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Reasons to love Luther House
compiled by Art Bervin
God is in this place.
Great place to meet interesting people.
Wonderful Tuesday luncheons.
Stimulating Thursday evenings.
Interesting library to check out.
A nice place for an afternoon nap.
A cute baby who is changing every week.
Able to discuss anything and everything.
Service projects that help the community and the world.
Finest kind of campus pastor.
Free Wi-Fi.
A low-maintenance, earth-friendly backyard.
All are welcome.
A Reconciling in Christ community.
Marriages often begin here.
A chance to meet people of different faiths and cultures.
The coffee pot is always on.
Close to campus.
A place for growth of soul and mind.
Thoughtful campus pastor.
Support through times of uncertainty.
Rec room.
Halloween parties.
“Christmas in a Barn” followed by hot chili.
Epiphany celebration.
The light is always on.
Connections to other campus ministries.
Art Bervin
A respite from studies.
2011 Leading Light Award recipient
Council Member 2008-11
A place to study.
Insightful campus pastor.
A time for everything under the sun.
Self-discovery.
There are no strangers.
Strong support from area pastors and parish members - and throughout the state.
Always a warm welcome.
A place for asking questions about life.
Nurturing future Christian leaders.
Warm and inviting.
Interesting people gather to eat and to talk.
Creative campus pastor.
Welcoming guests as if they were Christ is not a slogan.
A couple who met and married at Luther House will celebrate their 60th anniversary in June.
Even senior citizens are students.
The Wise Women enjoy a welcome place to be nurtured.
A safe place to explore questions and ideas about faith and life.
An oasis during university days and before starting a career.
A fine choice of teas.
Caring alumni who support Luther House
A board currently representing five congregations.
Bridge-building campus pastor.
A launching pad leading to faithful lives and careers.
An encampment, a temporary way-station into the world beyond the university.
A place of dialogue to overcome differences.
A great apartment close to campus.
A networking community between the university and the wider church.
Luther House is part of the journey, not the destination.
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Finding and living within a community.
An inter-generational setting in academia and in a faith setting.
Weekly GRACEnotes emails with a prayer and a devotional thought.
Campus pastor with great listening skills.
Doing service becomes theology in practice.
Service projects bring insights into care for the world and the community.
Interfaith dialogues with other Christians and with non-Christians.
Dialogues of faith.
Dialogues of practical action.
Dialogue of everyday life.
Learning to love our neighbors, no matter where they are.
Moving inside sacred mystery.
Debate as a way of moving from differing ideas to more informed insights.
Supportive campus pastor.
Crossing cultural differences in love and humility.
A place to influence the young who then inspire the not-so-young.
Finding a sacramental vision of the earth.
Stopping by Luther House is like visiting the kingdom of God.
A stable place giving reassurance to worried parents.
Provides a glimpse of Shalom.
Lively table conversations.
Meeting people you might not otherwise meet.
Discovering our inter-relatedness at home and around the world.
Campus pastor as spiritual guide.
The community of faith gathers, worships, and grows.
Inviting students “more deeply into Jesus Christ” to discover their calling as
Christ’s disciples.
83. A community committed to interfaith and multifaith dialogue and understanding.
84. Helping launch students into national and global service.
85. Opportunities for service projects and learning every term.
86. A place fondly remembered beyond student years.
87. Using technological change to enhance ministry.
88. Finding spiritual meaning and creating religious expression in our natural world.
89. A place for thinking Christians where community is an expectation.
90. A faithful campus pastor.
91. Students supporting and encouraging each other’s academic quests.
92. A peaceful haven in the “frantic world of grades, classes and homework.”
93. A second home to students, where all are welcome.
94. A place where “Christianity and faith are part of everything we do.”
95. A community of “acceptance and friendship” where faith is expanded.
96. Making lifelong friends.
97. Asking “deep questions, pondering life’s complexities…”
98. An opportunity “to integrate faith and learning.”
99. Receiving pastoral care when life is rough or when things need celebrating.
100. Blessed by a church-wide concern to encourage students to grow in faith and knowledge.