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In this devotion, Richard O. Hill ’73 M.Div., considers how we discover each day that God is indeed merciful and gracious. Read today’s God Pause.

We gather in the Chapel of the Incarnation again this Wednesday for a service of Holy Communion. We had a great time last week. It is a simple, quiet, straightforward practice of the communion liturgy. There is no sermon, just prayer and reflection in community around the readings for the week. We’ll start at 11 a.m.

Fall registration continues this week and we are excited to help you prepare for the semester ahead! 
Fall Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. CT on the following dates:

• Tuesday, July 7: Seniors, Interns, Affiliated Students, ThM, and PhD Students
• Wednesday, July 8: Middlers
• Thursday, July 9: Juniors and Certificate Students
• Friday, July 10: Non-Degree Students
• Tuesday, July 14: New Admits Beginning Fall Term

To provide additional support, virtual advising sessions will be available via Zoom (link in email) on the following days:

• July 14 (New Student Registration Day) from 9:00–11:00 a.m. CT

During these sessions, members of the Advising Team and Registrar’s Office will be available to answer questions about fall courses, registration requirements, and any technical issues you may encounter while registering. Email Advising@luthersem.edu with course planning questions.

If you are a student in ELCA candidacy or are interested in learning more—join this Moodle page, a general resource page with many helpful links, tools, and videos. For specific questions related to your own journey, reach out directly to your synod of candidacy or to candidacy@luthersem.edu.

Some members of the Luther Seminary community recently received a fraudulent phishing email related to an apparent internship opportunity, purportedly from someone in the Office of Institutional Research. For future reference, communication from the Office of Institutional Research will come only from its official email address—research@luthersem.edu. If you ever suspect you may have received a fraudulent email, you are advised to immediately contact the Office of Technology at helpdesk@luthersem.edu.

On July 17 we will move from passwords to passphrases for our logins. We will not force everyone to change their passwords to passphrases at one time. The new requirements will be in effect on July 17, so when you next update your password the new requirements will be in effect. This is both more secure and easier to remember. With Duo most students and faculty will not need to change their passphrase annually anymore (if you are the victim of any phishing, you will need to change your passphrase at that point). We have more details on this Passphrases FAQ. We have moved this switchover back a few days from previous announcements to give more time for thorough testing.