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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…
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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…
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ELCA Conference of Bishops gathers in Minneapolis
The Conference of Bishops of the ELCA met Oct. 5-7 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The conference—an advisory body of the ELCA that comprises 65 synod bishops, the presiding bishop and…
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Here I Pod: Immigration, sensitive locations and faithful action
In the first episode of the new season of ELCA Advocacy’s Here I Pod, Regina Banks speaks with Mary Campbell, program director of AMMPARO, the the ELCA’s strategy to accompanying…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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ELCA Church Council welcomes new members
The Church Council of the ELCA met in Minneapolis Oct. 2-3. The council welcomed 19 new members who had been elected by the 2025 Churchwide Assembly. The meeting was held…
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From Waukegan with faith
Editor’s note: In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15), we are sharing this reflection from the ELCA Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities team. In his capacity as…
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Courage and the light within
Editor’s note: In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15), we are sharing this reflection from the ELCA Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities team. Hector Carrasquillo, program…
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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…
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Memorials and amendments considered by the 2025 Churchwide Assembly
The 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, held July 28–Aug. 2 at the Phoenix Convention Center, considered several memorials. Resolutions that passed include: Indian Boarding School Remembrance. Calls for (779-7) the church…
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