In this devotion, Kurt Keljo ’81 M.Div. reflects on God’s rescuing love. Read today’s God Pause.
Archives for January 10, 2023
Tuesday Chapel x Eco-Faith Day: Alan Padgett
We gather at 11 a.m. central in the Chapel of the Incarnation and online for chapel. We welcome Alan Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology and The Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary Chair of Theology for a Service of the Word. Share your prayer requests here.
Overflow Parking
With increased numbers on campus over the Intensive, overflow parking has been cleared in the lot between Stub and Northwestern Hall. Please adhere to any parking signs currently in place and familiarize yourself with the city of St. Paul snow emergency parking rules. Check out this link for a map to the main parking options on campus.
ABIDE Document Community Forum
Dear Luther Community,
In April 2021, we began sharing with the community a document that framed our DEI work, naming it as ABIDE. The document’s authors, Matt Skinner, Lois Malcom, Ken Reynhout, and Mark Tranvik produced what later became known as the ABIDE document and this was shared across our community.
We are now preparing to get the ABIDE document approved as an institutional document.
Several departments have already provided feedback and we want to invite you to our final community-wide feedback session. This will be an on-line gathering via Zoom.
We are hoping to present this to the board at the May board meeting. Once the communication process has been concluded, the original authors of the document will amend it and prepare it for presentation to the board. Our aim, ultimately, is to steer a process that will culminate in the board’s review and approval for use of the ABIDE document as an institutional document.
The final ABIDE session is this Friday, January 13, 2023, from 1 p.m.–2 p.m. (facilitators Dr. Ken Reynhout and Dr. Lois Malcolm.)
The Zoom link will be shared via email.
Eco-Faith Stuff Exchange Continues
Join us the rest of the week for the Eco-Faith Stuff Exchange!
When: 1st Winterm RFS: January 9–13
Where: All week, open all day in OCC – tables in the “triangle area” in the upper part of OCC, across from the Cafe
What: Everyone is invited to participate in the Stuff Exchange! Simply bring gently used items to contribute if you have them (no contribution necessary to take items home) and take home items that you would use. It will be our own thrift shop. Let’s exchange to prevent unnecessary purchases and waste. Distributed Learning students – pack something to exchange if you have room! Bags to carry items home will be provided.
Items for the Stuff Exchange may include: clothing, books, small appliances, picture frames, video games, instruments–whatever! Please make sure items are clean (please wash before bringing clothes) and usable. Please no swimwear or undergarments. Leftover items will be donated Friday night after the RFS.
Please bring your own coffee mug if you can! Compostable cups, utensils, and plates will be provided.
New Beginnings: Luther Library Celebrates MLK and Black History Month
For valuable resources on racial justice, Black history, and other social justice issues, see this current month’s bibliography: “New Beginnings for 2023: Select Library Resources for Racial Justice/MLK.”