Devil - Shut Up!

‘Shut Up, Devil’: Are too many churches ignoring evil? Meet the Bible teacher on a mission to reignite the conversation.

 Billy Hallowell, Op-ed Contributor

In Ephesians 6, the Apostle Paul implores Christians to dress themselves in the “full armor of God” to “stand against the devil’s schemes.”

He illustrates a vivid spiritual battle in which humans must acknowledge the existence of “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm.” But what does that look like, why does it matter, and how does one triumph in such a war?

These are particularly pertinent questions in a world in which the topic of evil is often overlooked, downplayed, or ignored, even in some Christian churches. It’s a dynamic that troubles Bible teacher Kyle Winkler, who addresses these very subjects in his new book, Shut Up, Devil. CP.