The Lutheran Hour

The Survivor Tree

Trees play a prominent role in the Bible. Hear how the tree of Christ's cross leads us back to the Tree of Life.

What We Will Be

What we will be has not yet appeared. But even now, we are God’s adopted children, through faith in Christ.

Relief

You don't have to earn God's favor. It is the relief waiting to find us before we even knew we had a problem.

The Heart of the Matter

How do you respond to tough questions about God and faith? Hear how Jesus delivers us from the tightest of tight spots and keeps us from falling into a trap.

Covered

Proper Attire Required: how God covers us with the robe of Christ's perfect righteousness.

Embrace Life

Jesus offers His abundant life to people plagued by pain and problems.

Teachable

To be a disciple is to be a learner. Jesus loves you enough to make you teachable.

High Bar to Clay Jar

In Jesus, we don't need to compare ourselves to anyone else. Instead, we are free to better appreciate them.

Forgiveness Is a Non-Negotiable

In God’s family, forgiveness is non-negotiable. It’s not up for debate because forgiveness is what makes us who we are.

Come and See

The Book of Nature can open your mind to the possibility that God is real. The Book of Scripture, the Bible, goes further, like a friend who’s been there.

Tell Me a Story!

Archives August--God lavishly sows the seed of His Word. Responses vary.

Real Riches

Archives August--It's not wrong to have possessions, but to love anything in such a way that it takes the place of God is spiritually deadly.

Look at Me

Archives August--God hears our cry for justice, not as an indifferent judge, but as our merciful heavenly Father.

Extreme Neighborliness

Archives August--Jesus is the ultimate "Good Samaritan," the unlikely Rescuer who binds our wounds, carries us to safety, and pays the price through His cross.

Why Jesus Told Parables

Archives August--Effective communicators tell stories to make a point. Hear how Jesus' parables point us to Himself.

Worth the Wait

The certainty that Jesus offers is not theoretical or experimental. It’s the certainty of a promise, of a secure relationship.

From Groans to Glory

A day will come when the grief will end, the groans will be silenced. Jesus will return and the dead in Christ will arise with bodies glorified.

Knight, Death, and the Devil

Jesus has triumphed over all the powers of death and hell and He has pledged Himself to be your protector and the armor that you wear.

Bloom Where You're Planted

Blessing, in a Biblical sense, means God’s favor in any circumstance, no exceptions, because there is no place or circumstance in which God does not belong.

Journey Through Ambition

You don't have to worry about making a name for yourself. In Christ, God has already given you His.