Candler dean Jan Love to preach on ‘Day1’

Dr. Jan Love, dean and professor of Christianity and World Politics at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta, Ga., is the featured preacher August 10 and 17 on “Day 1,” a nationally broadcast radio program also accessible by podcast at Day1.org. Each program includes a sermon by Love along with interviews conducted by the program’s host and executive producer, Peter Wallace.

Before coming to Candler in January 2007, Love headed the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church for nearly three years, and for 22 years before that was on the faculty of the University of South Carolina. For many years she has been involved in the global ecumenical movement through the World Council of Churches.

Love’s first sermon, “Encountering Christ,” focuses on the story of the disciples encountering Jesus walking on a stormy sea (Matthew 14). “Have you felt the powerful presence of grace lately?” Love asks. “Have you run into any miracles of love or wonderful abundance of mercy when you least expect it? Have you found reassurance in the midst of stormy experiences, or calm and comfort when, like Peter, you fear that you’re in over your head? If so, perhaps you’ve felt the miraculous company of Christ.”

Her second sermon, entitled “Listening in love,” focuses on the importance of unity especially in the face of conflict. “Listening deeply to those who have tough, unpleasant things—or even new and different or old and hackneyed things—to say to us can be a strange, awkward, but good exercise and a giant leap of faith for those willing to try it. Genuine, careful, heartfelt listening often is.”

“Day 1” (formerly called “The Protestant Hour”) has been broadcast every week for 63 years, winning numerous awards in the process, including the Peabody Award and the Communicators’ Award of Excellence in inspirational radio. It is produced by the Alliance for Christian Media in association with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church.

For more information, call toll free 888-411-Day-1 or check the program’s Web site, www.Day1.org.