The familiar children’s poem “Sticks and Stones” is catchy and cute, but the phrase in the poem “words will never break me” is just not true. Words are powerful, even destructive. As we continue in our series today in the book of James, we will see that the tongue is compared to a fire that can set forests ablaze. So if you struggle, like many of us, with your words, join us. We will discover tools to help tame the tongue, because friends, our speech reflects the spiritual condition of our hearts.