Archives for 2025

Join us January 13, 2026, for “Be-Wilded by Wonder: Just Creation in the Book of Job”—the 2026 Rutlen Lecture on Faith and Creation with world-renowned biblical scholar William P. Brown. Register for the in-person event (meal provided) on the Luther campus or the livestreamed version hosted by Faith+Lead. Students, this is on the Tuesday of Winter RFS—as you make travel plans for RFS 1 and RFS 2 this January, consider coming early or staying late to attend this exciting event.

Have you ever wondered what actually is in the archives? Or where it is? Or what’s behind those doors in the tunnel from Gullixson to Bockman? Join our archivist, Caleb Rollins, on Wednesday, December 3 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. for a tour of the mystical and mundane found in our archives. The tour will start outside Room 5 in Gullixson Hall. If you have questions or can’t attend this tour but are interested in one, contact Caleb at crollins002@luthersem.edu.

Dangerous weather, safety threats, and other potential emergency situations can occur without warning any time of day and any season of the year. All members of the Luther Seminary community are urged to sign up for our text alert system to receive timely notifications of severe weather conditions and other urgent matters. Your subscription will last two years, and you should get a text from the system when it is time for you to renew.

In this devotion, Deb Hippen Schultz ’87 M. Div., suggests how we might learn the ways of peace and share them with others. Read today’s God Pause.

Come and brake bread on December 4 from 8:30–9:30 a.m. in the Library reading room! This is the third “Brake Bread” opportunity to gather around bread, jam, and pastries while building deeper community connections and celebrating a particular campus space—this time in the Library reading room. Supported by an Endowment Lab Grant from Thrivent, these braking bread events are intentional moments to build relationships, listen to one another, laugh together, and celebrate the good work and learning being done among us. Please join us in this holy space to love one another more deeply in a time of uncertainty. If you have questions, email Emily Rova-Hegener in Contextual Learning, erovahegener001@luthersem.edu.

Mark your calendars for an annual tradition at Luther Seminary . . .
Wednesday, December 17 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel lobby and dining areas (OCC)
Everyone is invited—students, staff, and faculty—as we gather for cocoa, cider, coffee, and treats and enjoy this year’s Do-It-Yourself Nativity and a community lunch from Andiamo Italian. Join us for fellowship and snacks, some light-hearted fun participating in or watching colleagues as we recreate a completely unique nativity, share a community meal, sing carols, and celebrate coworkers who have reached various milestones. Let us know if you plan to attend and how you’d like to engage using this online Advent Open House + Holiday Extravaganza form. Check all columns that apply.
– Treats. Bring a dozen of your favorite Christmas cookies, bars, or other treats to share.
– DIY Nativity. Join the frivolity
– Lunch. Join us for a delicious community meal
– Milestones. Sharing annual employee recognition toward the end of lunch