The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

The Rev. Dr. Daniel Harmelink, Executive Director of Concordia Historical Institute, joins Sarah to talk about the Reformers portrayed in fine art, including why we value fine art in our Lutheran heritage, the uniqueness of this fine art in our Lutheran history, and the pieces you can view at Concordia Historical Institute's exhibit "Martin, Katharina, Philipp, and Friedrich" opening November 12, 2021. Learn more about this exhibit and the work that Concordia Historical Institute does at concordiahistoricalinstitute.org.

Rev. Sean Deanzer, LCMS Director of Worship and International Center Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how we celebrate All Saints' Day in our Lutheran tradition, why we observe this feast in our church year, how our observation of this feast is different from other denominations, and the beautiful hymns and liturgy we have for this day. Learn more about All Saints' Day and feasts in our church year at lcms.org/worship/church-year/feasts-and-festivals.

Matt Machemer, Associate Kantor with Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about just a few of the hymns we sing in the "Green Season" of the church and why they are great ones to sing, including Lutheran Service Book 536, 541, and 552.This is a rebroadcast from August 1, 2019.

Julianna Shults, DCE, Program Manager with LCMS Youth Ministry, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how we usually respond to people when they experience tangible losses, how ambiguous losses are different than tangible losses, and how we can support the young people in our lives who may be hurting. Read Julianna's article on Youth E-Source at youthesource.com/2020/03/25/ambiguous-loss and a version of this article for people of all ages at blogs.lcms.org/2020/showing-christs-love-in-times-of-ambiguous-loss.This is a rebroadcast from May 15, 2020.

Chaplain Brian Hamer, an active duty Navy Chaplain, joins Andy to talk about sacred music for pregnancy, infant, and child loss awareness month. They discuss where we find hope and truth in Scripture regarding the loss of a child, the words in Psalm 139 and Jeremiah 31:15-17, where we find these themes in sacred music, and the comfort these sacred songs convey. Follow Chaplain Hamer’s column, Lifted Voice, monthly at WhatDoesThisMean.org. Read the column for October on this topic at whatdoesthismean.org/lifted-voice--brian-hamer/in-the-midst-of-earthly-life-sacred-music-for-child-loss-month. Read also devotions posted at Around the Word for the week of 24-30 October at whatdoesthismean.org/uploads/2/5/6/3/25633380/atwdevooct242021.pdf.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy to talk about understanding different types of therapy, what is happens in a typical session, and how they may be useful. In this episode, we discuss the Gottman Method of relationship therapy, play therapy, Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Neurofeedback therapy. 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.

Mary Ann Owens, Executive Director of The Women’s Safe House in St. Louis, Missouri joins Andy to discuss the need for resources for women seeking safety away from an abuser and how The Women's Safe House meets this need daily with the help of staff and volunteers. Learn more about services and volunteer opportunities at TWSH.org

The Rev. Dr. Cameron MacKenzie, Forest E. and Frances H. Ellis Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana joins Andy to share some insights on the history of the Lutheran Confessions that make up the Book of Concord and reflects on how these confessions are still very important to the Church today. Read his article, “Unity in the Church by Confessing Together God’s Truth, A History of the Book of Concord” in the October 2021 issue of The Lutheran Witness. Find LW online and subscribe at witness.lcms.org.

The Rev. Philip and Deaconess Rachel Jaseph serving the Lord in Uruguay with the LCMS Office of International Mission, join Andy and Sarah to talk about what led them to the mission field, the preparations they've been doing in order to deploy to the field, what they're learning about Uruguay, and looking forward to doing when they arrive in Uruguay. Read their story and how to support her work at lcms.org/jaseph.

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Kuster, director of the Christ in Media Institute at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota, joins Andy and Pastor Cleland to talk about the Gospel Outreach with Media Conference, the ideas and technology that have been presented at past conferences, how this information is useful for witness and outreach, and the lineup for this year’s conference.