Author: Ben McDonald Coltvet

Dear Working Preacher
Mission Possible

Dear Working Preacher, There are two parables here. I’m going to focus on the second. Why? Because [...]

Worship
Biblically-Based Wedding Sermons? (Part 1 of 4)

Many wedding sermons are not based on biblical texts, and [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Out of Our Minds

Dear Working Preacher, What do you think — does preaching have to be a little crazy to [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 222: Craig Koester

Craig Koester discusses the movement from text to sermon.

Columnist
Our Only Real Home

Some days it feels like little bits of you drift away. Other days, it feels like whole [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Divine Relationship

Dear Working Preacher, Here’s my rule-of-thumb regarding the Trinity: People who say they understand it aren’t to [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 221: Barbara Brown Taylor

Barbara Brown Taylor on preaching prep as a way to [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 220: Melinda Quivik

Melinda Quivik admonishes preachers to ask, “Is that really true?” [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Pentecost Change

Dear Working Preacher, Because Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit, we usually offer special prayers [...]

Columnist
The Power of Empty

I had sketched out in my mind an article for today on the conflict and negativity we [...]