Conflict as a Telltale

Sep 22, 2024  •  The Rev. Charlie Holt

What causes fights and conflicts among you? James's question, long put to quarreling children in the preacher's own home, frames conflict as a sailboat's telltale that shows when the heart is out of trim, and a grandmother pulling up a sick azalea to expose its roots illustrates the call to look beneath the surface for envy and selfish ambition. Resisting the devil and drawing near to God turns conflict into an occasion for intimacy with him.