Announcements

In this devotion, Dan Odden ’75 M.Div., ’95 D.Min., meditates on how God invites us to trust in that which is beyond our knowing. Read today’s God Pause.

Faculty and staff, do you have professional news you’d like to share with Story magazine readers? Have you recently published a book or article or presented publicly? Did you represent Luther Seminary at a conference or other event? Submit your news to communic@luthersem.edu by August 1.

Many of us are in the season of life where our parents’ life circumstances are ever-changing and can be challenging for us as adult children. Mary Hess and Jody Nyenhuis will co-facilitate this gathering in the Meditation Chapel from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5. Please come and share this sacred space for conversation and deep listening with one another.

Luther Seminary is hosting Healthy Boundaries Workshops this summer. All new students and any returning students who haven’t completed this non-degree requirement are encouraged to register. Certificates of completion are provided to each participant after you have completed both Parts I and II. All dates and times for Part I are online via Zoom:

• Thursday, August 14, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CT
• Thursday, August 14, 7–8 p.m. CT
• Monday, August 18, 2–3 pm CT
• Friday, August 22, 8–9 a.m. CT

Pre-registration is required prior to each workshop. Register online here.

This all-day workshop is a regional gathering of the Religious Education Association and will include a presentation by Jim Miller, BSIC co-chair, on the significance of the relationship between science and religious faith, different forms of that relationship, six basic features of creation that the sciences have discovered, and resources for educational programs in congregations.
When. Wednesday, September 17, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Where. Saint Anthony Park Lutheran Church
Registration is limited because we’re providing food. Learn more and register by September 1. For more information, contact Mary Hess, mhess@luthersem.edu, Professor of Educational Leadership.

In this devotion, Staci Stought ’27 M.Div., notes that trusting God’s generosity and goodness frames a loving God who yearns to be active in our lives, even in the smallest things. Read today’s God Pause.