Dale M. Coulter

Lent is a kind of death, the laying bare of one’s soul through fasting, prayer, and meditation. Continue Reading »

After just fifty years, the experiment in Methodist unity that is the United Methodist Church is coming to an end. Continue Reading »

The final word for the family of the suicide victim is hope. Continue Reading »

The two coalitions of the United Methodist Church are already functionally distinct denominations. Continue Reading »

The progressive and traditionalist wings of the UMC cannot live together any longer. Continue Reading »

We have to face issues of sexual abuse head on—the truth of the gospel is at stake.   Continue Reading »

For Augustine, love is the most basic appetite of the soul. Continue Reading »

We must recover the role of women in spreading the gospel, in the way that some have reclaimed the connection between the gospel and social issues. Continue Reading »

Contrary to some analyses, Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option does not call for a retreat from political life. Continue Reading »

This week is the time to show appreciation for the teachers in our lives.  Continue Reading »