Announcements

Luther Seminary will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

Competent. Caring. Consistent. These are only a few of the many words to describe our wonderful colleague Patty Horazdovsky, who has served in the Admissions Office for eight years. After thoughtful discernment, Patty has decided to retire and is excited to spend more time with her family and to serve her local church and community in a variety of capacities. Patty’s contributions and professionalism cannot be understated, and she will be missed dearly by her colleagues and the hundreds of applicants and students she has accompanied throughout the years. With patience, humility, and an unmatched work ethic, Patty has faithfully dedicated herself to the work of customer service, database management, application processing, and documentation. Above all, Patty has been a gentle but fierce advocate for applicants, going above and beyond to work behind the scenes to help applicants complete their applications in time and have the best chance at success. Please join the Admissions Office in giving thanks for our colleague and friend! If you would like to share a blessing or gratitude for Patty, you can send your cards and notes to Jessi by hand to OCC 100 or by email, jleclearvachta002@luthersem.edu, who will collect them for Patty—please send or deliver these by June 11. Patty’s last day will be Monday, June 23.

Here’s a brief overview of the scholarly work of Will Willimon, the prolific author who will be our guest and speaker for the Aus Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, June 17. You can learn more about John Wesley, Will Willimon and other Methodist scholarly work in this online bibliography.

In this devotion, Kwen Sanderson ’75 M.Div., ponders ideas around wisdom, sin, and love. Read today’s God Pause.

This week we welcome Kurty Darling, who will serve for one-year as Visiting Instructor for Children, Youth, and Family (CYF) Ministry. With Andrew Root on sabbatical, Kurty will teach three courses, connect with CYF students and serve as grant manager for the Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer initiative grant we received recently from the Lilly Endowment. She will also be lead instructor for a new nondegree residency program being launched this fall.

Kurty currently is a Ph.D. student at Luther and in September will defend her dissertation on examining the evangelical imagination around visions of flourishing life. She has a B.A. in Communication Studies and Sociology from Bethel University and an M.A. in Narrative Theology from United Theological Seminary. She also is a Life Worth Living graduate fellow through the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. She has taught for the past five years at Bethel University on the topics of Christianity and Western Culture, Great Books of the Western Humanities, Spiritual and Faith Formation, and Theological Research.

Kurty is a lifetime resident of Minnesota, having grown up on the “edge of the world” in the heart of farm country, and now proudly resides in Minneapolis. She is a mother to four children and has been married for 15 years to her husband Kirk. Their family spends evenings biking, coaching youth sports teams, swimming in the lakes, and playing kickball in the street. Kurty also serves as an elder at her church. Please join me in welcoming Kurty to Luther Seminary.
—Terri Elton
Dean of Academic Affairs

Prolific Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann passed away yesterday at the age of 92. His remarkable legacy is highlighted in this Luther Seminary Library Bibliography of Biblical Theologians.