Archives for August 2026

In this devotion, Mark R. Peterson ’81 M.Div., considers who we really are and who the Son of Man is. Read today’s God Pause.

My beloved godmother/aunt, Monica Shikwambi, passed away at the age of 84 on Monday in Namibia. She was a survivor of the Cassinga massacre of 1978, where over 600 Namibian men, women, and children were killed during the liberation struggle against apartheid South Africa. She also lost her husband in the massacre. She carried that history with strength and resilience. Please keep me and my family in your thoughts as we grieve the loss of this giant of a woman in our family and history of Namibia. —Shamani Shikwambi, Dean of Students and Vice President of Inclusion and Belonging

In this devotion, Mark R. Peterson ’81 M.Div., says Paul envisions God’s grace as alive in our world rather than living with anxiety over sin. Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Mark R. Peterson ’81 M.Div., reminds us that God’s gift of grace invites our praise and thanksgiving. Read today’s God Pause.

Are you a student looking for an on-campus job? Interested in helping our community better steward our art and archives collections? Excited by the prospect of helping to move dusty boxes? Then apply for the Archives and Arts Student Assistant position! If you want to learn more about this position, contact Caleb Rollins at crollins002@luthersem.edu

In this devotion, Mark R. Peterson ’81 M.Div., considers the many distractions around us as God’s word seeks a hearing among us. Read today’s God Pause.