Author: Ben McDonald Coltvet

Columnist
“EMOTION!” Screamed the Calm Voice of Reason

E.F. Schumacher wrote that we are most fully alive when [...]

Culture
Why Blog?

This is a collaborative article written by Dr. Mary Hess and Dr. Christian Scharen. Hi. I’m Mary [...]

Worship
Lent is not a Forty-Day Good Friday… or Ash Wednesday

When I was a kid, [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 046: Karoline Lewis

on refreshing the most familiar texts Would you like to [...]

Columnist
I poked the Pope but he didn’t poke back

It turns out that the pope has his own channel [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 045: Peter Rhea Jones

on preaching to “Joe” Would you like to share this [...]

Sermon Development
Rule of Three

The Rule of Three is a way of organizing written and spoken language by grouping items into [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching the Prophets in Lent

The Old Testament texts in Series A move from the [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Theological Worlds, Part 1

When I was a beginning preacher, a friend gave me some blunt advice: “Don’t preach [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 044: Walter Wangerin, Jr.

on the “Word of God” and the Bible Would you [...]