Accepting some discomfort.

(Adapted from the message for last Sunday.)

James talked about conflict that exists in us, the arguments we have with ourselves and each other. Conflicts between people. Conflicts between companies. Conflicts between countries.

James says that the source of those conflicts is our desires to make ourselves happy, to make ourselves comfortable, to avoid hard honest conversations.

Think about the arguments that happen in the car seats of cars between kids. Think about the arguments that...