The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Keith Haney, Author of One Nation Under God: Healing the Racial Divides in America and Assistant to the President— Missions, Human Care & Stewardship with LCMS Iowa District West, joins Andy and Sarah in the fifth of a six-part series on healing racial divides in America to talk about how accusations affect divides, how public protests have made both good and bad differences in history, where we learn about true reconciliation in Scripture, and what our relationship with Jesus has to do with our relationship with our neighbors. Find Pastor Haney's Bible study at cph.org/healingracialdivides and read his blog at alightbreaksthrough.org.

Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of the Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the theme of the October issue of the Lutheran Witness, the chief messages to the Galatians in this letter, how learning the context of the letter is helpful is understanding its text, and the importance of this letter for Martin Luther and the Reformation. Learn more about this issue at witness.lcms.org/2020/lutheran-witness-october-2020. Read and listen to LW online at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how guilt gets in the way of initiative, how we understand guilt as Christians, and how we move through guilt and model skill learning for children.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. David Fleming, Executive Director for Spiritual Care with DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel, joins Andy and Sarah during Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about how DOXOLOGY supports pastors in their own spiritual care and caring for the souls in their congregations, the critical nature of pastors and church workers (and really everyone) to receive spiritual and mental health care, and where we start to seek our own support, both with pastors and counselors. Learn about the wonderful opportunities for pastors and congregations through DOXOLOGY at doxology.us.Resources for mental health and wellness:doxology.us for pastoral and congregational spiritual and counseling carelcms.org/wellness for LCMS resourcesInsurance or medical sharing programs, supplemental coverage programsEAP (Concordia Plans members, look here)211.org – find your local resources for each state / arearuralhealthinfo.org – find information for rural health. (Behavorial health: ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/telehealth/2/specific-populations/behavioral-health)nami.org/Videos/NAMI-Basics-OnDemand – National Alliance on Mental Illness. This link is for Mental Health Basics.mhanational.org/ – Mental Health America, mental health screeningshazeldenbettyford.org – substance use and treatment, other addiction treatmentva.gov and lcms.org/armedforces for veterans and military personnelResources if you need immediate help:thehotline.org – National Domestic Violence Hotline – (800) 799−7233 or chat onlinecrisistextline.org – Crisis Counseling via text message – text HOME to 741741suicidepreventionlifeline.org – National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – (800) 273-8255 or chat online

Kelly Nava— pastor’s wife, mama of two, and copy editor at Concordia Publishing House, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her experiences having a daughter with Down Syndrome, what she's learned through these experiences, and how we value and love individuals with Down Syndrome as brothers and sisters in Christ. Read her blog post for Down Syndrome Awareness Month at blog.cph.org/serve/celebrating-differences-down-syndrome-awareness-month.

Jessica Meuse— singer/songwriter from Slapout, Alabama, and Mike Thirtle— President and CEO of Bethesda Lutheran Communities, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how Jessica was introduced to the wonderful work being done through Bethesda to support individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, the song "Because You Love Me" that came of out this partnership, and how this song tells the story of Bethesda. Learn more about Bethesda Lutheran Communities at bethesdalc.org and find more of Jessica's music at jessicameuse.com. Watch the music video for this song at youtu.be/pY-B7TnhqSY.“Because You Love Me” ©2020 Jessica Meuse, used by permission.Official music video for Because You Love Me, written by Jessica Meuse for Bethesda and the staff who care so much.Bethesda is a national nonprofit helping adults with developmental disabilities live lives full of independence, inclusion and community.

Rev. Keith Haney, Author of One Nation Under God: Healing the Racial Divides in America and Assistant to the President— Missions, Human Care & Stewardship with LCMS Iowa District West, joins Andy and Sarah in the fourth of a six-part series on healing racial divides in America to talk about how easy it is to have biases and prejudices, how ignoring a person's culture and history can be more harmful than helpful, what we can learn from the Church at Ephesus, and how we are one in Christ. Find Pastor Haney's Bible study at cph.org/healingracialdivides and read his blog at alightbreaksthrough.org.

Rachel Bomberger—writer, editor, home-educator, mom, wife to US Navy Chaplain, and co-host of The Lutheran Ladies Lounge podcast—joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her experiences entering into the traditions and culture of military life, her encounter with the tradition of Morning and Evening Colors, and how this tradition has become part of her own life. Read her article in the online Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org/2020/praying-colors-morning-and-evening. Read and listen to LW online at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what initiative is, how we can get kids to ask how they can contribute and where they can lead, and how mistakes and forgiveness are essential in this space to allow kids (and adults) to grow.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. 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.