God Pause for June 6: John 14
Posted on June 6, 2025
In this devotion, Bonnie Lanyi ’15, prays that God will be at work through all of God’s children breathing peace into troubled hearts and places. Read today’s God Pause.
Community Announcements
Mentoring Session with David Coghlan – Today
Posted on June 6, 2025
You are invited to a mentoring session with David Coghlan on Zoom (link in email) on Friday, June 6 at 3:30 p.m. CT on the topic “Action Research and the Christian Spirituality of Action.” David will explore what action research brings to the processes of being a scholar-practitioner in Christian spirituality. Coghlan is professor emeritus at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin and is the author of several books and numerous articles on organizational development and action research, including SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research (2014).
In Memory, Walter Brueggemann, 1933- 2025
Posted on June 6, 2025
Prolific Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann passed away yesterday at the age of 92. His remarkable legacy is highlighted in this Luther Seminary Library Bibliography of Biblical Theologians.
Financial Wellness Sessions During RFS
Posted on June 6, 2025
Looking for strategies to manage your money on a tight budget? Curious how much you can expect to earn after seminary? Grace Pomroy, Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program, will be available on Tuesday morning, June 17, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to talk about your financial wellness. You bring your questions and Grace will create a shame-free, brave space for a confidential financial wellness conversation. Sign up for a time today. Won’t be in town on Tuesday? Sign up for a time to meet via Zoom post-RFS. Can’t find a time that works for your schedule? Email Grace at gpomroy001@luthersem.edu.
An Ode to Open Communion (Sacred Sobremesa) Poem
Posted on June 6, 2025
A big thank you to everyone who responded so kindly to the poem I read at the baccalaureate service last weekend. I’ve received many requests for the text of the poem, so here is the clip of the service where I read the poem. Thank you so much for your attention and interest and for a wonderful four years at Luther Seminary!
—Lauren Mildahl
Inside Luther News – Deadline for July Edition
Posted on June 6, 2025
Want to share something in an upcoming edition of Inside Luther News, the seminary’s new internal e-newsletter? Send your announcement to communic@luthersem.edu. Submit items for the July edition by Wednesday, June 18. Inside Luther News helps keep students, staff, and faculty connected to our mission, people, and stories. Content in the e-newsletter is meant to be somewhat broader in scope—seasonal announcements, monthly reminders, stories about recent events or news of upcoming projects—than the daily Community Announcements posts and emails.