{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Doing Life Together","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether","author_name":"Linda Mintle","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/author\/lmintle","title":"The Damage of Idle Words","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2lTCsZUOdL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2018\/03\/guilty-of-gossip.html\">The Damage of Idle Words<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2018\/03\/guilty-of-gossip.html\/embed#?secret=2lTCsZUOdL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Damage of Idle Words&#8221; &#8212; Doing Life Together\" data-secret=\"2lTCsZUOdL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"In the middle of the book of Matthew are two verses that should give us all pause.\u00a0Matthew 12:36-37 says, \u201cBut I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.\u00a0For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/files\/2016\/08\/people-couple-fight-300x225.jpg"}