The way we communicate and express ideas is vitally important. The scriptures give us plenty of commands and admonitions on how we ought to speak and communicate with one another. People err, as we are wont to do, and will find ourselves making harsh tones normative or writing them off as altogether ungodly. I want to think through a third option which calls Christians to utilize language and speech as a set of tools to serve a variety of purposes. I also want to think about tone in such a way that we don't use it as an out when we disagree with someone on a difficult subject. I hope this is both helpful and challenging in some way today.