experiencing is so outrageous and it infuriates me to no end. I just found the other week that there are also thrift stores and second hand shops that are not only dealing with theft in their shops but also with their employees. Right there is where I’m drawing the line, because the 8th commandment is thou shall not steal. It specifically tells you in Exodus 20:15 and Deuteronomy 5:19. We know money is tight and we have compassion but when you as a customer or an employee are switching tags, pricing things cheaper so you can purchase it and sell it on your vinted, depop, or your eBay account that is wrong and extremely dishonest. I’m gonna pray for you and that you change your ways. We as followers of Christ need to keep our eyes on the Golden Gates of Heaven. If you are out and about and see something shady going on please let someone know. We need to find the morals we were taught and hopefully save yet another soul from not getting into heaven to be with our Savior. We as shop owners work hard to make our money, just like you do. Let’s make a difference. At the barn we have actually had people call or text us saying you didn’t put something on my receipt and we want to make it right. Now right there are the things that warm your heart.
Ephesians 4:28 ESV
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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