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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).
When in doubt, listen
Preaching transfiguration can be confusing. What's this "minor festival" really about?
Sunday, February 19, 2012: 2 Kings 2:1–12; Mark 9:2–9
If the disciples hoped before that Jesus didn't know what he was saying, these hopes are now gone.
Foreground and background
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.
Sunday, February 12, 2012: 2 Kings 5: 1–14; Mark 1:40–45
Ever since I was a kid, I've been intrigued by gestalt pictures....
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