Living Lutheran print is back!

We heard you—and listened. We have found a way to bring Living Lutheran back to print in a quarterly fashion. Each issue (spring, summer, winter and fall) will feature the stories you know and love, along with updates on the church and your ELCA community.

The cost for one year will be $19.95 for an individual subscription and $17 per year/per subscriber for a congregation group subscription (minimum 10 copies). To start receiving the print magazine, individuals and congregations can sign up at livinglutheran.org/subscribe. For congregation plans, enter the name of your church at this site, along with the email of the person who will be overseeing the subscription plan.

Thank you for your support in the past—and in the future. We look forward to again sharing in print our church’s stories of God’s people living their faith.

Holiday shopping with ELCA Good Gifts

Wondering how to make a positive impact in the world right now? With ELCA Good Gifts, choose from over 60 charitable gifts to give in honor of friends and loved ones this Christmas! New gifts include safe birth, a climate resilience kit and supporting a Young Adults in Global Mission volunteer for a month. Each gift goes on to make a difference in the world and share the love of Christ with our neighbors in need. Give online and you can personalize free, printed cards to be sent directly to your loved ones. Find several special-edition Christmas cards for select gifts now. Browse gifts.

National Day of Racial Healing

The 2025 National Day of Racial Healing is an annual observance that follows Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, the ELCA will join the movement of racial healing for our church and the nation. On Jan. 21, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time, join a free online educational event that centers the voices of ELCA leaders of color. This event is open to all ELCA rostered ministers, lay leaders and members, as well as the church’s affiliate organizations and ecumenical and interreligious partners. Learn more, browse speaker bios and register today.

FEATURED VIDEO

Christmas Joy | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

In her Christmas message, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton calls our attention to the word “joy” in the angel’s proclamation to the shepherds. “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing you good news of a great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.’” (Luke 2:10-11).

Eaton reminds us that the message of Christmas is joy, not happiness. Happiness is transient and human-made. But joy given by God is deep and strong and unshakable.

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Lutheran Summer Music: 2024 musical Advent calendar

Continue your Advent journey by joining Lutheran Summer Music for its fourth Musical Advent Calendar — a daily moment of music and reflection. Archives of previous dates can be found on the organization’s Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages and are archived on its website at LSMacademy.org/acal. Don’t miss these beautiful musical offerings amid our season of waiting and reflection.

Davey & Goliath Christmas episode (& more)

Are you in the mood for some holiday nostalgia? On our YouTube page, you can enjoy the full episode of Davey and Goliath – Christmas Lost and Found. Join beloved 1960s TV icons Davey and Goliath for their 1965 Christmas special. Davey learns the real meaning of Christmas when he gives his part in a Christmas play to another boy.

For more full episodes, a behind-the-scenes look and more, check out our Davey and Goliath playlist.