The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Dr. Gerald Paul, who serves the Lord with the LCMS Office of International Mission in the Cayman Islands, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what life is like in the Cayman Islands, how he serves the community and people there, the challenges the community has faced, and how the Lord has provided for their needs. Learn more about Rev. Paul and his wife, Heidi, and how to support their work at lcms.org/gerald.paul.

Chaplain Eric Malmstrom— US Navy, retired, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his path to becoming a Chaplain in the Armed Forces, the stories of difficult and rewarding times in the service, and how we can support our military veterans. Read more about his story at blogs.lcms.org/2020/christ-on-the-front-lines-remembering-the-fallen and view photos of his retirement ceremony at facebook.com/MinistryArmedForces.LCMS/posts/3373535976048896.Learn more about LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces and becoming a chaplain at lcms.org/armedforces.This is a rebroadcast from November 10, 2020.

Dr. John Eckrich, Founder of Grace Place Wellness, fills in for Deaconess Heidi Goehmann on this episode of Mental Health Monday to talk about the relationship between physical activity and mental health, including correlation between the two, benefits of physical movement on mental wellbeing, and ways to incorporate physical movement into daily living. Learn more about Grace Place Wellness at graceplacewellness.org.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 June 1, 2020.

Erika Bennett — Director of Continuing Education at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and Dale Ward — Senior Media Producer at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the Short Film Competition that is part of the 2022 Faith and Film Festival at the Seminary, including why this competition is part of the festival, what the theme of the competition is, how participants can enter, and the judging process for the films. Learn more about the Faith and Film Festival at csl.edu/resources/continuing-education/faith-and-film-festival and enter your short film at filmfreeway.com/FaithandFilmFestival.

Burnell Hackman, Director of Music Ministry at Peace Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the Family Friendly Concert Series happening in July at Peace Lutheran, including the musicians and styles of music attendees will hear, why events like this are valuable, and how families can prepare to attend these concerts. Learn more at peacestlmusic.org.Family Friendly Concerts | Thursdays in July from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmThursday, July 1 - Metropolitan Brass Quintet: The Metropolitan Brass Quintet presents a lively program of patriotic music, anthems, fanfares, and marches, including John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”, as well as a demonstration of the early use of brass instruments for signal calls, various processionals, and ceremonies. Thursday, July 8 - Second Nature Horns: The Second Nature Horns with local legend Charles Glenn on vocals will perform favorite jazz tunes and tell about the composers and jazz genre. Thursday, July 15 - The Perfect Fifth Woodwind Quintet - Peter and the Wolf: This popular musical fairy tale with narration introduces us to instruments of the woodwind quintet. Find out what happens when young Peter encounters a big dangerous gray wolf in the nearby meadow. See how Peter and his animal friends bring this captivating story to a happy ending. Thursday, July 22 - The Story Book Quartet - The Bremen Town Musicians: Music and storytelling combine in this entertaining program emphasizing teamwork. Popular storyteller Vicky Smolik narrates the classic Brothers’ Grimm folk tale. Just like the four animal friends in this story, listeners learn the importance of cooperation. Thursday, July 29 - The Abbey Road Warriors: The ARW plays music of the Beatles with passion and love.

Debbie Larson, President of the LWML, joins Andy and Sarah to review the LWML 2021 National Convention in Lexington, Kentucky, including what convention delegates learned from Scripture about the theme “Running the Race, Looking to Jesus,” what the LWML aims to accomplish at convention every two years, and some of highlights from the mission grants that were approved this year. Learn more about the work of the LWML and the current mission grants at lwml.org.

Deaconess Caitlin and Seminarian Jeancarlos Ramírez, serving the Lord with the LCMS Office of International Mission in the Dominican Republic, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how Caitlin serves on the field with deaconess formation and caring for underserved, what seminary education looks like for Jeancarlos, and how they are preparing to serve in the future in Latin America. Learn more about their story and how to support their work at lcms.org/ramirez.

Deaconess Dorothy Krans, Director of LCMS Recognized Service Organizations, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how service organizations have been a part of extending the church’s mission throughout history, how organizations work in harmony with the LCMS and her mission today, and the benefits of being an RSO of the Synod. Read her article “Extending the Mission: Recognized Service Organizations of the LCMS” in the June/July issue of The Lutheran Witness. Find the LCMS RSO directory at lcms.org/rso.

Kara Warme, American Heritage Girls Troop Coordinator for Troop IA2016 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ames, Iowa, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how she first discovered American Heritage Girls, how the troop began at St. Paul Lutheran Church, how the AHG Troop has been helpful to the girls who are members, and what she has learned in her time coordinating the troop. Learn more about AHG and how to find or start a troop in your area at americanheritagegirls.org.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about resilience, hope, and working through our struggles together as the body of Christ. 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.