Chad Ragsdale

Hollow and Deceptive Philosophies: A Meditation on the Difficulty of Colossians 2:8

What I am going to try to articulate here is something that has been on my mind for some time. The seeds of these thoughts were not planted by the […]

Is It a Sin to Be a Billionaire?

August 5, 2025 In this post, I’m going to do something very unpopular. I’m going to defend billionaires. Kind of. First, a little context. Recently, I’ve seen people—some who are […]

Review of Ross Douthat’s ‘Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious’

In Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat makes a case for the reasonableness of religious belief, and of Christianity in particular. In this review, […]

Is the Shroud of Turin Real?

I’ll just go ahead and say it. I believe that the Shroud of Turin is the authentic burial shroud of Jesus. Further, I believe that the resurrection is the best […]

Chad Ragsdale

Review of Ross Douthat’s ‘Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious’

I have always appreciated Ross Douthat’s writing. For many years, he has written columns as both a committed Catholic and a conservative in the New York Times. He is an […]

Chad Ragsdale

Christian Love and LGBTQ+: A Q&A with Dr. Chad Ragsdale

*Editor’s Note: A common slogan within LGBTQ+ communities is that “love is love,” implying that any consensual sexual expression is a legitimate form of love. At the same time, love […]

Chad Ragsdale

Expressive Individualism and LGBTQ+: Q&A with Dr. Chad Ragsdale

*Editor’s Note: What is expressive individualism and how does it relate to contemporary trends regarding sexuality and gender? To help us understand this powerful worldview, I caught up with Dr. […]

Chad Ragsdale

Renew Review: ‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt

In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt describes how GenZ is overprotected in the real world—and underprotected in the virtual world. Professor Chad Ragsdale explores Haidt’s thesis and describes […]