I’m Tired of Pretending This Is Normal
A few weeks ago, I spoke with a mother after a weekend of preaching at her church. She pulled me aside, eyes weary, and asked how she should handle a heartbreaking situation. Her adult daughter had moved back home and recently came out as a lesbian. But that wasn’t all, she wanted to bring her "partner" to live with her in the house. The daughter framed it as a roommate arrangement, but the mother knew the truth. She was torn between extending hospitality as a parent and upholding righteousness in her home. Her voice trembled with grief as she said, "I want to love her, but I can’t pretend this is okay."
I didn’t have a clever answer, just a burdened heart. Because I know she’s not alone.
There’s a spiritual sickness in the land.
And the most insane thing about it?
We’re told to nod along like everything’s fine.
A man puts on lipstick, calls himself “mom,” and we’re supposed to smile and say, “Beautiful.”
A child says he’s pansexual at 12, and we’re expected to applaud his “bravery.”
A drag queen gyrates in front of a cross in a church sanctuary, and the congregation claps.
I’m tired of pretending this is normal.
Because it’s not.
It’s demonic.
This Isn’t Progress. It’s Paganism.
What we’re seeing isn’t the evolution of civilization, it’s a return to Babel.
We’ve traded truth for tolerance, and now we’re choking on the fumes of our own delusion.
Romans 1 says that when a people suppress the truth of God, He gives them over.
Not just to sin—but to insanity (Romans 1:28).
“And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind…” (Romans 1:28)
This is where we are.
We’re not in a political crisis. We’re in a Romans 1 reprobation spiral.
Everything’s Upside Down
Boys are being told they might be girls. Girls are being told that motherhood is a form of oppression. Fathers are mocked. Masculinity is criminalized. Drag queens are treated like spiritual leaders while pastors act like influencers. We live in a time where stating the obvious can get you canceled.
But silence is not love. And neutrality is not holiness.
Stop Nodding Along
Christian, if you’re waiting for the culture to turn itself around, it won’t. This madness ends only one way: when the Church stops acting like a chaplain to a pagan empire and starts proclaiming truth like prophets in the wilderness.
I’ve felt the temptation to stay quiet myself. When you’re in a conversation at the grocery store or across the table at a family gathering, it’s easier to bite your tongue. You don’t want to come off as harsh. You don’t want to be "that guy." But then I remember—loving someone doesn’t mean lying to them. It means telling the truth, even when it costs you comfort.
Elijah didn’t ask Jezebel for a seat at the table. John the Baptist didn’t soften his words for Herod. Jesus didn’t flatter the Pharisees. He called them whitewashed tombs. We are not called to survive this age. We are called to stand in it.
What Does It Look Like to Refuse the Lie?
Refusing the lie starts by refusing to use their language. If a man says he’s a woman, don’t play along. Call him what God calls him. It also means rejecting the false virtue of tolerance. Loving your neighbor doesn’t mean affirming their rebellion. It means warning them of judgment—and pointing them to Christ.
We must also preach with clarity, not caution. If your pastor avoids sin, hell, or repentance, it’s time to find another church. Fast. And above all, live as if your children’s souls depend on it. Because they do. What we tolerate in moderation, our children will embrace in excess.
You’re Not Crazy
If you’ve looked around and thought, “This world has lost its mind”—you’re not crazy. You’re seeing clearly.
Insanity is the cost of suppressing God’s truth. But clarity is the gift of standing in it.
I’m not writing this from a place of detached outrage. I’ve had the hard conversations. I’ve lost opportunities. I’ve wept over the direction we’re heading. But I’ve also seen the fruit of standing firm—families restored, young men awakened, and the Gospel glorified.
So stop pretending. Start proclaiming.
Truth isn’t just under attack, it’s the only lifeline left.
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Let’s stop pretending.
And start contending.
Because normal isn’t coming back.
But Jesus is.
Thank you for posting this.
It didn’t start with the LGBTQ revolution. It started with the collapse of the nuclear family and the normalization of divorce in “the church”.
“What we tolerate in moderation, our children will embrace in excess.” We see it on so many levels! We need to embrace the courage given by Holy Spirit to begin with the “thoughts and attitudes of our (own) hearts” and thus our actions first.