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In this devotion, Don Knudson ’70 M.Div., considers the amazing process of very small things growing to become something else. Read today’s God Pause.

The Business Office will be closed from Tuesday, August 4 through Monday, August 10.

During this period, we will not be processing any financial transactions—including payments, invoices, voucher requests, or reimbursement requests. To ensure your requests are processed before the closure, please note the following deadlines:

• All invoices, voucher requests, and reimbursement requests must be submitted to the Business Office by noon on Tuesday, July 28.
• Any requests submitted after this deadline will not be processed until the week of August 11.
• Online student account payments made after 3:30 on Monday, August 3 may experience delays and will not be posted to accounts in a timely manner.

We encourage you to plan ahead to avoid any disruptions in your operations. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Another remote internship scam is making its rounds this morning. It purports to be from Mary Hess and Dwight Zscheile. It was clearly made with AI, so note that these scams keep getting better.

Some red flags I noticed were:

• Mentions a nonexistent initiative (Digital Commons & Public Faith)
• Seems a bit too good to be true
• We’ve had internship scams sent to us before
• It’s from Mary and Dwight but sent from another person’s email account

This blog post highlights the scams of 2025 and general red flags.

Luther Seminary is hosting Healthy Boundaries Workshops this summer. All new students and any returning students who haven’t completed this non-degree requirement are encouraged to register. Certificates of completion are provided to each participant after you have completed both parts 1 and 2.
Dates and Times for part 1 – Online (Zoom):
– Thursday, July 23 at 4 p.m. CT
– Tuesday, July 28 at 11:30 a.m. CT
– Monday, Aug 31 at 6:30 p.m. CT
– Friday, Sept 4 at 2 p.m. CT
– Thursday, Sept 17 at 5 p.m. CT
Pre-registration is required prior to each workshop. Register online here.

Join us Tuesday, September 22 on the Luther Seminary campus or online for the 2026 Fretheim Lecture in Biblical Theology with Craig Koester—The Death of Jesus and the Message of Life: According to the Gospel of John. This year’s Fretheim Lecture on Biblical Theology explores how, through the crucifixion, God conveys the fullness of his love for the world in order to evoke the faith that gives life. “Life” is the heart of the gospel John proclaims, Koester says, and it defines who God is and what God gives. John presses us to see how God, through the death of Jesus, does indeed give life. John’s Gospel takes us beyond popular notions of sin and sacrifice to present a more radical message. Learn more and register at luthersem.edu/fretheim/26.

In this devotion, Don Knudson ’70 M.Div., prays that each of us can hear and know God’s love during even the most traumatic experiences of life. Read today’s God Pause.