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The "do not judge" verse gets thrown around more than almost any line in the whole Bible — usually right after somebody got caught doing something they shouldn't have. But there's a whole lot more going on in Matthew 7:1-6 than most of us realize.

This week we're talking about the kind of judging that doesn't even feel like judging — the fast, quiet, automatic kind. The mugshot on Facebook. The yard sign. The stranger you sized up before they said a word. We dig into the speck and the log, why Jesus calls it a "critical spirit," and how this same theme runs from Genesis all the way through the New Testament.

Plus — a story from my hometown about a man everybody thought they had figured out, and didn't.

In this episode:

• Why "don't judge" doesn't mean "turn off your brain"
• The speck and the log, and why it's kind of ridiculous when you picture it
• How judgment shows up throughout the entire Bible, Old Testament to New
• A practical, doable way to trade judgment for prayer this week

Mentioned in this episode:
JoAnne's Prayer Action Warriors (PAW) — praying the Lord's Prayer over people every day at noon.

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