August 11, 2009

CHICAGO – The Rev. David J. Lose, a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and professor at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., will preach Aug. 23 and Sept. 13 on "Day 1," a nationally broadcast radio program.

Lose serves as the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary, where he joined the faculty in 2000. Luther Seminary is one of eight ELCA seminaries.

On Aug. 23 Lose will explore John 6:59-69, a teaching of Jesus that caused some of his disciples to turn away from him.

"While the picture St. John draws for us is not a pretty one, it's probably a pretty realistic portrait of disbelief, of disciples then and now for whom the life of faith has become too hard," Lose said. "But at the same time, St. John's picture is also one of belief, courage and faith."

Lose's Sept. 13 sermon covers the conversation Peter had with Jesus concerning his identity as Messiah in Mark 8: 27-38.

"Peter's heart breaks in today's reading because he doesn't get the God he wants," Lose said. "It breaks again at the end of the story when he realizes that instead of getting the God he wants, he gets the God he needs."

"Day 1" is a weekly radio show hosted by Peter Wallace. The program has been on the air for 64 years and is distributed to 200 radio stations across the United States and overseas. The Alliance for Christian Media produces the show in association with the ELCA, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church.

Information about "Day 1" is at http://www.day1.org/, on the Web.

ELCA News Service
Carrie L. Draeger is a senior communication major with a concentration in journalism at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash. This summer she is an intern with the ELCA News Service.