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In this devotion, Patti Beutel Hallback ’83 M.A., wonders whether we are paying close attention to God’s word. Read today’s God Pause.

We are excited to welcome you to campus soon for Fall 2025 RFS. Here for your reference as you continue your preparation is the Fall 2025 RFS schedule.
– Visit the Fall 2025 RFS Moodle Site
– Check out the Syllabus Day Schedule

Pastor on Call during RFS. Pastor Steve Thomason, Dean of the Chapel, will be on throughout Spring RFS to provide pastoral support for your intensive experience on campus. If you would like to connect with him for spiritual care, please call 651-641-3331. Press 1 to call him directly or 2 to leave a message and/or prayer request. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 first.

Special Opportunities

• What Does It Mean to Be Human? Preparation for Religious Leadership
  Tuesday, September 16, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., OCC Dining Room
  Members of the seminary community will explore together a variety of answers to the question “What does it mean to be human?” We will consider how answers to this question might intersect with a scientific understanding of human origins and will explore how scientific discoveries related to human origins might inform preparation for and practice of religious community leadership. This conversation will be facilitated by Jim Miller, BSIC co-chair, and Lee Meadows, science teacher educator. Learn more at luthersem.edu/origins.

In this devotion, Patti Beutel Hallback ’83 M.A., shares how we are surrounded by people of faith in our many communities—a living cloud of witnesses to Jesus. Read today’s God Pause.

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 I and II. All dates and times for Part I are online via Zoom:

• Thursday, August 14, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CT
• Thursday, August 14, 7–8 p.m. CT
• Monday, August 18, 2–3 pm CT
• Friday, August 22, 8–9 a.m. CT

Pre-registration is required prior to each workshop. Register online here.

Want to share something in an upcoming edition of Inside Luther News, the seminary’s new internal e-newsletter? Send your announcement to communic@luthersem.edu. Submit items for the September edition by Wednesday, August 13. Inside Luther News helps keep students, staff, and faculty connected to our mission, people, and stories. Content in the e-newsletter 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.

In this devotion, Patti Beutel Hallback ’83 M.A., reminds us that all are in need of God’s mercy and justice. Read today’s God Pause.