The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Deaconess Tiffany Manor, Director of LCMS Life Ministry, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how the National March for Life and other life events have been helpful in communicating the sanctity of all human life, plans for the 2021 National March for Life and regional events like the Chicago March's "March on the Move" in January, and plans for an LCMS Life Conference. Find details for all of these things at lcms.org/life.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why a sense of self matters, what it means to have resilience, and how we can think of self-worth from a Lutheran perspective.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. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about where the Lord is working through LHF to bring the Gospel to people in their first language, the projects in progress for Spanish-language materials, and how the pandemic has affected their work. Learn about the vast amount of resources and how to support the work of LHF at lhfmissions.org.

Rev. Dr. Joel Lehenbauer, Executive Director of the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about different understandings and teachings on the End Times, what is false teaching and what is true Biblical teaching, what the Bible says about the signs of the End Times, and what we can learn from Scripture about the End Times. Read all CTCR documents at lcms.org/ctcr and find the document on End Times mentioned in this episode at The End Times: A Study of Eschatology and Millennialism.This is a rebroadcast from October 2, 2020.

Dr. Jerrode Marsh— Director of Music at St. Paul Lutheran High School (SPLHS) in Concordia, Missouri, and Kent Kunkel— Director of Development at SPLHS, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the upcoming (outdoor) Christkindlesmarkt happening December 11-13, including why they're bringing a traditional German Christmas market to SPLHS, what visitors will enjoy, and what to expect from the experience. Learn more and plan your visit at splhs.org/events and facebook.com/Saint-Paul-Christkindlesmarkt-105971921281969.

Rev. Andrew Dinger, pastor of Timothy Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the unique community that makes up Timothy Lutheran, how the congregation reaches into the surrounding community, and how they've been able to carry on with ministry and services during the pandemic. Learn more about Timothy Lutheran at timothystl.org and facebook.com/timothystl.

Rev. Dr. Steven Hokana, Associate Director of LCMS Ministry to Armed Forces, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the challenges our troops and chaplains have faced during COVID-19 pandemic, why our military chaplains are a vital resource for our armed forces, and the need for more Directors of Religious Education and Chaplains. Learn more about LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces at lcms.org/armedforces. Interested in becoming a chaplain? Email lcmschaps@lcms.org. This is a rebroadcast from July 31, 2020.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what identity is, how identity and vocation constantly overlap, and the foundational core of our identity in 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.

Rev. Merritt Demski, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Illinois, joins Sarah to share Advent traditions in his home, the proper place of Thanksgiving in the church, the role of thankfulness in the Christian life, and being content in the midst of all the sales! This is a rebroadcast from November 27, 2019.

Rev. Dr. Ryan Tinetti, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Arcadia, Michigan, joins Sarah to talk about the themes we hear about in 1 and 3 year lectionary for the 1st Sunday in Advent, the wonderful "Stir Up" collect for this Sunday, and the hymn of the day we'll get to sing. Find more about Lutheran lectionaries and hymns at lcms.org/worship. This is a rebroadcast from November 27, 2019.