Little things that may cause great harm

Happy Birthday to Connie Tan (Batucadas), Shi Qian and Shi Ying

Initially I planned on putting in a character list of the heroes and villains in "The Dark Knight", but decided not to. I mean come on, nearly everyone should know Batman, Joker, Two-Face and the other characters, right? They have been around for more than 60 years... if you really wanna know more about them, you can go to Goggle or Wikipedia. For now I am gonna go into some Daily Bread sharing instead... my focus will be on James 3:1-12.

James the half-brother of Jesus warns us of a little thing that can be very destructive. He says that "although the tongue is a small part of the body, it makes great boasts, it's like a small spark that sets a great forest on fire." Although the tongue is small, there is nothing small about the amount of damage it can do. Words carry with them the power of healing or a destructive capacity far greater than the poison of any mosquito bite.
It is therefore essential that we use our words with great wisdom and care. Consider carefully the words you choose. Will they be seasoned with the balm of grace, or with the poison of anger?

James 3:1-11
Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 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 person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.