Do We Recognize Ourselves?

Send us Fan Mail Do We Recognize Ourselves? “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” — Matthew 7:16 Our impulse to judge is strong. When we hear this verse, many of us want to use it as permission — to examine someone else’s life, to evaluate their behavior, to question their motives. And yet only a few verses earlier, the Gospel reminds us not to judge. This teaching is not an invitation to police others. It is a mir...