Archives for 2024

Today at 12 p.m. is the last day to nominate students for the secondary student council election. A secondary election is being held per the student council handbook because the positions of M.Div. Representative and Other Program Representative (which includes graduate certificate students) were not filled in the first election. If these positions remain vacant after the secondary election, the officers of student council will evaluate if another election will be held or the seat will remain vacant for the remainder of the term/year. Nominate yourself or someone you know online.

In this devotion, Mark Hollabaugh ’77 M.Div., leans bravely into more and deeper listening, including to God’s promises to prosper the work of our hands. Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Mark Hollabaugh ’77 M.Div., prays for courage to hate evil, love good, and establish justice in God’s world. Read today’s God Pause.

It is has been one year since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began. The violence increases still. This anniversary reminds us of violence and heartbreak across the globe: the ongoing war in Ukraine, the violence in Myanmar, countless military conflicts in various countries, shootings in U.S. streets and homes, the super-charged U.S. election that looms on the horizon, the loss of life and property in the wake of Hurricane Helene…the list goes on. Sometimes it can seem overwhelming and we can feel helpless. One thing that we can do in times like these is to come together in community and lament. Bring your grief, your pain, your confusion, and your heart to chapel this Wednesday as we simply cry out to God in lament, look to God for comfort, and find comfort in our shared lives.
Bless you, Luther Community.
—Steve Thomason, Dean of the Chapel

In this devotion, Paul Kopka ’86 M.Div., offers thanks to God for giving us worth and loving us as we are. Read today’s God Pause.

The Interfaith Coalition on Immigration is a local group that engages in courageous spiritual, multicultural action in solidarity with immigrants and refugees to achieve justice and stand up to systems of oppression. We hold a brief morning prayer vigil every second Tuesday of the month in front of the Whipple Federal Building (Bishop Henry Whipple Building, Federal Dr, Minneapolis), located near to the Mpls/StPaul airport. The next vigil will be October 8, starting at 7:30 a.m. I invite any and all of you to join in this vigil. I think it’s more powerful in person—and I’ll be there—but you can also attend via Zoom (a link is posted the night before). Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have questions!
—Mary Hess, mhess@luthersem.edu