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“The Pursuit of Happiness” 鈥� A Homily by Juventino Meza ’11

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Juventino Meza ’11, a聽Peace & Justice Studies graduate of聽Augsburg College聽who聽currently works for the Minneapolis Public Schools as a community relations facilitator,聽preached in daily chapel for our homecoming week series, “Journeys Home.”聽 Here, he shares his homily from October 8, 2015:

“The Pursuit of Happiness”

Thank you pastor Sonja for the invitation. I still can鈥檛 believe I鈥檓 giving a homily. It鈥檚 great to be back at Augsburg.

In the spirit of our journey home and Coming Out Day, this is my message today: finding home and being yourself truly is the pursuit of happiness. Continue reading ““The Pursuit of Happiness” 鈥� A Homily by Juventino Meza ’11″ →

Day of Discernment: A Message from Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres

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cross-white-tree2On Monday, October 19, Lonna Field with the Christensen Center for Vocation and I will be taking a group of Auggies to Seminary & Divinity School Day at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Close to 20 seminary and divinity school representatives will be present to converse with regarding the many various graduate school programs in theology, biblical studies, youth and family ministry, and professional ministry tracks.

It is a wonderful time to meet with other students from other schools and enter into conversations of vocational discernment. Are you unsure about your future? Or, feel sure yet maybe God is nudging you to consider other things? Do you want to learn about options for public Christian leadership? Whatever the case, you are welcome to join us! 聽聽 Continue reading “Day of Discernment: A Message from Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres” →

Updating Your Profile 鈥� a Message from Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck, II

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The following homily was given in Augsburg College Daily Chapel on September 23, 2015, by Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck, II, Associate Professor, Religion Department (text: Genesis 1:26-28):

As Yogi Berra said: 鈥淟isten up! I鈥檝e got nothing to say and I am only going to say it once.鈥�

Grace and Peace:

This past June, My wife and I went to Sweden with a touch of Norway. Inspired by the example of former campus pastor Dave Wold we picked up a new Volvo in Gothenburg and set out on a quest. We saw the Kvammbekk place near Hjartdal in Telemark and feasted with the relatives. Touched on Oslo and then went to Sweden. And especially Stockholm. Ruth, a Swede by ancestry, wanted me, a Norwegian by ancestry, to see what real Scandinavian 鈥渃lass鈥� looked like. Stockholm, after all, was for a time an imperial capital.聽 Continue reading “Updating Your Profile 鈥� a Message from Rev. Dr. Philip Quanbeck, II” →

Meet the Campus Ministry Deacons 鈥� A message from Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres

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We are blessed this 2015-2016 Academic Year to have five very talented student-leaders shepherding the Campus Ministry Student Organization! But, what, pray tell, is a deacon? A fine question! In the New Testament, deacons were set apart by the church for word and service in God鈥檚 world (see Acts 6:1-7). The title has been used throughout the church to describe servants who minister to the community in teaching, works of love, dedication to justice, worship-leadership, and an enduring commitment to the gospel of Christ Jesus. The Campus Ministry Office has chosen to use 鈥渄eacon鈥� as the title for those students called to this work on the Augsburg campus in partnership with the Campus Ministry staff.

The deacons will work together to plan and execute events and activities that create opportunities for social connectedness, spiritual growth, and loving service. In addition, they empower and equip other student-leaders in the shared work of radical hospitality, creating space for the sacred, and shaping the community in positives ways with other student groups and leaders on campus.聽 Continue reading “Meet the Campus Ministry Deacons 鈥� A message from Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres” →

How do girlfriends “do” theology? A message from Babette Chatman

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What is theology?

How do girlfriends “do” theology?

Theology is addressing issues that we could simply classify as human issues. DTwG (our weekly bible study group) looks at issues from a girl鈥檚 perspective. We experience the questions together and together we explore answers!

Questions such as: Why is life the way it is?聽 What do we believe?聽 and Why?聽 Where is God in our suffering?聽 And many, many more questions.

Let鈥檚 gather every Monday: block out an hour of your time Girlfriends and let鈥檚 do theology starting Monday, September 14 @ 7:00pm in the Millie Nelson room!

“Rock Solid,” A message from Pastor Sonja Hagander

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One of my favorite orientation activities is to gather with new StepUP students and their families. Each year I am invited to offer a ritual of beginning with this crowd. Here鈥檚 a window into some of that time together from this week:

鈥淢ountains are often seen as sacred. Mount Etna in Italy is vital for the Vulcans. Mount Sinai for Jews and Christians. Your own mountaintop experiences can often lead you to experience the holy and bind you to your higher power. This summer I traveled to mountainous Norway and was in an area called Trollstiegen. The day I was there it was windy, clouds hung low and I couldn鈥檛 see very far in front of myself. I was stuck. And then, slowly, I began to see people and a way forward. Looking again, the figures were not people, but cairns. Cairns are stacks of pebbles, stones or even small boulders that guide the way. They are built by fellow hikers. There I was, surrounded by literally thousands of cairns, all shapes and sizes. They looked like people! You have in your hand some stones. I invite each new student to share with your family one 鈥渞ock,鈥� one sign, one event鈥�.that led you to Augsburg. And then, in turn, families, I invite you to build your own cairn in front of your student and 鈥渂less鈥� them by reminding them of the 鈥渃airns鈥� that will be there for them as they make their way at Augsburg.鈥�