Archives for 2025

Today—Wednesday, May 28 from 9-10 a.m.—the Student Affairs Office invites you to celebrate Samuel Zalanga, Director of Inclusion and Belonging. He will be leaving Luther Seminary on May 31 and has been selected as a US Peace Corps volunteer. Student Affairs will provide breakfast treats, coffee, and juice. We would love it if you could join us in celebrating Samuel.

The 2025 Abdel Ross Wentz Prize in American Lutheran History, from the Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic, provides prize money for the best history paper on a topic related to Lutheranism in America. The prize is in the amount of $2,500 and can be awarded in four categories.
1. First degree seminarian
2. M.A./Ph.D graduate student
3. Post-Graduate: pastor, deacon, layperson, and/or faculty member
4. Amateur historian
Papers should be 25-35 pages in length, double spaced using Chicago Manual of Style. Read more about Wentz and the prize on the society’s website. If you would like to consult with Professor Mark Granquist for information about this or help with the prize competition, please email him at mgranquist001@luthersem.edu.

In this devotion, Luther Wayne Kendrick ’72 M.Div., reminds us that there is one name above all others. Read today’s God Pause.

We have the opportunity to serve our graduates and their loved ones by offering a beautiful worship service with Holy Communion. We will have four communion serving stations, which means we will need 12 people to serve bread, wine, and grape juice. Please let me know if you would like to serve in this way. We also have the opportunity to serve as an usher or greeter. The service is at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. You would need to report to the chapel by 1:30. Please contact Steve Thomason to get on the list sthomason002@luthersem.edu.

Answer: All three countries face imminent and overwhelming famine! Read more, especially about Sudan’s current crisis, and browse our Luther Seminary Library Guide on Famine and Food Security; Hunger in Biblical Perspective.

Need help in locating scholarly articles on Bible, theology, or religion? Whether you’re seeking full-text articles on a specific scripture passage or specific theological topic, the popular Atla Religion Database is usually the best place to start. However, Atla Religion has recently undergone several changes to its user interface that might cause some frustration. This brief YouTube tutorial will help you navigate the new platform. You can also get help from Luther Seminary Library’s online tutorials.