{"id":18828,"date":"2019-11-08T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/?page_id=18828"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:13:38","slug":"advent-devotional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/advent-devotional\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2025\u2014&#8221;Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-36657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/LSR-10991_2025AdventDevotionalBooklet_Page_01.jpg\" alt=\"Four angels playing instruments with text &quot;Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding! 2025 Advent Devotional.&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/LSR-10991_2025AdventDevotionalBooklet_Page_01.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/LSR-10991_2025AdventDevotionalBooklet_Page_01-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Luther Seminary invites you to use the 2025 Advent devotional, \u201cHark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding!\u201d for personal or congregational use this Advent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1IJMVdn54_YGhTzIN7Atzwgi9NWTDlexh\/view?usp=drive_link\">Download regular print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MaYdOI2eKvHEPoEH6otZh3FW5-B1U9FF\/view?usp=drive_link\">Download large print<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Contributing Writers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cody J. Sanders<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Schoenknecht \u201904 M.Div.<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Philanthropic Adviser<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steve Thomason \u201915 Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>\nDean of the Chapel and Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Discipleship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Theological Editor<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>James L. Boyce \u201971 M.Div.<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor Emeritus of New Testament and Greek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Editorial Coordinator<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bethany Riethmeier<\/strong><br \/>\nDonor Engagement Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are already a God Pause subscriber, you will receive \u201cHark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding!\u201d in your email inbox each day of Advent. If you\u2019re not a God Pause subscriber, <a href=\"http:\/\/luthersem.edu\/godpause\/email\">sign up here<\/a> to receive the daily devotion. Once Advent ends, you\u2019ll continue to receive daily God Pause devotions written by Luther Seminary alumni.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, please email <a href=\"mailto:communic@luthersem.edu\">communic@luthersem.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025\u2014&#8221;Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding!&#8221; Luther Seminary invites you to use the 2025 Advent devotional, \u201cHark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding!\u201d for personal or congregational use this Advent. Download regular print Download large print Contributing Writers Cody J. Sanders Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership Elizabeth Schoenknecht \u201904 M.Div. 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