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In this devotion, Meredith Bedker Musaus ‘86 M.Div., considers how we might, in this busy world, keep our lamps lit to prepare for Christ. Read today’s God Pause.

Do you have questions about CPE? Not sure where to start or how to apply to a program? Join our Contextual Learning team for a brief info session to help you get started—Tuesday, November 10 at 11:45 a.m. CT on Zoom (link in email).

The 2027 ELCA Extravaganza is in Minneapolis from January 22–25, 2027. Luther Seminary students are provided two different ways to offset the costs of the event.

1. When you register use the coupon code: student_100 to save $100 dollars off registration.
2. Luther Seminary will reimburse up to $250 of registration fees or travel costs (including: hotel costs, airline/train tickets, and/or mileage). All reimbursements require fully itemized receipts. Please submit receipts using this form.

Questions about reimbursement can be directed to Sandy Olson. Questions about the Extravaganza? Email Jen Gruendler. We hope to see you at the E in 2027!

November’s “Brake Bread” event will take place during Lunch Church on Thursday, November 12 at 11 a.m. in the OCC Dining Room. “Brake Bread” events this academic year are focused on interesting artifacts, objects, and traditions on the Luther Seminary campus. Emily Rova-Hegener will be sharing about the Zimbabwean sculptures that reside in the OCC narthex. Together, we’ll listen, learn, and feast on a meal, bread, and cookies for the mind, body, and spirit.

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 December edition by Wednesday, November 11. 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.

Pastor Meta Herrick Carlson is a pastor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and a published writer of poetry, liturgies, and devotions. At this workshop on Thursday, November 19, 12:30–2:20 p.m. in OCC 215, she will be working with Steve Thomason’s worship class in composing contextually relevant liturgies, and this session is open to the public. Meta will workshop the processes of building a ritual and writing a collect (the ancient poem we know as the prayer of the day). Participants will be asked to bring some light pre-work to the workshop. Find more details and register online.