Archives for October 8, 2025

In this devotion, David F. Dahl ’80 M.Div., observes how when we are closed to own power God can make us open to the potential in others. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the Chapel of the Incarnation and online* for worship. Join us for a service of Holy Communion with preacher Lois Malcolm, Professor and Olin and Amanda Fjelstad Registad Chair for Systematic Theology, and musician Erin Deboer-Moran, Director of Music.
*For those joining via livestream: Worship will be guided by a powerpoint embedded in the youtube video. Any hymns from the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) hymnal will be presented by hymn number only—you may want to have a copy of ELW accessible.
Share your prayer requests.

Please welcome Molly McFadden, who joins the shared services Marketing and Communication team, part of Seminary Relations, on Wednesday, October 8, in the role of marketing project coordinator. Molly’s office will be located in Bockman Hall 211. Molly is a graduate of Bethel University and is coming to us from the Minnesota Children’s Museum. She is a people person who enjoys working cross-departmentally. Please send a note or drop by her office to welcome Molly to Luther Seminary!

Choir will begin rehearsals this week—on Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. All students, faculty, and staff (of any singing or music reading ability) are welcome to join the Seminary Choir. We will rehearse weekly and sing during the Wednesday Chapel service about once a month. If you would like to sing but are unable to make this rehearsal time, please contact student director Sarah Yotter at syotter001@luthersem.edu. Music can be emailed to you ahead of time to rehearse on your own.

Get your Luther Seminary gear from Old Lutheran, available now through October 14. Items will be printed and shipped out once a week. Show your Luther Seminary spirit at home and when you come to your next RFS!

Theology Beer Camp will be held this year in St. Paul from October 16-18. Join Tripp Fuller and a whole host of others—including Rolf Jacobson and Steve Thomason—for a theological conference like no other. Students get a special registration rate of $200 (use code HELLOLUTHER). Register here.