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The Luther Seminary community is invited to Zoom in and attend a free lecture by the Elizabeth A. Clark Center for Late Ancient Studies at Duke University given by Paula Fredriksen, professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, titled “Christ and Empire.” The event takes place at 5 p.m. on September 18 on Zoom. Register here. Contact Amy Marga with questions. Amarga@luthersem.edu.

Students interested in taking LG4525 Ministry with Latinos/as/xs in the spring with Jenny Pietz must demonstrate intermediate competence in Spanish prior to registration. Our colleagues at Augsburg University will be providing an assessment exam, organized through the Office of the Registrar. If you plan to take the course, complete the following steps:

1. Email ceriksen001@luthersem.edu with the subject line “SPRING SPANISH” by September 26. In the email, indicate if you want to take the course pass/fail or letter grade.
2. You will receive instructions from Augsburg University to complete the assessment online.
3. Complete the assessment by the end of October.
4. The Office of the Registrar will complete registration for all students who meet the competence requirement.
5. Students will not be able to self-register for this course.

In this devotion, Hope Deutscher ’13 M.Div., wonders if, instead of complaining or gossiping about someone, we turned to God in prayer for them. Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Hope Deutscher ’13 M.Div., notes that praising God can happen not only from sunup to sundown but with actions as well as with words. Read today’s God Pause.

Shawn Zimmer and his wife, Melissa, welcomed a baby boy last Friday—Henry James. We keep them all in our prayers during this blessed time.

FAD (Faith After Deconstruction) is meant to be a safe space for people with backgrounds in evangelicalism or fundamentalism, where we explore how that influences our current faith. We are open to all Luther Seminary students, faculty, and staff. We’ll be meeting via Zoom (link in email) on September 16 at 3 p.m. central time. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Joellen Barak (jbarak001@luthersem.edu) for further information.