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Want to share something in an upcoming edition of Inside Luther News, the seminary’s internal e-newsletter? Send your announcement to communic@luthersem.edu. Submit items for the December edition by Wednesday, November 11. Inside Luther News content 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.

There is no Luther Whole Life tonight in observance of Veterans Day. We look forward to seeing you next week as we continue this month’s exploration of emotional health.

Lutheran Quarterly is offering, free of charge, a one-year print or digital subscription to students who provide their shipping information and an email address to managing editor Nicholas Hopman at nicholas.hopman@alum.ptsem.edu. There is no limit on the number of new subscriptions from any one school. Submit requests by November 30. Upcoming issues will continue providing articles and reviews on topics in Lutheran history and theology, Each issue in 2027 will also include a brief essay about the career and legacy of Gerhard Forde during the centennial year of his birth in 1927. Thanks to a generous grant from the 1521 Foundation, we are offering free subscriptions to students for this one year in recognition of Forde’s “radical Lutheranism” within our publishing history. Keep in mind, too, the annual prize of $5,000 for the best essay published in LQ by a student or recent graduate. The three recipients to date are featured on our website along with the invitation for this coming year.

In this devotion, Professor Emeritus James L. Boyce ’71 M.Div. writes that from creation until the end of time, for good or ill, we are held in the arms of a gracious God long before and after our meager span of life—even “from everlasting to everlasting.” Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11:00 a.m. CT in the OCC Meditation Chapel and Online for contemplative practice of your choice, mindful sketching, centering prayer, or however you choose to engage silence. This week contemplative will be facilitated by Pastor Steve Thomason. We will read the text and then engage in contemplative practice in silence for 15 minutes. Afterward you are welcome to sit in fellowship or go about your day.
Text: Ezra 3:10-13 and Matthew 6:25-34
Zoom link: (see email)
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Consider applying for Luther Seminary’s Graduate Preaching Fellowship, a unique and generous fellowship that allows you to study preaching and ministry in a variety of cultural contexts. Travel to and learn from rural, suburban, and urban communities in domestic and/or international contexts. Any student in any degree program at Luther Seminary can apply, and your fellowship can last anywhere from 1 to 12 months. Your experience as a graduate preaching fellow begins after your graduation from Luther Seminary. Applications are processed on a rolling basis, and decisions are made within 30 days. Learn more about eligibility, application process, and other details and start your application today. Read Graduate Preaching Fellowship Propels Luther Seminary Alums.