The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, joins Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2022 to talk about why it's important to hear God's Word daily, how KFUO Radio supports listeners in their vocations, and the role of joyful giving in the work of LCMS ministries such as KFUO Radio. Give now for Sharathon 2022 at kfuo.org/sharathon.

Friends from LCMS International Mission: Christian Boehlke — Interim Executive Director, Anne Gonzalez — Manager of Short-term Mission Training and Engagement, and Krista Young, DCE — Partnership Coordinator for LCMS Africa Region, join Andy and Sarah during Sharathon 2022 to talk about how KFUO supports our missionaries and international partners in their vocations, the importance of this support to those serving the Lord in international settings, and how KFUO has been a part of their lives. Learn more about LCMS International Mission at international.lcms.org and give now for Sharathon 2022 at kfuo.org/sharathon.

Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Reformer Johannes Bugenhagen, including his relationship to Martin Luther as his pastor and confessor, how he got involved in the Reformation, how he was influential in the life of Martin Luther, and the immense contributions he made to the spread of Lutheranism during the time of the Reformation. Read more about his life and work at reformation500.csl.edu/bio/johannes-bugenhagen.

Chaplain Craig Muehler, Director of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, joins Andy and Sarah to share about his experiences as a deployed military chaplain during Lent and Easter, how services in the midst of battle are both similar and vastly different to services at home, and how military chaplains are incredibly important to our service members. Learn more about LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces (MAF) at lcms.org/armedforces. Interested in military chaplaincy? Contact LCMS MAF at LCMSchaps@lcms.org.This is a rebroadcast from April 23, 2019.

Mary Schmidt, Manager of Development for KFUO Radio, and Rev. Doug Griebenaw, Mission Advocate for KFUO Radio, join Andy and Sarah to talk about Sharathon 2022, including how you can partner with us to continue sharing the Gospel message around the globe, the different levels of giving, and special thank-you gifts for this year's event. Learn more and give at kfuo.org/sharathon.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about generations and mental health, including what "generativity" is and how we approach this term, why caring about the generations to come is important for our mental health, and what scripture says about God's love for all generations.Hear Mental Health Mondays each Monday at 9am CT! Find all episode with the tag "Mental Health Monday." View Deaconess Heidi's Mental Health Playlist on Youtube and find all of her writings at heidigoehmann.com.This is a rebroadcast from March 8, 2021.

Rev. Andrew Jones, pastor of First Lutheran Church and Preschool in Concord, California, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the place of Psalm 22 in Holy Week, the theme of Psalm 22, how it walks us through Holy Week, and where we see fulfillments of the Psalm in Holy Week. Read his CPH blog post at blog.cph.org/study/the-fulfillment-of-psalm-22-in-holy-week.This is a rebroadcast from March 30, 2021.

Rev. Chris Hull— senior pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas, and Lynea Sander— music director and organist at Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas, join Andy and Sarah to talk through the Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, including the history of this service, what the flow of the service is through the readings and liturgy, and what makes this service so unique in our church year.This is a rebroadcast from March 31, 2021.

Chaplain Brian Hamer, active duty Navy Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the importance of Good Friday in the rhythm of the Church Year, how the Passion has been a part of Holy Week since the Early Church, how J.S. Bach approached the observation of Holy Week, and how Bach expresses the text of the Passion in his beautiful music for Holy Week. Listen to "Es ist vollbracht" at youtu.be/8sURg5yT69U. Read more from Chaplain Hamer at WhatDoesThisMean.org.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what it means to turn toward Hope, including what restoration means, how naming brokenness helps us turn toward Hope, how brokenness is different when you have the cross and Hope, and how we can be bearers of hope to our neighbors.Find your copy of Finding Hope: From Brokenness to Restoration at cph.org/findinghope.Hear Mental Health Mondays each Monday at 9am CT! Find all episode with the tag "Mental Health Monday." View Deaconess Heidi's Mental Health Playlist on Youtube, listen to the Life in Relationship Podcast, and find all of her writings and resources at heidigoehmann.com.