The Lutheran Hour

Jesus calls us to hate life in this world, not because he wants hateful people. Rather, he wants us to more deeply love true life.

Some accept death as the end; others, as a new beginning. Jesus turned death into a sign that points us to the Author of life.

Strikingly, Jesus refers to his people both as "sheep" and as "gods" (Psalm 82). How does that work?

Art helps us to better see the world. John's Gospel, which is both history and art, puts the world in proper focus

A Christian can say, "I am not Jesus, but we have the same Father"

There is a spiritual hunger beyond food that is expressed in food. Jesus provides for both.

What would you do if your Word was all-powerful? Jesus started a conversation with an outsider.

Hitting that snooze button may be doing more harm than good. It's time to stop spiritual snoozing and wake up.

God's gift of eternal life through faith in Christ is not a quick fix. It's a slow solution to the hidden problem that separates us from God and each from other.

Starting a new life involves surrender--a break with the past. In that surrender, the past can be restored.

As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, God rejoices over you. This week we explore our new name and identity as the bride of Christ.

Do you have a reason to believe that everyone should believe what you believe? John did. Come and see.

People use their words to build bonds of trust with people they love. In Jesus, God does the same-He turns His Word toward us.

As the year come to a close, we likely have regrets and guilt. We can beat ourselves up over work left undone, but Jesus Christ has assured us that He is your hope. His grace is more than sufficient to take us into another year and give us peace.

A true king's strength is seen, not in vaults and arsenals, but in the loyalty of his people. We celebrate the birth of the King who won the victory, not by taxing his subjects and killing his enemies, but by serving, loving and dying for them.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. With anxiety on the rise, the Apostle Paul's call to "rejoice always" seems all but unobtainable. While there are many helpful ways to cope with society's increasing anxiety,

When people use the word "redeem" outside of religious context, they tend to use it in a commercial sense-redeeming points from purchases or casino tokens for cash. In the Bible, the word "redeem" is used in a family setting. In the story of Ruth, Boaz is

The book of Ruth deals with unimportant people and unimportant matters, but deals with them in such a way as to show that God is active in ordinary lives-like yours and mine. Ruth's story became an important part of the story of Jesus. Listening to God's

A message by Michael Ziegler for The Lutheran Hour Based on Mark 13:1-37

Rev. Dr. Tony Cook shares God's message of forgiveness--"In Jesus, our Great High Priest, we have found the perfect and permanent solution to our separation and sin."

A message by Michael Zeigler for The Lutheran Hour based on John 17:1-5

What if we get to heaven--and we don't like it?

God is the Author Who becomes part of the story--our story. The Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler presents his first message as Lutheran Hour Speaker

In a classic message from 1955, Dr. Oswald Hoffmann talks about all the things that change-and the God Who doesn't.

Dr. Oswald Hoffmann says, "Fear is a fact of life ... but faith in God harnesses fear and points it in the right direction."