Announcements

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Dining Room for Lunch Church to hear M.A. student Suresh Salam talk about why he’s a Christian and what Jesus means to him. Lunch is provided.
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Would you like to be part of a creative project? This Lent, the chapel at Luther Seminary will host a collaborative, community-created project centered on the theme “Encounters with Christ.” We will engage the Gospel reading for each week of Lent and respond visually on a community banner. No art skills required. The banner will hang in the chapel on Wednesday and grow each week. To help bring this to life, we are forming a new Creative Collective on campus and inviting students, staff, faculty, and friends—artists and non-artists alike—who are curious about art, worship, and communal creativity to join us as collaborators and co-leaders. This group will help imagine, prepare, and animate the Lenten project (materials, presence at lunch church, creative facilitation) and will also lay the groundwork for an ongoing community exploring art and faith together through workshops, museum visits, and shared practice. You don’t need to be an “expert”—just open, curious, and willing to create in community. If this sparks your imagination, we’d love to gather a small group and dream together. Please put your name on this list if you are interested.

In this devotion, Kate Schlechter ’93 M.Div., notes that not our affiliations or preferences, allegiances or labels but rather our faith in Jesus Christ is our true identity. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us today—Wednesday, January 21—in the Chapel of the Incarnation for a service of Holy Communion with pastors Steve Thomason and Emily Rova-Hegener. We will be exploring the Epiphany season and breaking bread together in community, including the next “Brake Bread” event, which is the service itself and also fellowship around bread and other nourishment after the service.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. is hosting the Bella and Murray Ressler Digital Humanities Fellowship. This fellowship program is designed for early-career students who are currently enrolled in a master’s degree program or completing their undergraduate education. The fellowship runs September 2026 to May 2027 and provides a monthly stipend of $5,000 along with an allowance to cover direct economy-class travel to and from Washington. For more information and to apply, visit the website. Applications accepted until February 28, 2026.

In this devotion, Kate Schlechter ’93 M.Div., considers our nos and God’s yeses. Read today’s God Pause.