Staff and faculty, please take a few moments to complete the staff-faculty version of the Marketing and Communications pocket survey. A similar version was shared recently with students, and the Marketing and Communications team has asked for feedback from the entire community. Please take 5-10 minutes to complete the survey. Your responses are confidential and anonymous. The survey is open until Wednesday, December 18.
Announcements
God Pause for December 16: Micah 5:2-5a
In this devotion, Richard Nysse, professor emeritus of Old Testament, asks God to break open our limited expectations. Read today’s God Pause.
God Pause for December 13: Luke 3
In this devotion, Richard Nysse, professor of Old Testament emeritus, asks us to think what it would be like to move away from accumulation toward limitless service. Read today’s God Pause.
Gingerbread House Competition
It’s time for the Gingerbread House Contest! Upload your photo to the Community Life Facebook page or send an email to communitylife@luthersem.edu. You can post from December 3–15. Final results will be announced on December 17. The winners will receive a surprising prize.
God Pause for December 12: Luke 3
In this devotion, Richard Nysse, professor of Old Testament emeritus, exhorts us to heed the words of John the Baptist. Read today’s God Pause.
Christmastime Reading – Augustine’s Sermons on the Incarnation
From the Luther Seminary library’s Advent and Christmas resources, here is Google book link to many of Augustine’s sermons on the incarnation for Christmas reading. And here is his famous “On the Incarnation” with a fine introduction by C. S. Lewis.