The Socken Sisters
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The Socken Sisters

On Cleveland’s West Side in the late 1960s, a teenage Elizabeth Eaton sat in her ninth-grade guidance counselor’s class. Mr. Zinzer asked students to write an essay about what they…

The “med truck” ministry
Faith in Action

The “med truck” ministry

In church, we’re often reminded to remember and pray for our neighbors in poverty and in need. Proverbs 19 tells us to be kind to them. To be the hands…

On being brave
Faith in Action

On being brave

What does it take to be brave these days? And why be brave? Children lead throughout the Bible in all kinds of scary situations, giving us courageous imaginations for bravery…

News from ELCA advocacy
Faith in Action

News from ELCA advocacy

Prepared with what they wanted to say and passionate about saying it, 10 young-adult Lutherans spent time in Washington, D.C., and New York City advocating for climate action as part…

Families, faith and advocacy
Faith in Action

Families, faith and advocacy

In May, the ELCA marked Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Month with a series of events focused on amplifying Indigenous voices and bringing critical attention to the ongoing…

Love your enemies
Faith in Action

Love your enemies

Focal verse “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat…