Announcements

In this devotion, Gracia Grindal ’83 M.A. notes that we are not Christians because our parents or grandparents were. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us at 11 a.m. CT in the Chapel of the Incarnation. Lois Malcolm, professor of Systematic Theology, will be preaching. Come explore our Lenten theme—Encounter with Christ—when Jesus encounters Satan in the wilderness. The service will be livestreamed.

Students, Spring RFS 1 (February 27-March 1) and RFS 2 (March 4-6) are both on campus at Luther Seminary. As you make final preparations for travel and learning, please review these reminders and resources:

• Spring 2026 RFS schedule
• Spring 2026 Moodle site

Contact academicdean@luthersem.edu with any questions.

* Any student who hasn’t yet booked a hotel should contact the hotels directly to verify availability. We have arranged shuttles with Doubletree-Roseville and Fairfield-Mendota Heights. Students are welcome to stay elsewhere but will need to arrange their own transportation. Students attending the Tuesday night soup dinner will need to arrange their own transportation.
* Seminary ID cards can be made for you ahead of RFS. Email a request (with headshot attached) to Peter Susag (psusag001@luthersem.edu) before Wednesday, February 25.

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the Future Space Working Group for an engaging Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, February 25 from noon to 1 p.m. CT. This hybrid event will take place in OCC 10 and on Zoom (link in email). Our Future Space Working Group and other staff, faculty, and students they’ve engaged have been meeting, thinking, and gathering data as well as conducting professional studies and assessments. What ideas and aspirations for our future space have been gathered? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the discoveries they are making and potential next steps. Bring your lunch and your questions. A recording of the event will be distributed after the event.

During the spring semester, choir will continue to meet on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. following midweek (Wednesay) chapel. We will have rehearsal today 2/25 but not the week of RFS. All are welcome to come and sing with us! Any questions? Please email cbowen001@luthersem.edu.

Several spots remain for the travel course Mission in a Post-Christian Society: Learning from the UK, which occurs June 6-13, 2026. Contact Jody Nyenhuis, jnyenhuis001@luthersem.edu, to find out more about how to make travel to Europe a part of your theological education plan.