Professor Emerita Mary Jane Haemig is one of the editors of “Minister’s Prayer Book: An Order of Prayers and Readings, Revised Edition,” published in 2020 by Fortress Press. This edition, the first revision of this 1959 classic since 1986, includes a more diverse selection of voices than previous editions. The book contains an order of […]
In Paul’s letter to the Phillipians he writes, “Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:9) Over the past couple of months, it’s been difficult not to reflect on everything we’ve experienced since that fateful […]
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be in the Easter season, celebrating the joy of Christ’s resurrection. May the grace, peace, and hope of Jesus be with you. Of course, that’s easier said than done. Our society is in the midst of a particularly polarized period, punctuated by hostility and anger. There is war and […]
Professor Andrew Root, Carrie Olson Baalson Chair of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, is author of “Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age,” which was published in March by Baker Academic. The book addresses the crisis of decline in churches and the importance of remaining open […]
Ladd Bjorneby ’85 M.Div. has served on Luther Seminary’s board for a number of years. From his perspective, he sees how all the layers of Luther’s community are pulling together to innovate so the gospel can be heard in a world that has changed. “I trust the leadership to say, ‘This is what we need […]
Lowell Erdahl, former bishop of the St. Paul Area Synod of the ELCA and assistant professor of homiletics at Luther from 1968 until 1973, died at home on December 14, 2021 at age 90. He had been battling several medical ailments including leukemia, said his wife, Carol. Erdahl was not a clergyman who sat on […]