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Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger (James 1:19, NET). “You never know what someone else is going through” sounds like a mother’s well-worn admonition to her children. I know I say it often to mine, and the words ring true if we stop a moment to think about it. In our fast-paced, busy culture, we race past one another, forming immediate judgments without pausing to truly understand one another. Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Things aren’t always as they seem. Don’t judge a book by its cover. The English language is brimming with idioms which caution against hasty judgment. Yet, again and again, we trample… Read More