Archives for February 11, 2026

In this devotion, Gail L. Miller ’93 M.Div. writes that our story of faith comes from our knowledge of what happened on a mountain and the Holy Spirit empowering us to speak of it. 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 celebrating Transfiguration Day with preacher Rolf Jacobson, (Dean of the Faculty), presider Stanley Ayashim (Residential Life Program Coordinator) and musicians Erin DeBoer-Moran (Director of Music), Josh Eidem (M.Div. student) Karin Selland (MDiv student) and the seminary choir directed by Carolina Bowen (MDiv student).
*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.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. is hosting the Bella and Murray Ressler Digital Humanities Fellowship. This fellowship program is designed for early-career students who are currently enrolled in a master’s degree program or completing their undergraduate education. The fellowship runs September 2026 to May 2027 and provides a monthly stipend of $5,000 along with an allowance to cover direct economy-class travel to and from Washington. For more information and to apply, visit the website. Applications accepted until February 28, 2026.

Want to share something in an upcoming edition of Inside Luther News, the seminary’s internal e-newsletter? Send your announcement to communic@luthersem.edu. Submit items for the March edition by Wednesday, February 11. Inside Luther News content is meant to be somewhat broader in scope—seasonal announcements, monthly reminders, stories about recent events or news of upcoming projects—than the daily Community Announcements posts and emails.