Announcements

As part of our continued efforts to improve account security, the Office of Technology will be disabling support for older Duo Mobile passcode methods on June 1. Specifically, the older HOTP (HMAC-based One-Time Password) passcode method—still available on Duo Mobile versions 4.48 and earlier—is less secure and more vulnerable to malicious activity. These versions will no longer be supported after June 1.
What You Need to Do. If you’re using Duo Mobile version 4.48 or earlier, please update to the latest version before June 1 to avoid disruptions to your Seminary account login. The current version is 4.87.
How to Check Your Version:

• Open the Duo Mobile app.
• Tap the menu icon (☰) in the top-left corner.
• Your current app version is listed at the bottom of the sidebar.

Already on version 4.49 or newer? You’re all set! Push notifications and TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) passcodes will continue working as expected. If you have any questions or need help updating your app, please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@luthersem.edu.

The 2025 Abdel Ross Wentz Prize in American Lutheran History, from the Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic, provides prize money for the best history paper on a topic related to Lutheranism in America. The prize is in the amount of $2,500 and can be awarded in four categories.
1. First degree seminarian
2. M.A./Ph.D graduate student
3. Post-Graduate: pastor, deacon, layperson, and/or faculty member
4. Amateur historian
Papers should be 25-35 pages in length, double spaced using Chicago Manual of Style. Read more about Wentz and the prize on the society’s website. If you would like to consult with Professor Mark Granquist for information about this or help with the prize competition, please email him at mgranquist001@luthersem.edu.

In this devotion, Luther Wayne Kendrick ’72 M.Div., reminds us that there is one name above all others. Read today’s God Pause.

Check out this week’s blog post from Dean of the Chapel Steve Thomason—Celebrating Our Graduates.

We have the opportunity to serve our graduates and their loved ones by offering a beautiful worship service with Holy Communion. We will have four communion serving stations, which means we will need 12 people to serve bread, wine, and grape juice. Please let me know if you would like to serve in this way. We also have the opportunity to serve as an usher or greeter. The service is at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. You would need to report to the chapel by 1:30. Please contact Steve Thomason to get on the list sthomason002@luthersem.edu.

Answer: All three countries face imminent and overwhelming famine! Read more, especially about Sudan’s current crisis, and browse our Luther Seminary Library Guide on Famine and Food Security; Hunger in Biblical Perspective.