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In this devotion, Sue Lynn White ’17 M.Div.., shares amazement at just how much God loves us. Read today’s God Pause.

Syllabus Day for Fall 2026 is Tuesday, September 15. Please plan to attend the 45-minute session with your professor, where you will review the syllabus and be assigned any pre-work. See times and Zoom links here.

Admissions is hiring new on-call Admissions Ambassadors for the 2026-2027 school year. On-call ambassadors often work 2-3 hours a month (sometimes more) at on-campus and off-campus events representing Luther Seminary to prospective students, ministry partners, and friends. If you life to tell Luther’s story, give tours, accompany others discerning their call, and connect with church partners—this might be a great job for you. Residential, DL, and commuter students are welcome. Learn more and apply here. New and returning students are welcome. Choose to attend one of the Admissions Ambassador Fall 2026 Training:

• In-Person Ambassador Training on Tuesday, September 22, 9:30–11 a.m.
  —on campus with breakfast
• Virtual Ambassador Training on Thursday, Oct 1, 4–5:15 p.m.

The Luther Seminary Library continues to order the most important new books in ministry, theology, biblical studies, church history, and all seminary courses for its permanent collection. You’ll also see many e-books in these subject areas, and we continue to highlight them on our website—the library’s New Books page. Interested in philosophy or philosophical theology specifically? Check out this library guide that includes contemporary philosophers of religion like Alvin Plantinga, Anthony Flew, William Lane Craig, Alasdair C MacIntyre, Paul Ricœur, Richard Granville Swinburne, Charles Taylor, John Harwood Hick, Nicholas Paul Wolterstorff, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

Want to share something in an upcoming edition of Inside Luther News, the seminary’s internal e-newsletter? Send your announcement to communic@luthersem.edu. Submit items for the October edition by Wednesday, September 9. Inside Luther News content is meant to be somewhat broader in scope—seasonal announcements, monthly reminders, stories about recent events or news of upcoming projects—than the daily Community Announcements posts and emails.

Luther Seminary is hosting Healthy Boundaries Workshops this summer and fall. All new students and any returning students who haven’t completed this non-degree requirement are encouraged to register. Both parts 1 and 2 must be completed to fulfill this requirement. Part 1 is a synchronous, one-hour Zoom; part 2 is online and asynchronous.
– Thursday, Sept 17 at 5 p.m. CT
– Thursday, Oct 1 at 10 a.m. CT
Pre-registration is required prior to each workshop. Register online here.