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In this devotion, Andrew Larsen ’23 M.A., assures us that our faith connects us to the true vine.
Read today’s God Pause.

In this devotion, Andrew Larsen ’23 M.A., reminds us to look in nature for signs of God’s abiding presence in Christ. Read today’s God Pause.

Matt Skinner will teach a for-credit travel course next year centered around a trip to Istanbul and the breathtaking excavated ruins of several ancient cities including Ephesus, Pergamum, Sardis, and Alexandria Troas. Next May 19-28, visit and learn from sites associated with the seven churches addressed by the book of Revelation, the ministry of Paul the Apostle, and the episodes from Acts that occur in the province that the Romans called Asia. Discover more about how the New Testament reflects ancient imperial dynamics—dynamics that influenced ancient Christ followers, their interactions with their neighbors, and their efforts to bear witness to Christ. Preliminary information about the trip’s dates, itinerary, and approximate cost is available online. Email Prof. Skinner (mskinner@luthersem.edu) or Jody Nyenhuis (jnyenhuis001@luthersem.edu) to have your name added to a list of people interested in receiving more information before the trip’s registration period opens at the end of July.

In this devotion, Andrew Larsen ’23 M.A., observes how we are bound up in the love of Jesus Christ, our Risen Savior and Lord. Read today’s God Pause.

Following the chapel sermon on the baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8) today—Wednesday, April 24—Cody Sanders will lead us in a discussion over lunch about the multiple ways that “belonging” shows up in the text and in our lives. The event follows chapel on Wednesday and will take place in the main dining room and on Zoom (link in email). Belonging to a faith community promotes multiple forms of health—spiritual, emotional, physical. A recent article in Harvard Public Health even suggests, “Failing to consider religious community in thinking about public health may impede our understanding of the health of populations.” Yet we know that many benefits of religious belonging are unevenly distributed across populations, and belonging is often shaped by our embodiments of human difference. We will explore together how we can attend to practices that cultivate and sustain belonging—to God, to one another, and to the earth. All are invited to join. Lunch will be provided.

In this devotion, Andrew Larsen ’23 M.A., shares an invitation to disconnect and, with the psalmist, to praise and remember the Lord. Read today’s God Pause.