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Dangerous weather, safety threats, and other potential emergency situations can occur without warning any time of day and any season of the year. All members of the Luther Seminary community are urged to sign up for our text alert system to receive timely notifications of severe weather conditions and other urgent matters. Your subscription will last two years, and you should get a text from the system when it is time for you to renew.

In this devotion, Steven Nelson ’76 M.Div., reminds us that, though sin separates us from God, Jesus reconciles us to God. Read today’s God Pause.

Students, today at Mount Olivet—Thursday, January 15—we’ll have a photographer and videographer on site to capture visually some of shared community experiences in this exciting, off-campus space. You are encouraged to wear a Luther Seminary-branded shirt or other apparel on this day. Wearing something maroon and/or gray (but not branded) is great too. (Staff and faculty, you’re welcome to join in the fun too!)

In this devotion, Steven Nelson ’76 M.Div., says that our destiny is good because Jesus chooses us. Read today’s God Pause.

Following Grace Pomroy’s 2023 Funding Forward Research Project—which took a broad look at how ministries across North America are experimenting with alternative income sources and self-sustaining ministries—many congregations have requested more information about what sustainable ministry looks like in rural and small town contexts. Grace would appreciate your help in identifying any congregations that you believe might be a good case study site. You can find out more about the specifics of the research project and submit congregation recommendations using this google form by January 31.

Interested in traveling June 17-30, 2026, to Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras? Guillermo Hansen will lead a summer travel course “Migrants, Indigenous Cultures, Intersectionality, and the Church” (CD1640). Join us for an info session on Zoom on Wednesday, January 21, 12-1 p.m. CT to discuss the itinerary and hear from the church leaders in each country who will be guiding course participants. If you are unable to attend the meeting at that time, we will share the link afterward. Cost estimates are still being finalized. All participants will need to provide a $750 non-refundable deposit (due date for deposit is still to be determined, probably in early February). If you take the course for credit, the balance of the course costs will be covered by the MLK Fund. Student spots are limited, so priority will be given to students who are taking the course for credit. At this point, we do not expect that guests will be able to accompany students on this trip. Email Ben McDonald Coltvet, bmcdonaldcoltve001@luthersem.edu, to express your interest and receive a Google Calendar invitation for the info session. If you have questions, send them to Ben or Professor Hansen, ghansen001@luthersem.edu. We hope you can join us on January 21 for the Zoom meeting.