The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the contentious situation concerning new Bishop Juhana Pohjola of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland and Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen, how church bodies worldwide have stepped up to defend their right to free religious speech in Finland, and Bishop Pohjola's recent installation to the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. Read the letter signed by numerous church bodies at ilc-online.org/2021/07/29/a-protest-and-call-for-free-religious-speech-in-finland.

Barb Rebentisch, serving the Lord in Taiwan, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her role as a translator and interpreter, how she is able to build relationships with others, the challenges that the last year has presented, and how the Lord has provided for her and the rest of the team in Taiwan. Contact her for information about the Bach lectures or her work at barb.rebentisch@lcms.org. Read her story and how to support her work at lcms.org/rebentisch.

Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah on the commemoration of the destruction of Jerusalem and the martyrdom of St. Lawrence to talk briefly about the destruction of Jerusalem, and then to discuss society and the church at the time of St. Lawrence, what we know about his life and service to the Church, what led to his martyrdom, and most importantly what we can learn from his example in his life and his death. Find Pastor Wolfmueller's book A Martyr’s Faith in a Faithless World at cph.org/p-32682-a-martyrs-faith-in-a-faithless-world.aspx and his free resource And Take They Our Life: Martin Luther’s Theology of Martyrdom at wolfmueller.co/product/and-take-they-our-life-martin-luthers-theology-of-martyrdom-2.

Chris Shearman — Founder and Executive Director of Lutheran Development Group in St. Louis, Missouri, and Harry Stevens — Director of Operations for Lutheran Development Group, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the needs in St. Louis that Lutheran Development Group aims to meet, how they are able to build up communities, the impact of this work to help people invest in their neighborhoods, and the motivation of this work to serve their neighbors. They also talk about the upcoming Cycle for the City event that will benefit them along with Humanitri and Christian Friends of New Americans. Learn more about Lutheran Development Group at ldgstl.org. Learn more, register, and sign up to volunteer for the Cycle the City bike ride event at cycleforthecity.org.

Deaconess Dr. Kim Schave — Executive Director of Humanitri, and Lorri Holtgrieve — Director of Development and Communication with Humanitri, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how Humanitri serves the homeless population of the greater St. Louis area with help and hope, the reality about homelessness in St. Louis today, the motivation to serve people with love, and the upcoming Cycle for the City event that will benefit them along with Lutheran Development Group and Christian Friends of New Americans. Learn more about Humanitri at humanitri.org. Learn more, register, and sign up to volunteer for the Cycle the City bike ride event at cycleforthecity.org.

Dr. Mark Bender, retired teacher and minister of music at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how hymn planning for Divine Services is done, the collaboration that happens behind the scenes, the resources available for pastors and church musicians, and how pastors and church musicians decide how these hymns will be placed within the service. Read his article in the August 2021 issue of The Lutheran Witness. Find LW online and subscribe at witness.lcms.org.

Rev. Christian Tiews, who serves the Lord in Germany as a missionary pastor through the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy to talk about the community where he serves, his background that led to serving in Germany, the focus of his service as a missionary pastor with the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK), the challenges he and his family have faced during this transition to missionary service, and how the Lord has provided for them during this time. Learn more about his family's story and how to support their work at lcms.org/tiews.

Esther Dunlop and Rachel Hillman, previous Young Adult Volunteers (YAV) for the LCMS Youth Gathering and currently on the Planning Committee for LCMS Gathering 2022, join Andy and Sarah to talk about why they became volunteers with the Gathering, the role that YAVs play at the Gathering, why they always wear orange, and how young adults can apply to be YAVs at the 2022 Gathering. Learn more and apply to be a YAV at lcmsgathering.com/volunteer.

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.

It's Bach Week on The Coffee Hour! Today, Dr. Maurice Boyer, professor of music at Concordia University Chicago and director of the American Kantorei (a group dedicated to the performance of J.S. Bach’s music), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Bach's theology in his sacred chorale cantatas. Hear about the place of the cantata or passion in the liturgy of a Sunday morning, how these cantatas follow our Church Year, what makes a chorale a unique part of the cantata, and which chorales would sound especially familiar to us. Familiarize yourself with Bach's music that you will probably recognize! Work through this list of Chorale Cantatas by J.S. Bach with melodies contained in the Lutheran Service Book. For solid literal translations of the texts, see Emmanuel Music in Boston at emmanuelmusic.org. For lectionary readings, see the one-year lectionary found in the LSB Introduction p.xx or download at lcms.org/worship/lectionary-series. BWV 7 – Christ unser Herr zu Jordan kam (1724)St John the Baptistyoutu.be/06PQgj_K8dILSB 406: To Jordan Came the Christ, Our Lord BWV 93 – Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten (1724)Fifth Sunday after Trinityyoutu.be/in5XDlJnrB8LSB 750: If Thou but Trust in God to Guide TheeOrgan: BWV 642 BWV 9 – Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (1732-5)Sixth Sunday after Trinityyoutu.be/zq1IAR_J0NILSB 555: Salvation to Us Has ComeOrgan: BWV 638 BWV 94 – Was frag ich nach der Welt (1724)Ninth Sunday after Trinityyoutu.be/UmtTuCgUeT4LSB 730: What is the World to Me BWV 99 – Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (1724)Fifteenth Sunday after Trinityyoutu.be/TwmQo97zb6ILSB 760: What God Ordains Is Always Good BWV 96 – Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn (1724)Eighteenth Sunday after Trinityyoutu.be/ojRmbYXKXtcLSB 402: The Only Son from HeavenOrgan: BWV 601 BWV 180 – Schmucke dichTwentieth Sunday after Trinityyoutu.be/CfmPmuirwkALSB 636: Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness BWV 8 – Aus Tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (1724)Twenty-First Sunday after Trinityyoutu.be/CvJDnR-bELMLSB 607: From Depths of Woe I Cry to You BWV 61 – Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Weimar 1714)youtu.be/MzWJsRjanC4BWV 62 – Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (1724)youtu.be/lGv4I7bd8JYFirst Sunday of AdventLSB 332: Savior of the Nations, ComeOrgan: BWV 599 No concerted music (i.e. with instruments) after the First Sunday of Advent until Christmas Day BWV 91 – Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (1724)Christmas Dayyoutu.be/SJa716LSba4LSB 382: We Praise You, Jesus, at Your BirthOrgan: LWV 604 BWV 125 – Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (1725)Purification (German Nunc Dimittis)youtu.be/2on7CBhCkQsLSB 938: In Peace and Joy, I Now DepartOrgan: BWV 616 BWV 126 – Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort (1725)Sexagesima (60 days before Easter)youtu.be/xSaY0fX8LiALSB 555: Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word BWV 127 – Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott (1725)Estomihi or Quinquagesima (50 Days before Easter = last Sunday before Lent)youtu.be/Fm-0GjrmDmoQuotes „Christe, du Lamm Gottes“ (German « Agnus Dei »)Organ: BWV 619 No concerted music during Lent BWV 1 – Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (March 25, 1725)Annunciation (first piece after Lent since Annunciation coincided with Palm Sunday)youtu.be/ZnXMV4JcEncLSB 395 O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright St John Passion (2nd version) with chorale movements bracketing the whole work and some changes in arias.Good Friday (1725)youtu.be/nBhALSvlujU BWV 4 – Christ lag in Todesbanden (1707?)Easter (Reprise in Leipzig 1725)youtu.be/IDMYl0YjCn0LSB 458: Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong BandsOrgan: BWV 625