"Happy Mother’s Day!" This phrase was said millions, maybe billions, of times on May 10. For many, maybe even the majority who hear and say those words, they signal happy and joyful thoughts. This is especially for moms who get to spend Mother’s Day with their children and those who get to spend Mother’s Day with their mom. Yet for many others, Mother’s Day and even Father’s Day in June is a struggle. So many have recently lost a mother or father they dearly love. There are also many women...

Thanks in a large part to the effort of Jack Kalleberg, the ULC has been at the forefront of bringing attention to the important role of Executive Director in churches, along with faith-based non-profits, schools, and businesses. Concordia University, Texas, is developing an MBA designed for business-minded leaders with a calling or vocation to combine their faith and business knowledge to make a positive impact on the world. What is my primary calling? This, along with What is my...

“Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations ! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” (Rev. 15:34) January 6 marks the 12th Day of Christmas and the beginning of the season that we call Epiphany. Epiphany marks the journey of the Magi, or Wise Men (almost certainly not Kings or only three), from the east to...