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In this devotion, Bethany Kurschner ’92 M.A., wonders about our expectations for the results of our own faithfulness and God’s. Read today’s God Pause.

Do you come from a fundamentalist or evangelical background? Have you had to deconstruct and reconstruct your faith? This is the group for you! We’ll be holding an interest meeting on Zoom (link in email) on Friday, October 2 at 11 a.m. CT. Our first meeting will be mostly introductions, but think about these questions ahead of time: What does a deconstructed or reconstructed faith look like to you? What has your journey been like? This group is meant to be a safe space for folks to talk about our faith stories and how they’ve changed—or not changed—throughout our lives. For more information, contact Joellen Barak at jbarak001@luthersem.edu.

The Election Committee is pleased to announce the results for the Student Council Representative election. Your elected representatives for the 2026-2027 academic year are:
Kristopher Baptiste – Academic Programs Student Representative
Miranda Bergs – M.Div. student representative
Mark Cuilla – Distance Learning & Commuting student representative
Sammi Watson – Residential student representative
Kidirenla Amlari – International student representative
Jack Hendricks – Ecumenical student representative
Coralie Maldonado – BIPOC student representative
Joanie Saltzman – LGBTQ+ student representative
Thanks to all who ran, submitted nominations, and voted.

In today’s war-weary world, Luther Seminary Library recognizes International Day of Non-Violence. Here are useful resources on Peace, Nonviolence, and Reconciliation.

Do you have a prayer or hymn that is meaningful to your faith? A prayerbook is being created by and for the Luther Seminary community, and we want your suggestions. Please email prayers or hymns to aaakre002@luthersem.edu with the subject line “prayer.” We’re not able to take original compositions—only existing texts. Please include whatever information you have about copyright to the text you’re submitting. Search through hymnals, wallets, and prayerbooks for those beloved words that aided you, so they might now aid others.

Open Enrollment for 2027 will begin rolling out on Monday, October 19. Watch for your email invite from Portico beginning on that day. These are sent in batches, so yours might arrive a day or two after October 19. Everyone will have two weeks to complete the enrollment process. A reminder that, on Wednesday, October 14, from 9–10:30 a.m. in OCC 10, the seminary’s Portico representatives will be on campus to present plan details and answer your questions. Calendar invites and the Overview of Benefit Changes have been sent out. And a second reminder that, as announced last month, we have two changes that will impact employee out-of-pocket costs: (1) an increase in medical plan premiums and (2) an increase in annual deductibles. If you have questions about these changes or about Open Enrollment generally, please contact Carrie Johnson (cjohnson007@luthersem.edu) or Joe Ahrens (jahrens001@luthersem.edu).