The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio

Rev. Peter Ill, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illlinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the February issue of the Lutheran Witness. Follow along and search the Scriptures with us! Find online exclusives of the Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

Mr. Andrew Gavrun, Principal of Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School in Decatur, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how discipline is part of daily life in a school setting, how proper discipline is beneficial for both students and teachers, and how the catechism is a useful tool in discipline to train children as they mature. Learn more about Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School at wyneken.org.

Stephanie Kohm, Senior at Lutheran High School South in St. Louis, and Kayla Loesche, Junior at Lutheran High School South in St. Louis, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the swim lesson program LHSS provides for refugee children, including how the program started and why the program is important to them and the children they teach. View the KSDK news coverage of this at ksdk.com. Learn more about Christian Friends of New Americans at cfna-stl.org.

Rev. Robert Zagore, Executive Director of the LCMS Office of National Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how congregations and districts have been working to plant churches and reach multicultural communities, how Making Disciples for Life initiative helps in these efforts, and grants that are available for congregations and districts. Learn more at lcms.org.

Rev. Dr. Douglas Spittel, Pastor of First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and President of the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Ministries (PALM), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the neighborhoods surrounding First Trinity in Pittsburgh, the unique ways First Trinity and PALM are serving the community, and the newest venture of chartering a new LCMS congregation in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Read more of this story in the Winter 2020 issue of Engage magazine here: engage.lcms.org/pittsburgh-winter-2020. Learn more about PALM at palmpa.org and First Trinity at firsttrinity.net.

We’re celebrating National Lutheran Schools Week on The Coffee Hour! Faculty and students from Immanuel Lutheran School in Olivette, Missouri, including Steven, Scarlet, Luke, Emma, and Miss Brenda Hente, join Andy to talk about why they love their school, when they learn about Jesus in school, and the value of Lutheran education for faculty, students, and families. Learn more about National Lutheran Schools Week at lcms.org/lutheranschoolsweek.

Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about happiness and joy, including whether God cares about happiness or only joy, how we distinguish between the two, and how we cultivate happiness and joy in our lives. 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.

We’re celebrating National Lutheran Schools Week on The Coffee Hour! Dr. Maurice Boyer, Director of the American Kantorei and Professor of Music at Concordia University Chicago, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the importance of music in education, how he inspires future music teachers to be the best teachers they can be, and how music inspires students at Concordia Chicago. Learn about the American Kantorei at americankantorei.org and the Music Department at Concordia Chicago at cuchicago.edu/music. Learn more about National Lutheran Schools Week at lcms.org/lutheranschoolsweek.

Dr. Jerrode Marsh from St. Paul’s Lutheran High School in Concordia, Missouri, joins Andy to talk about the role choral music plays in Lutheran education, what students learn in choir at the high school level, and a preview of the Singing Saints Spring tour. Learn more about St. Paul’s Lutheran High School at stpaulsconcordia.org.

We’re celebrating National Lutheran Schools Week on The Coffee Hour! Faculty and students from Immanuel Lutheran School in Washington, Missouri, including Megan, Olivia, Ben, Aidan, and principal Mr. Nick Hopfensperger, join Andy and Sarah to talk about why they love their school, when they learn about Jesus in school, and the value of Lutheran education for faculty, students, and families. Learn more about National Lutheran Schools Week at lcms.org/lutheranschoolsweek.