The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio
Grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest) and join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you all the stories you want to hear from around the LCMS. Catch the inside scoop from your favorite Lutheran-famous people, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live confidently and counter-culturally Lutheran in a secular world. You won’t find these stories anywhere else!
The Coffee Hour is underwritten by the Concordia University System. Learn more at cus.edu.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 267 minutes
- Episodes
- 2200
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Choral Experiences in High School Education
Ms. Jennifer Brauer, Director of the Lutheran High School Northwest Concert Choir and Lutheran High School Westland Honors Choir (part of the Lutheran High School Association of Metro Detroit), along…
Mental Health Monday: The Body of Christ
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the Body of Christ, including what brings and keeps the Body of Christ together, the place of connection and community in the Body o…
Evangelical Heritage Version Study Bible
Dr. John F. Brug, General Editor and Old Testament Editor with the Wartburg Project, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) translation of the Bible, what sets this…
Fighting Acedia: Tips for the Struggle Against Sloth
Rev. Dr. Stephen Pietsch, lecturer in pastoral theology at Australian Lutheran College in North Adelaide, Australia, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about acedia and how to respond to it, including what…
Missouri District LWML Convention
Sally Handrick, President of the LWML Missouri District, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what happens at a Missouri District LWML Convention, the highlights of the gathering, her favorite parts of…
Life-Affirming Prayer Vigil
Monica Shannon, District Life Coordinator for the LCMS Southern Illinois District Advocates for Life, and Rev. Dr. Kirk Clayton, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah, Illinois, joins Andy and …
The Legacy of St. Patrick (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Sean Daenzer, LCMS Director of Worship and International Center Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history and legacy of St. Patrick, what is significant about his early years, the…
Mental Health Monday: Finding Hope — Friendship
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Friendship, including some of our common misconceptions about friendship, how friendships are started and sustained, what God's Word…
LW Searching the Scriptures, March 2022: Ephesians 2:1-10
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the March 2022 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled "By Grace Yo…
Jonathan Schultz, New President and CEO of Concordia Publishing House
Jonathan Schultz, President and CEO of Concordia Publishing House (CPH), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey to CPH, things he's enjoyed during his time there, how CPH serves the Church in…
Consumerism: Crosswise Institute at Concordia Irvine
Dr. Joel Oesch — Professor of Theology, Director of Graduate Programs for Christ College, and Executive Director of Crosswise Institute at Concordia University Irvine (CUI), joins Andy and Sarah to t…
J.S. Bach's 337th Birthday Celebration
Dr. Paul Robinson — director of Library Services and professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Seminary, and Rev. Dr. James Marriott — Director of Music Arts and Kreft Chair for Music Arts at Con…
English Bible Camps in the Eurasia Region
Anne Gonzalez, DCE Manager — Short-term Mission Training & Engagement for the LCMS Office of International Mission, and Ben Helge — serving the Lord in Eurasia region with LCMS, join Andy to talk abo…
Mental Health Monday: Messes in Community - Connection and Belonging
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Messes in Community: Connection and Belonging, including what "belonging" means, what belonging looks like for different people, how…
Experience Scripture: Living Water from Lutheran Bible Translators
Dr. Mike Rodewald — Executive Director of Lutheran Bible Translators, and Rev. Rich Rudowske — Director of Operations with Lutheran Bible Translators, join Andy and Sarah to talk about how the idea f…
March on the Arch 2022
Deaconess Tiffany Manor — Director of LCMS Life Ministry, and Kris Freeman — Manager of LCMS Life Ministry, join Andy and Sarah to talk about what March on the Arch is, how the LCMS is involved, what…
Alaskan Chaplain
Chaplain Amadeus Gandy, LCMS Chaplain at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey into chaplaincy, what life is actually like in Alaska and how his family has ad…
From Depths of Woe: Psalm 130 on Ash Wednesday
Chaplain Brian Hamer, active duty Navy Chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Psalm 130 is appropriate for Ash Wednesday, how Luther wrote "From Depth of Woe I Cry to Thee" (Lutheran Servic…
LW Searching the Scriptures, February 2022: Ephesians 1:15–23
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the February 2022 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled "Unceasin…
Mental Health Monday: Messes in Community - Broken Belonging
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Messes in Community: Broken Belonging, including what "connection" and "community" mean, how we have a need for community, the relat…