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Valparaiso University sign with emblem and flame, set against a blue sky with some clouds, highlighting the university’s excellence that draws national attention.
Recognized for Excellence: How Valparaiso University is Getting National Attention
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Notice of Data Incident
Two women use medical electrodes on an arm in a classroom at Valparaiso University while others talk and write on a whiteboard in the background.
Valparaiso University Occupational Therapy Program Receives Accreditation
A teacher stands and speaks to non-traditional students seated in a classroom with laptops and notebooks, furthering education at Valparaiso University.
Valparaiso University Opens the Doors to Furthering Education for Non-Traditional Students
A man gives a presentation in a classroom at Valparaiso University, standing between two colorful banners about Designing TTRPGs.
Valparaiso University Professor Releases Designing TTRPGs for Dummies
A student and career advisor sit at a Valparaiso University Career Center table discussing college major choices.
5 Ways to Research Job Market Trends When Choosing Your College Major
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A Beacon’s Reflection | Matthew Robinson ’26 MBA, RN
Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D.
Valparaiso University Announces Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D., as 20th President Following National Search
Six meteorology students from the Valpo Meteorology program, all NOAA Hollings Scholar Program recipients, sit at a restaurant table with menus and drinks, smiling warmly at the camera.
Six Valpo Meteorology Students Earn a Spot in the Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholar Program
A stone sign for Valparaiso University with a lit torch on top, at sunset, symbolizing the school’s dedication to mental wellness and prevention.
Valparaiso University Receives Indiana Collegiate Action Network Illuminary Campus of the Year Award Exemplary Work in Prevention and Mental Wellness
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Savior of the Nations, Come
Thanksgiving
For Everything There Is a Season
Scholar Mosaic Peter Dohman Studios
Reading the Christian Scholar’s Mosaic at Valparaiso University
Thin Spaces
Valpo’s Lutheran Centennial
A Rich Man and Lazarus Meet Us at the Gas Station.
The Cross of Nails
Guidance, Both Wanted and Unwanted
Holy Cross Day in Our Time
Asking for Help
Living the Questions
I Didn’t See That Coming – Life Lessons Learned on the Road
I Didn’t See That Coming…
Expect Life
The Disciples Peter and John Running to the Sepulchre on the Morning of the Resurrection, Eugène Burnand 1850 – 1921, oil on canvas (82 × 134 cm) — 1898 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
The Wonder of Resurrection
Stinky Feet and the Love Commandment
Ambassadors for Christ
 Nicola Saric, The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, from his watercolor series; Earthly Stories with Heavenly Meaning.
Forgiveness: The Necessary Miracle
St. Patrick
Art credit: “Judah and his brothers negotiating with Joseph” from the Sister Haggadah illuminated manuscript ca. 1350. British Museum.
Everything Happens for a Reason or Does It?
The Greatest Commandment
Of Groundhogs and Divine Love
Finding Unity Through Our Differences
Three Men in the Fiery Furnace, Catacomb of Priscilla, Rome, late 3rd century/early 4th century.
When You Pass Through the Fire…
Simplicity
KHESED
Mustard Seed Trees
Detail from the Stuttgarter Psalter, fol. 59r.: Illustration of Psalm 46:9  “[God] breaks the bow and shatters the spear;  he burns the shields (or chariots) with fire.”
Psalm 46 – When There’s Trouble, God Can Always Be Located
Photo credit: Melanie Mowinski
Who Are Your Beatitudes Mentors?
God Just Loves Us
The Power of Words
The Posture of Gratefulness
Ceiling mosaic: Baptistry of Neon at Ravenna, Italy. Late 5th century. ThePhotografer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Like a Mirror of Eternal Truth
Need Help?
More on LIGHT and other words that begin with the letter “L”
God is Not Overwhelmed
Art credit: Eugène Burnand 1850 – 1921 Peter and John Running to the Tomb, oil on canvas (82 × 134 cm) — 1898 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Keeping Up with the Holy Spirit
The Power of Seeing
Easter Vigil at Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection in 2023.
It’s a Three Day Weekend!
Have you been gathering stories?
Fruit of the Spirit
Ash Wednesday Stories
Divine Love Can’t Quit You
I Had a Bit of a Moment
Good Soil
What to do When Our Resolutions Don’t Deliver
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Somehow)
The Advent wreath located in the Gloria Christi Chapel at Valparaiso University.
Adventing in the Meantime
The Franciscan Church of the Widow’s Son at Nain in Galilee
Life and Death Collisions
War in Israel
David Dances in the Presence of the Ark, from The Morgan Bible, 13th century France. MS M.638, fol. 39v (Morgan Library and Museum, New York)
Where is God for You?
Moses Repeating the Commandments - Carolinian Illuminator ca. 840
All You Need Is Love, Love Is All You Need
God Who Sees
Jacob wrestles with the angel, a detail from a 6th-century Syrian illuminated manuscript of the Book of Genesis, the Vienna Genesis at the Austrian National Library: Cod. Theol. gr. 31, fol. 12r: Used by permission.
God Uses Crooked Sticks to Draw Straight Lines
God’s Ridiculous Ways
Lives Rooted in Rest.
Lives Rooted in Rest.
“Blessing of the Seventh Day” detail from the Cupola of the Creation in the Atrium of St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice, Italy. Mosaic, 13th century. Photo Credit: ELC858485
“Reset/Refresh” Sabbath as rest, not distraction
“In Thy Light” May Be More About Love than Knowledge
How did you see God this year?
Questions to ask at the end of the year
To God be the glory
Does this world matter?
Does this world matter to God?
What can we expect from God today?
Jonas und der Wal, Universitätsmatrikel in Erfurt Justus Jonas auf einem Gemäld
Mercy makes us uncomfortable
Genesis 22:1-2
Being called to sacrifice
Bringing Order to Chaos
"Failure is always an option." - MythBusters
Of fear and failure
Can we look at the world through the eyes of God?
Little things
Light Shows Up
Henri Nouwen spent a lot of time reflecting on the sharp contrast between the life of success and the Christian life.
Reflecting on the contrast
Christ of Latomos (the stonecutters), The Church of Monastery of Hosios David, Thessaloniki, Greece. Possibly late 3rd century.
Blessed are you peacemakers
Baptism of Christ Mosaic in Arian Baptistry. Ravenna, Italy
Standing with (New Year’s) Resolution
Image: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1436070
Lessons from Our Lady of Guadalupe
Christ in the House of His Parents, John Everett Millais, 1849-1850, Oil on canvas, 34” x 55”. Tate Britain, London
It’s a Matter of Trust
Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain
In the midst of the pushing and shoving comes a Good Shepherd
Forgiveness: the necessary miracle
Ofrenda in the Gloria Christi Chapel
When our loved ones die
How to Recover from an Epic Failure
Be assured: You are forgiven
At least we’re all friends again
St. Francis
Pulled in two directions
"Jesus Raises the Widow's Son from Nain," from the Codex Aureus of Echternach
The Touch
I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's breast; like a child that is quieted in my soul. - Psalm 131:2
What Do You Want?
Illustration from an 11th century “Codex Aureus” (Golden Book)
We are always on the way
Peace
Peacemakers
Painting by Richard Caemmer Jr., formerly of the art faculty at Valparaiso University
Open up!
There is so much going on inside of us, more than even we ourselves can pay attention to.
A New Place
Looking Forward!
Blessings As You Go
Abbey Grim, ’12, captured this and other photos of the Art-Psychology Building, a space where she created art as an undergraduate at Valpo.
Getting through this together
“The Good Shepherd” mosaic – Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
What good is a shepherd?
Sister Mary Corita Kent (American, 1918-1986) activist artist, “God’s Not Dead He’s Bread”, silkscreen serigraph
When heaven & earth click
Good Friday
Jesus’ triumphal entry
WWJD? We already know
Praying for Reconciliation
A Time of Dust
Jesus heals a blind man as depicted in this mosaic from the Basilica of Saint Apollinaire in Ravenna, Italy.
Knowing a Good Thing When We See It
Persistent and Extravagant
Too.Much.
You (and your neighbor) bear the image of God
When stress overwhelms
A charming tale for over-achievers
Beacons of hope
Another kind of darkness
In everything, grateful
How do you keep from giving up hope?
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Imagining Eternity
You might be a Lutheran if…
Let there be light!
"Living and loving with our whole hearts requires us to respect our bodies' need for renewal." - Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
Rest
Right where we are
Fear of the Lord
Getting ahead with Jesus
When we are moved
The Trouble with Mammon
In lonely borderlands
Borderlands
The Good Samaritan by Vincent VanGogh
Won’t you be my neighbor?
Where is the good shepherd carrying you?
When the promise of resurrection is hard to believe
Carrying the COVID Cross
Your Valpo roots will help you grow into your future
Wilderness Journeys
Talking ourselves into it
Starting Small
Signs of Love
Life Is a Highway
Is there such a thing as being too forgiving?
Have yourself a merry little Christmas — somehow
Injustice does not have the final authority
Grief & Graduation
Fresco from Kariye Camii, Anastasis – showing Christ and the resurrection of Adam and Eve
Anastasis: the Greatest Story of God’s Saving Power
Walking in the Light of Jesus’ Resurrection
Jesus among us
A Lesson On Beans … and Being
When God uses something terrible for good
Andrew Madekin. Tapestry “Seraphim of Sarov and bear” 130 x 200 cm, 1995
Acquiring a peaceful spirit
"If you're looking for a sign from the universe, this is it: Take. A. Break."
Rest is Holy
As if we needed a reminder
God is not overwhelmed
God is not overwhelmed
Naming our demons
"Feel overwhelmed? Breathe."
Surprisingly Simple: Breathe!
We’re on a mission from God
On the day after the night before
We had hoped
In the midst of grief, God will bring life
“Some Lent!”
In a time of uncertainty, these things are certain
A broken chalice in Dcs. Kristin's office reminds her of the importance of creating space for others to be honest.
When you offer up your broken cup
Taking a Break from the Relentless
Better Together
Come and See
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy: The Three Wise Men" (named Balthassar, Melchior, and Gaspar). Detail from: "Mary and Child, surrounded by angels," mosaic of a Ravennate italian-byzantine workshop, completed within 526 AD by the so-called "Master of Sant'Apollinare.” Photo credit: Nina Aldin Thune
It’s What’s Happening
Advent = Hope
Forgiving others – and ourselves
When joy and sadness live together
Getting down on Jesus’ level
Let us work for real wellness in our communities
When bad things happen
Feeling at Home
“HELP!”
To be known
Hopes & Dreams vs Life in the Wilderness
Finding Purpose in the Journey
The Funny Business of Forgiveness
What we know and what we don’t know
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