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…
Prayer ventures: Oct. 5
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 5

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Prayer ventures: Oct. 4
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 4

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Now in session
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Now in session

Nolan Rothe was so eager to attend his first Little Lutherans congregational meeting at Calvary Lutheran in Richland Hills, Texas, that he could barely comprehend the idea of his older…
A strengthened, shared ministry
Living Faithfully

A strengthened, shared ministry

Editor’s note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is part of a series highlighting innovative rural ministries in ELCA congregations and communities…
Prayer ventures: Oct. 2
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Oct. 2

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Prayer ventures: Sept. 11
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 11

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Prayer ventures: Sept. 6
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 6

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Prayer ventures: Sept. 4
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Sept. 4

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
Prayer ventures: Aug. 23
Prayer Ventures

Prayer ventures: Aug. 23

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer…
A place for fruitful conversations
Living Faithfully

A place for fruitful conversations

Elected June 14 as bishop of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod, Kristen Papson believes good leadership means creating space for a variety of viewpoints. Papson, who has served as pastor of…