The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Phylan Peters-Bahkou, Lutheran High School South (St. Louis) American Sign Language and Theater Arts Teacher, and ASL students Morgan and Lillian join Andy and Sarah to share their stories about teaching and learning American Sign Language at Lutheran South. Phylan talks about how she became interested in ASL, how she has seen ASL and learning about the Deaf community make a real difference in her life and the life of her friends, and why it's important to teach this language to young people. Morgan and Lillian share why they're interested in ASL, what they've been learning in class, and how they hope to use this language in the future.Find more information about learning ASL in your local community at nad.org/resources/american-sign-language/learning-american-sign-language.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about roadblocks to intimacy, the vulnerability timeline from creation through brokenness to restoration, shields we use to protect ourselves, and how God's shield of faith and grace is the answer to these things.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.

Rev. Sean Daenzer, worship director for the LCMS and International Center chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why we should do devotions at home, simple formats to use, and how this is beneficial to family life.Find the PrayNow App for Android and Apple, along with the Treasury of Daily Prayer and Lutheran Service Book, at cph.org.Find downloadable Daily Prayers at cph.org/care.Find resources available from the LCMS at lcms.org/coronavirus.This is a rebroadcast from March 16, 2020.

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.

Kristen Sorth, Director of the St. Louis County Library, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the new GrandPad program through the County Library, including how these older-adult friendly tablets can help reduce isolation, how an older adult might use a GrandPad, and all the great features and accessories included in this program. Register for a GrandPad and learn more about the program at slcl.org/using-the-library/grandpads.

Donna Snow, author of several Bible studies available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her latest Bible Study "Chosen: A Study of Esther," including why she was inspired to write about Esther, what she learned while researching for this study, and what women will gain from going through the Bible study. Find your copy at cph.org/chosen.

Rev. Dr. Jon Vieker— Senior Assistant to the President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and Dr. Mark Bender— Minister of Music at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Missouri, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the legacy of the late Dr. Carl Schalk, who died on January 24, 2021. Dr. Vieker and Dr. Bender share stories of learning from Dr. Schalk, his views on church music and the life of the church, and the enormous impact he had on Lutheran church music and musicians.Resources mentioned about Dr. Schalk include:"Carl Schalk: A Life in Song" by Nancy Raabe — cph.org"Thine the Amen: Essays on Lutheran Church Music" — amazon.com"Singing the Church's Song: Essays and Occasional Writing" — fortresspress.com"First Person Singular" — morningstarmusic.com"More First Person Singular" — morningstarmusic.comRead his LCMS Reporter obituary at blogs.lcms.org and a Memoriam CPH Blog post at blog.cph.org.

Rev. Dr. Alfonso Espinosa, senior pastor at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irvine, California, and author of “Faith that Sees through the Culture” and now “Faith That Engages the Culture“ available from Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what it takes to witness effectively in today's world; the three touch points of person, place and perspective that help us witness effectively; and how we can use this knowledge and empathy to witness on today's current topics. Find Pastor Espinosa's books at cph.org.

Rev. Philip Robbins, pastor of Crown of Life Lutheran Church in Sun City West, Arizona, which is KFUO Radio's Church of the Week for February 14-20, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the community of Sun City West, what makes Crown of Life a unique congregation, and how members have been able to serve the community. Learn more about Crown of Life at colchurch.com.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about growing in intimacy for our spiritual and mental health, including intimacy versus isolation as a developmental conflict, how Satan tries to drive us apart especially in our most intimate relationships, the Old Adam versus New Adam in our struggles in intimacy, and how personality plays into this dynamic.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.