Archives for 2026

Join Luther’s INVITE (integrating nonviolence into theological education) group on September 30 at noon in OCC 213 and on Zoom (link in email) as we remember the history of Indian Boarding Schools in the US. We will share a circle discussion and watch a brief video of survivors offering testimony. This is our first event of the new school year. If you are interested in learning more about nonviolence more generally, please join us!

In this devotion, Terrance L. Stratton ’73 M.Div, ’93 D.Min., says that Jesus has a message for the hypocritical and self-righteousness among us. Read today’s God Pause.

Explore the history of writing, publishing, and libraries at Luther Seminary. Come to the library’s reading room any time during Fall RFS when the library is open to explore the history of writing and publication and the role libraries have played at each stage of the seminary’s history. The exhibit draws entirely from Luther’s rare book room and library resources and features illuminated manuscripts, papyri, art, and more. The exhibit will be open during regular library hours—10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, September 18, and during the week of RFS (Monday September 21 to Friday September 25.) For information contact Bryant Kumlin at bkumlin002@luthersem.edu.

Here is the link to a document providing bios for people running for Student Council Representative seats. We are still waiting for some nominees to accept and/or send in their bios, so feel free to check this document periodically for updates. You can still nominate people for positions—the nomination form will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 26.

Join us for a day of inspiration, practical learning, joy, and fun designed for pastors and lay leaders at the Re:Church conference on the theme of “Reimagining the Future of Rural Ministry Together.” On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Calvary Lutheran in Alexandria, MN, hear from Michael Chan of Concordia College, Kara Powell of Fuller Seminary, and Ben Winchester, a rural sociologist—three of today’s most thoughtful voices on faith, leadership, and the future of the church. Learn more here. Up to five people could travel with Jon Anderson, our director of Rural Ministries, to the event that day, leaving at 6:30 a.m. and returning around 6:30 p.m. Costs of transportation and event will be covered by a generous gift from a donor who supports rural ministry. If you live near the event and would like to drive to the event, join our group. Questions or want to attend? Reach out to Jon (janderson008@luthersem.edu).

In this devotion, Terrance L. Stratton ’73 M.Div, ’93 D.Min., considers how both Jesus’ teaching and God’s love do no fit the safe patterns we expect. Read today’s God Pause.