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The Rev. Dr. David Lose holds the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, and author of Making Sense of Scripture.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN

The Rev. Dr. David Lose

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN

The Rev. Dr. David Lose holds the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Visit his website "...In the Meantime" at www.DavidLose.net

David J. Lose joined the Luther Seminary faculty in July of 2000 as assistant professor of homiletics. In May 2005, he received the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching.

Previously, Lose served as a pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Princeton Junction, N.J., and as a teaching fellow and visiting lecturer at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, N.J.

He received his bachelor of arts degree in English and psychology from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., in 1988. He earned his master of divinity degree (1993) and his master of sacred theology (1997) from The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. In May 2000, he earned his doctorate in homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Lose's professional experience also includes serving as visiting instructor at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa (Spring 1999) and at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, N.J. (Fall 1998). In addition, he has served as pastor for two other churches in New Jersey (1993-1998) and has taught English literature, composition and public speaking at The Culver Educational Foundation in Culver, Ind.

Lose is the author of Making Sense of Scripture, Making Sense of the Christian Faith, and Making Sense of the Cross (Augsburg), and Confessing Jesus Christ (Eerdmans, 2003), named one of the "Top 10 Books of 2004" by the Academy of Parish Clergy. He is the author of numerous articles on preaching, biblical interpretation and theology, and is the editor of New Directions in Preaching (Chalice Press), a collection of essays from a new generation of homiletical scholars.

Latest Content by The Rev. Dr. David Lose

Dr. David Lose: 10 Things Churches Can Learn from the Apple Store

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

What  follows below is a post from Guy Kawasaki who was for many years a "chief evangelist" for all things Apple and who continues to write about excellence in design, marketing, innovation, and retail. In this piece he summarizes some key insights from a book about the phenomenal retail success of the Apple store. As I was reading Guy's post, I couldn't help but think about how many of these same insights might apply to the ways we think about church.

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Dr. David Lose: Postmodern Church

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Taken with permission from David Lose's blog, "...In the Meantime."

What is postmodernism? Obviously, no single post can describe it. But one way to think about it is to recognize that we no longer live in a time or culture where there is a single agree-upon version of, or story about, reality. Instead, there are lots of competing stories about what makes the world go round. For centuries Christianity offered, if not the only story, at least the dominant one through which we made sense of the world. Now we live in a world of multiple worldviews and contrasting "grand narratives" that purport to offer the "truth" about the ways of the world, and that can be both exciting and confusing. Exciting because there are so many possibilities to help us make sense of our lives in the world; confusing because they don't all agree and it can be hard to discern and choose among them.

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Other Recent Content by The Rev. Dr. David Lose

April 26, 2012

Dr. David Lose: Music, Passion, and Leadership

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

There are so many things I love about this TEDTalk by Benjamin Zander that it’s hard to list them all. He’s talking about music – and he does that very effectively – but he’s also talking about so much more. I think he’s talking about what it means to be a leader and, perhaps most expansively, about what it means to be human.

April 22, 2012

David Lose: Grace Isn't Pretty

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

I’ve often thought that before the good news is good news, it’s bad news. Why? Because it’s so totally what we don’t expect. We expect fair, and we get generous. We expect justice, and we get mercy. We expect “getting what you deserve,” and we get grace.

April 04, 2012

Dr. David Lose: "I Don't Know," Part 2

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

One of the great challenges in reclaiming the power of saying “I don’t know” and avoiding the pitfalls mentioned in the last post – namely, giving bad information and limiting your ability to learn – is our current conception of intelligence. We tend to measure our intelligence – or, more commonly, how smart we are – in terms of what we know.

March 29, 2012

Dr. David Lose: The Power of "I Don't Know"

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

We have, I think, a cultural bias against admitting what we don’t know. It’s as if by admitting our ignorance in a particular subject we undermine our credibility on any subject. I find this particularly true of leaders – whether in a church, corporation, faculty, or family.

March 24, 2012

Dr. David Lose: The Problem with Popular

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Why are the popular kids usually mean? It’s good question. I’ve come to the conclusion it’s because the very category of “popular” demands exclusion in the first place. I mean, if there aren’t unpopular kids, how can there be popular ones?

March 18, 2012

Like It Or Not

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

In his sermon for Lent 4, the Rev. Dr. David Lose takes a hard look at one of the most beloved Bible verses, which with he has a love/hate relationship: John 3:16.

March 11, 2012

Dr. David Lose: Who Shovels Your Kids' Rink?

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Do you ever worry your kids have too much? How have you striven to parent well without over-parenting? And – perhaps most importantly – have you found a couple of other parents to think all this through with. This may be one of the toughest challenges for today’s parents.

February 09, 2012

Dr. David Lose: Atheists and the F-Word

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

I'd argue that believing in God -- or not -- is only the first, and perhaps the easiest, element of faith. The rest deals with how one acts in the world as a result of this initial belief.

November 29, 2011

Dr. David Lose: Is the Bible a reliable moral guide?

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

I know, I know: given that I teach, preach and write about the Bible for a living, I'm hardly the kind of person you think would ask this kind of question. But maybe it's precisely because I spend so much time with the Bible that this question occurs to me.

October 15, 2011

Dr. David Lose: What Does the Bible Really Say About Homosexuality?

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Actually, a whole lot less than you might imagine! That may be hard to believe given the fierce rhetoric Christians often employ when talking about homosexuality,

August 18, 2011

Dr. David Lose: Adam, Eve & the Bible

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Did Adam and Eve exist? No. Then again, George Washington didn't cut down a cherry tree, and Paul Revere never yelled, "The British are coming," either.

August 09, 2011

Dr. David Lose: 4 Good Reasons Not to Read the Bible Literally

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

About a third of the American populace takes everything the Bible says at face value, reading as they would a history or science textbook. I don't read the Bible this way, and can't imagine doing so. Here are four reasons why.

July 19, 2011

David Lose: Where Did the Bible Come From?

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Though the number of theories has grown, the three most popular are sufficiently well defined that we can consider them as we might various options on a multiple-choice quiz. So read carefully and then make your selection.

April 06, 2011

Is The Bible True?

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Most people - liberals and conservatives alike - tend to evaluate the Bible's veracity based on it's factual accuracy. But what if Bible never sought to be history or science textbook in the first place? By paying attention to what the Bible actually says about itself, we might be in a better position to appreciate in what way it is true.

March 20, 2011

John 3:16, Like It Or Not!

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

At the heart of John 3:16, the world's most famous Bible verse, is a message about God's scandalous, even offensive, love for the world.

December 30, 2010

No One Has Seen God

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

When St. John writes that "no one has ever seen" God, he puts his finger on one of the most painful aspects of Christian faith. But John doesn't stop here, and his unique "Christmas story" gives us faith and hope as we enter a new year!

November 30, 2010

Advent 2 - Matthew's Problem with John

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

How does Matthew's distinctive witness to John the Baptist shape our understanding both of John and of Jesus?

September 12, 2009

Bible as Divine Reference Book, Pt. 2 (Just for Fun!)

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Stephen Colbert looks at what happens when we revere the Bible more than we read it. When he interviews the sponsor of a bill to post the 10 Commandments in court rooms, Colbert discovers the Congressman only knows 3 of the 10 commandments.

September 13, 2009

The Heartbreaking Messiah

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. David Lose explores the phenomenon of shattered expectations in light of Christ's question of his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?"

September 06, 2009

The Bible as Divine Reference Book, Pt. 1

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Most Christians say the Bible holds authority in their lives, yet different Christians mean very different things by that. Here is the first of three ways contemporary Christians read and understand the Bible.

August 23, 2009

Your Questions About the Bible

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

What do you find curious or confusing about the Bible? Let's hear your questions and join in conversation.

August 19, 2009

Why Don't People Read the Bible?

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

Do you read the Bible? Statistics show that most mainline Christians don't - why? Join the conversation!

August 23, 2009

Words of Eternal Life

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. David Lose probes Jesus' difficult teaching in John 6:59-69, and how we should respond to it today.

The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose (Part 2) - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose talks with Day1 host Peter Wallace about his new book about the Bible, Making Sense of Scripture.

The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose (Part 1) - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose sits down with Day1 host Peter Wallace to discuss his love for preaching, the work of Luther Seminary, the Celebration of Biblical Preaching conference and the values of Biblical Preaching.

March 30, 2008

Realities Old and New

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. David Lose proclaims that Easter is knowing that because we have been joined by Baptism to  Jesus and that we participate in his new reality and are liberated from the oppressive realities of this life.

March 16, 2008

From Riches to Rags

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

The Rev. Dr. David Lose helps us see with fresh eyes and open hearts the power of the passion story where Christ embodies God's radical love for creation.