Some churches have changed what Scripture clearly says so as not to offend. It’s strange how we all want those around us to be truthful, yet our culture has been so degraded that we’re careless with the truth. No one likes to be lied to, yet so many of us lie. When “situational ethics” first came into prominence, we were told in some situations it was best to lie rather than tell the truth and hurt someone’s “feelings.” When Jesus was on trial...

“It must be that time of year again,” I muttered as I muted the TV during the political ad. “Whatever happened to, ‘If you can’t say something good, don’t say anything at all’ maxim,” I asked Lynne. She shrugged her shoulders as we waited for the diatribe to cease. Political vitriol has been around as long as politics, but “trash talk” didn’t originate with a politician. Satan, the prince of this world, has been trash-talking God and His people...