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Profanity has become so normalized that the word profanity itself now feels archaic. What was once considered foul or vulgar is now woven into everyday conversation, commercials, and even PG-13 movies—language we once protected young ears from hearing.

The casual use of the “F” word especially saddens me. There was a time when it was clearly recognized as degrading. Today, it’s shrugged off as normal. Scripture calls this what it is: calling evil good and good evil (cf. Isaiah 5:20).

This isn’t just my opinion—it’s rooted in God’s Word. The world will act like the world, but as Christians we are called to a higher, godly standard, and to resist normalizing what God calls sin.

God cares about our words:

• Ephesians 4:29 — no unwholesome speech
  Literally: “rotten, decayed” speech

• Colossians 3:8 — put away abusive speech
  Shameful, obscene, degrading talk

• Ephesians 5:4 — no filthiness or coarse joking
  Vulgar or morally improper joking

May our speech give grace, not decay—and reflect holiness, not culture. Amen?