June 20, 2019

“Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.” – James 3:5,6 When I was a kid, I had a group of friends who lived in my neighborhood. Randy was the only one who had a basketball net, so we would gather at his house to play and hang out. I remember once when a guy in our group had a birthday, his dad bought him five shares of Nike stock as a gift. It’s not that this dude was into stocks, bonds, or securities (in fact, he seemed kind of clueless); I