Not Eating Pizza is a Disordered Act

Not Eating Pizza is a Disordered Act

It’s often argued that sexual activity with a member of the same sex is immoral because it’s a disordered act, or a perversion of the sexual faculty. The idea here is that moral disorder enters human acts when we willfully direct some faculty or power away from its...
You Want to Be Left Behind

You Want to Be Left Behind

Do you want to be left behind? For those of you familiar with Tim LaHaye’s Left Behindseries, you’re probably thinking, “Heck no! I don’t won’t to be left behind.” Well, I’m here to tell you, “You do want to be left behind.” The question is prompted by Jesus’ teaching...
Thou Shalt Not Be a White Supremacist

Thou Shalt Not Be a White Supremacist

When you hear the sentiment “thou shalt not be a white supremacist”—it’ll be dressed up a bit, but that’s the meaning—you can rest assured that the moral absolute being expressed here isn’t really about white supremacy. Sometimes it amounts to a form of relativism...
Where Did the Holy Family Live?

Where Did the Holy Family Live?

I recently attended the debate between Jimmy Akin and Bart Ehrman on the reliability of the Gospels. What jumped out to me—and what I wish had gotten more play in the debate—was Ehrman’s claim that Matthew and Luke disagree as to where Joseph and Mary began their...
Beware Woke Relativism

Beware Woke Relativism

For many years, relativism was the craze in apologetic circles. It was a primary target for apologists because it was part of the modern cultural landscape. “You have your truth, I have mine” was the catchphrase. Some have suggested that relativism is long gone. David...