Paul Coulter
“When she was a man”
UK Headlines over the last couple of days have been dominated by the story of Isla Bryson, a Scottish person identifying as a...
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Paul Coulter
- Jan 13
- 6 min
Superstitions and Luck - a Christian perspective
Today is Friday the 13th, counted by some as the unluckiest day of the year. These superstitious types may be glad to get this day out of...
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Paul Coulter
- Dec 9, 2022
- 8 min
Should Christians strike?
Recent headlines in the UK have been dominated by strike action across multiple sectors. Transport workers, barristers, postal workers,...
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Paul Coulter
- Dec 2, 2022
- 7 min
When is a question abusive?
One of this week’s major news stories in the UK has been the interaction between Lady Susan Hussey – an 83-year-old long-standing member...
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Paul Coulter
- Nov 25, 2022
- 5 min
Redeeming the Rainbow?
I met a friend for coffee this morning. During the conversation, he told me about an experience this week when a family member brought...
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Paul Coulter
- Nov 18, 2022
- 9 min
Five reasons I don’t like football
Please note – this post is deliberately provocative – please read to the end before getting too annoyed with anything I say in it. In a...
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Paul Coulter
- Sep 30, 2022
- 5 min
Planetary Defenders and Good News People!
This week I joined Esther Higham on her Inspirational Breakfast show on Premier Radio for the ‘news review’ segment. As first time...
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Paul Coulter
- Sep 23, 2022
- 6 min
Minority Report: Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland
One of the big news stories in Northern Ireland this week was that the Census 2021 figures reveal that, for the first time since the...
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Paul Coulter
- Sep 1, 2022
- 11 min
Falsely accused! What to do?
Have you ever been falsely accused? I suppose if you’re old enough to read this post, you almost certainly have been. Maybe only in small...
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Paul Coulter
- Aug 25, 2022
- 5 min
Trouble Ahead: be prepared!
In recent weeks the news has been full of gloomy predictions about what lies in store for the people of the UK over coming months. The...
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Paul Coulter
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Art of Healthcare: in the footsteps of the Great Physician
I’ve had a quiet week. All but one of my staff colleagues in Living Leadership were on annual leave and I needed to recover from an...
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Paul Coulter
- Aug 5, 2022
- 6 min
No Alternative? NI Murders Past & Present
With many others in Northern Ireland, I was dismayed, although not surprised, this week by comments from Michelle O’Neill, deputy...
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Paul Coulter
- Jul 29, 2022
- 4 min
Does LGBTQIA spell 'confused'?
In just one week four stories relating to LGBTQIA issues have been in the new headlines: Managers of an Australian rugby team who...
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Paul Coulter
- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
Have no fear!
Coronavirus! War in Europe! Cost of living crisis! Heatwaves and climate change! Monkeypox! It seems that the headlines are never free...
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Paul Coulter
- Jul 3, 2022
- 5 min
Salacious or Salty?
This morning in Finaghy Baptist, our pastor Gary was preaching from Matthew 5 verses 13 to 17, in which Jesus tells us as His followers...
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Paul Coulter
- Jun 19, 2022
- 5 min
Parliamentary Ethics and Military in Essex
As I drove home yesterday (Saturday) from one of those ‘taxi service of Dad’ runs we parents of teenaged children regularly offer, Any...
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Paul Coulter
- Jun 10, 2022
- 5 min
Crown &Conscience, Awards & Abortions
As the United Kingdom was preparing to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, I found myself caught in confusion. This...
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Paul Coulter
- May 8, 2022
- 7 min
A seismic change? Northern Ireland politics and the real world
I don’t often blog about politics in Northern Ireland. It’s a sure way to lose friends locally and confuse readers more widely. I...
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Paul Coulter
- Apr 24, 2022
- 7 min
Abortion should not be 'a silent topic'
So reads a BBC News headline published this week, quoting Audrey Diwan, the director of Happening (L'événement in the original French). ...
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Paul Coulter
- Apr 10, 2022
- 5 min
Marriage: Christian covenant or contract of convenience?
Two changes to marriage law in the UK have been discussed in the media during this past week. One concerns when marriages can start, the...
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