{"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":"2026-10-30T13:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:57:03","slug":"advent-devotional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/advent-devotional\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent Devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2026\u2014&#8221;People, Look East&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-37903 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/Luther-Seminary-2026-Advent-Devotionals_Page_01-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image for Luther Seminary's 2026 Advent Devotional, titled &quot;PEOPLE, LOOK EAST.&quot; The watercolor illustration depicts a glowing nativity scene stable on a hill at night, illuminated by a bright star shining in a starry sky.\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/Luther-Seminary-2026-Advent-Devotionals_Page_01-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/Luther-Seminary-2026-Advent-Devotionals_Page_01.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>Luther Seminary invites you to use the 2026 Advent devotional, \u201cPeople, Look East\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\/1PdBGyD7VvGtxwwhuKzJWZ0jtnz879GVy\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener\">Download regular print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1BzVPwa5WjaLlFpgVHllPKkClkUV5LXTQ\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noopener\">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>Jon Anderson \u201985 M.Div.<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector of Rural Ministries<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lois Malcolm \u201989 M.A.<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor and Olin and Amanda Fjelstad Reigstad Chair for Systematic Theology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jody Nyenhuis<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Manager, Academic Achievement<\/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><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are already a God Pause subscriber, you will receive \u201cPeople, Look East\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<h2>New this year! God Pause Podcast Delivers Daily Devotions for Advent<\/h2>\n<p>Luther Seminary\u2019s God Pause devotional is launching a new podcast to help listeners reflect and prepare throughout the Advent season. Based on God Pause\u2019s daily email devotions, the podcast series offers a short, grounding daily reflection on Scripture to clear a quiet space during a busy time of year.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode features a brief reading of the daily lectionary text paired with practical, theological insights and a guided prayer from Luther Seminary faculty, staff, and alumni.<\/p>\n<p>You can find this podcast series at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@godpausedevotional\">youtube.com\/@godpausedevotional<\/a> or on many podcast listening platforms from November 29 through December 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026\u2014&#8221;People, Look East&#8221; Luther Seminary invites you to use the 2026 Advent devotional, \u201cPeople, Look East\u201d for personal or congregational use this Advent. Download regular print Download large print Contributing Writers Jon Anderson \u201985 M.Div. Director of Rural Ministries Lois Malcolm \u201989 M.A. Professor and Olin and Amanda Fjelstad Reigstad Chair for Systematic Theology Jody [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18828","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Advent Devotional - Luther Seminary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/godpause\/advent-devotional\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Advent Devotional - Luther Seminary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2026\u2014&#8221;People, Look East&#8221; Luther Seminary invites you to use the 2026 Advent devotional, \u201cPeople, Look East\u201d for personal or congregational use this Advent. 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