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In this devotion, Gail L. Miller ’93 M.Div. ponders the thin places—times when and places where the distance between heaven and earth seems thinner than usual—that happen all around us. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us today in the OCC Dining Room at 11 a.m. CT for lunch and a communal spiritual practice facilitated by Steve Thomason, Dean of the Chapel. We will celebrate Valentine’s Day together and see how the Transfiguration was a type of love letter. We’ll get to write some Valentines as well. It should be fun! Share your prayer requests.

Students, faculty, and staff—On Thursday, February 12, 9 a.m. in Bockman Hall 116, start your morning with our fifth “Brake Bread” event, where we gather around bread, jam, and coffee while building deeper community connections and celebrating a particular campus space—this time in Bockman Hall. We have LOTS of treats—some might even call it Fat Thursday, a proper kickoff to the Carnival weekend! Supported by an Endowment Lab Grant from Thrivent, these “Brake Bread” gatherings are intentional moments to build relationships, listen to one another, laugh together, and celebrate the good work and learning being done among us. Please join us in this holy space to love one another more deeply in a time of uncertainty. If you have questions, email Emily Rova-Hegener in Contextual Learning, erovahegener001@luthersem.edu.

Papa Murphy’s pizza, snacks, and soda provided beginning Friday, February 13 at 5 p.m. in Bockman Hall 116. Write Valentine’s Day cards for your fellow residents! Everyone is invited to make a bag and place it outside their room to receive cards, crafts, and candy. Dinner will be ready at the start, and the craft table will remain in place through Valentine’s Day if you can’t make it. Contact Eric Nelson if you have questions.

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the Future Space Working Group for an engaging Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, February 25 from noon to 1 p.m. CT. This hybrid event will take place in OCC 10 and on Zoom (link in email). Our Future Space Working Group and other staff, faculty, and students they’ve engaged have been meeting, thinking, and gathering data as well as conducting professional studies and assessments. What ideas and aspirations for our future space have been gathered? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the discoveries they are making and potential next steps. Bring your lunch and your questions. A recording of the event will be distributed after the event.

There are still spots available to join Guillermo Hansen’s June 17-30 travel course CD1640: Migrants, Indigenous Cultures, Intersectionality, and the Church (Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico). Time is running out, as we set February 27 as the deadline for submitting the $750 deposit required to register for the course. (Priority is given to students who are taking the course for credit.) The remainder of the travel expenses will be covered by the MLK Jr. Fund. Please spread the word and reach out to Ben McDonald Coltvet, bmcdonaldcoltve001@luthersem.edu, for details like the itinerary, payment instructions, and a link to the Zoom recording featuring conversation with church partners who will host the group in each country.