Dale M. Coulter

Criticize Barrett's judicial record and philosophy if you wish, but leave her religion, including its charismatic dimension, alone. Continue Reading »

Opposing racism and prejudice must be part of the church’s pro-life stance. Continue Reading »

During and after the Black Death, Christianity saw the blossoming of an interior spirituality. Continue Reading »

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 »