By Macy Froetschner Grief is often associated with death. We tell ourselves and others that grief is the appropriate response to losing the life of someone we love. While it is certainly true that grief is a response to the …
By Elizabeth Crawford The role of a classroom teacher is anything but simple. For the youngest students, teachers are expected to teach children not only how to read, write, add and subtract, but they also teach children about kindness, sharing, …
By Emma VanTol Music. It’s been widely enjoyed throughout time and used in a variety of ways: cultural expression, entertainment, praise and worship, and so much more. In Biblical times, the Psalms served as the Israelites’ hymnal. David and other …
Amber Reiner, President of Tornados 4 Life at Concordia University Texas On January 28th, Tornados 4 Life attended the 2023 Texas Rally For Life at the Texas State Capitol. One thing that I really love about being a part of …
Kate Roberts I’ll never forget the day that my brother arrived. It was a random Saturday in August. My dad, a pastor, was off doing a wedding, and my siblings and mom and I had settled in for a popcorn …
by Jesse Muehler CUC4Life (Concordia University Chicago) dedicated the month of October to focusing on food insecurity, specifically as it is found on their campus. The Pillars Pantry, launched in the Fall of 2020, is an on-campus resource designed to …
By Bonnie Pool When I was in elementary school, my dad would often take me to visit Concordia Cemetery on Sundays while the rest of my family was in church choir rehearsal. C.F.W. Walther is buried there, along with many …
By Jesse Muehler Over the course of the last few years, CUC4Life, the Y4Life team on the campus of Concordia University Chicago (CUC), has been blessed to be able to cover a wide range of life issues. From the refugee …
By Jesse Muehler My freshman year of college, I took one of my foundational education classes required for my major. It was entitled “Teaching in Diverse Classrooms” and was designed to provide us with an overview of how to best …
by Olivia Proctor Whenever people ask about my siblings—how many I have, how many brothers and how many sisters, what their ages are—it’s always a bit odd to these people when I tell them about the sixteen-year gap between my …
