“And the tongue is a fire. . .” James 3:6a Fire is not bad. Fire is a very useful thing. But it always has to be under control. While James uses the tongue as being representative of human depravity, it is also true that the tongue, since it reflects what is in the heart (read: innermost being), can be a most positive tool for good. Most of us have heard “words of fire” that have created within us a desire to succeed, to reach new heights of accomplishment, or change a circumstance that limits our progress. The words that Jesus spoke to the men He met on the road to…