David J. Lose

David J. Lose is director of the Center for Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary, and author of Making Sense of the Christian Faith (Augsburg Fortress).

Articles by David J. Lose

Blogging Toward Sunday

When in doubt, listen

Mark 2:2–9

Feb 13, 2012 by David J. Lose

Preaching transfiguration can be confusing. What's this "minor festival" really about?

Living by the Word

Sunday, February 19, 2012

2 Kings 2:1–12; Mark 9:2–9

Feb 07, 2012 by David J. Lose

In my childhood one of the lessons I had to learn the hard way—and repeatedly—is that coming down is almost always more difficult than going up. Whether I was scaling a tall tree, climbing rocks or racing to the top of a ladder, the descent seemed both harder and more nerve-wracking than the ascent.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Foreground and background

2 Kings 5:1–4; Mark 1:40–45

Feb 06, 2012 by David J. Lose

I have found this year's Republican primaries fascinating, particularly the shifting fortunes of the candidates. While Mitt Romney has been more or less the frontrunner of his ambivalent party, the rest of the field has been one crazy jumble of surges and falls from grace. It's political spectacle at its most interesting, if not necessarily its best.

Living by the Word

Sunday, February 12, 2012

2 Kings 5: 1–14; Mark 1:40–45

Jan 31, 2012 by David J. Lose

Ever since I was a kid, I've been intrigued by gestalt pictures. These intriguing pictures contain two images, but the viewer can see only one of them at a time; as one comes to the foreground, the other recedes into the background. In one famous picture I can see either two faces or a candlestick. In another one, I can see either a young woman or an older one.