Author: Ben McDonald Coltvet

Sermon Development
More than Good Theology – Part Two

Listening to our People In a section titled “Thou Shalt [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Out of the Loop: The Changing Practice of Preaching Part Three: Is Narrative the Whole Story?

Recently, significant challenges have been [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 017: Jim Wallis

on the great challenge of preaching without fear Would you [...]

Sermon Development
More than Good Theology – Part One

“Sermons in Lutheran churches don’t speak to my children. They’re [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Out of the Loop: The Changing Practice of Preaching Part Two: Looking in the Rearview Mirror

Lowry has fiddled with the [...]

Columnist
Come by Here

During the summers I spent working at a church camp, I remember joking a lot about the [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 016: Mike Slaughter

on comedy, communication, and great preaching Would you like to [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Preaching Paul

I have a confession to make: I don’t like preaching Paul. I know that’s something Lutheran preachers [...]

Columnist
Preacher Voice

We’ve had some interesting talks with our oldest son lately about his foray into the realm of [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Out of the Loop: The Changing Practice of Preaching Part One: The Homiletical Plot

About ten years ago, I [...]