Author: Ben McDonald Coltvet

Videos
Preaching Moment 215: Anthony Bailey

Anthony Bailey on allowing the text to inhabit a “web [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Witnesses

Dear Working Preacher, There are any number of things you could focus on in this week’s passage [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Rhetorical Apps

Welcome to the Sermonic Rhetorical Apps Shop!  Why visit? Two of the most famous early preachers of [...]

Columnist
Self-Plagiarism

I remember a story Billy Graham told about when he was studying for the ministry. He and [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 214: Tom Long

Tom Long talks about practices that lead to better preaching.

Dear Working Preacher
Faith and Doubt

Dear Working Preacher, Christ is Risen! Christ is risen indeed! The Easter cry isn’t only for Easter [...]

Columnist
It Ain’t That Pretty

Easter is the season when someone on the worship committee figures out how to order lilies online [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 213: Michael Curry

Michael Curry explains what he means by the “conversation between [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Just the Beginning

Dear Working Preacher, It’s not a great ending, so I can understand the urge to fix it. [...]

Columnist
Lectionary Pros and Cons

For most of my ministry I have been a solo pastor and had the daunting privilege of [...]