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Please join Operations staff in celebrating Jake Ratkovich. Jake is leaving our family after 12.5 years to pursue new and exciting opportunities. We will always appreciate Jake for his tireless work ethic and team support. Please stop by to wish Jake the best and grab a sandwich and soda while you are here, 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, in Bockman Hall, room 116.

In this devotion, George Knudson ’79 M.Div. explores the psalmist’s progression from arrogance to dismay to joy through the course of the psalm. Read today’s God Pause.

The Luther Seminary Library has a new bibliography on “The God Debate: From the Ancient Arguments to the New Atheism” that includes the Richard Dawkins debate with Ayaan Hirsi Ali as well as many other resources “from Pascal to Plantinga.”

Luther Seminary students, staff, and faculty—you have a retreat opportunity to practice a pause in your life. . .and a gift from Thrivent Financial to help you do it. We are often discerning new ways to lean into our professional and personal lives, and it is necessary to pause, listen, and rest. Retreat time can be life-giving, restorative, and essential for our well-being. Wholistic health stems from the connection between our body, mind, and spirit—when we tend to one, we tend to all. The Thrivent Charitable Fund Grant has made this possible for those who desire to take intentional time and space away at a retreat center or hermitage. Six students, five staff, and two faculty can receive $150 toward a retreat. This money is available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be sent to you in advance of your retreat time. Any type of retreat is eligible: contemplative, silent, movement-based, program-led, solo, group, etc. To apply, please submit a Google registration form, and we will transfer you the funds. Please apply before October 31, 2024. After the retreat experience, we’ll ask you to write a paragraph describing your experience, how it benefited you, and how you might build intentional pauses into your life in the future. This is a free gift of grace for those of you who yearn to lean into retreat sabbath. If you have any questions, contact Emily Rova-Hegener, contextual learning associate, erovahegener001@luthersem.edu.

At 7 p.m. Central Tuesday, June 13, Professor Thomason will offer a live webinar to demonstrate how to use Logos Bible Software to visually study the Bible. He will use his current project of illustrating the Book of Acts as the basis for this demonstration. There will be plenty of time for Q&A during the meeting. Register for the webinar.