Author: Ben McDonald Coltvet

Dear Working Preacher
Not Peace but a Sword

“Not peace but a sword.” I resist this saying of Jesus. I resist it a lot, not [...]

Theology and Interpretation
Jumpstart the Conversation this Summer

Last week I sat with members of a tall-steeple church [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Laborers Are Few

“Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.” What would the world look [...]

Videos
Preaching Moment 340: Eunjoo Mary Kim Preaching on Nature

Eunjoo Mary Kim offers her [...]

Columnist
Delivered with Love, From Me to You

On Confirmation Sunday, I was reminded once again of an [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Trinitarian Difference

Trinity Sunday is a hard one to figure out. Any sermon that tries to explain the Trinity [...]

Dear Working Preacher
Spirit Work

This year’s Festival of Homiletics in San Antonio — and great to see so many of you [...]

Columnist
Weightier Matters: Faith, Justice, and Mercy

As I prepare this month’s column, the scripture that refuses [...]

Dear Working Preacher
The Power of Prayer

How quickly do we pass over the prayers of Jesus and choose the commands of Jesus so [...]

Dear Working Preacher
A Paraclete Kind of Life

Dear Working Preachers, I absolutely love this passage in John. Ok, I know what you are thinking [...]