Author: Ben McDonald Coltvet

Columnist
Devilish Distractions!

What was it about Peter’s rebuke in Mark 8:32 that so upset Jesus? We do not know [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 206: Mike Housholder

Mike Housholder shares what he hopes to hear in a [...]

Dear Working Preacher
He Came Down

Dear Working Preacher, Okay, you know as well as I do the confusing nature of Transfiguration Sunday. [...]

Columnist
This Bible Life?

If you’re like me, words matter. One reason is that we who are preachers feel somehow called [...]

Culture
‘Haywire’ Homiletics

Haywire, directed by Steven Soderbergh, boasted everything I want in [...]

Worship
Preaching Baptism through Lent

Questions about the importance of baptism are in the air [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 205: Samuel Giere

Samuel Giere on the importance of reading for the preacher.

Dear Working Preacher
Four Words

Dear Working Preacher, If you had only four words to describe Jesus, what words would you choose? [...]

Columnist
Agents of Hell?

Sometimes it seems as though the modern translation of John 3:17 is: “God did not send the [...]

Culture
A review: ‘Banned Questions about Jesus’

Self-proclaimed “God nerd” Christian Piatt [...]