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
Humanitarianism in Culture Today
Rev. Dr. John Bombaro, Associate Director of Eurasia for the LCMS and Chair of the Systematics Department for Luther Academy in Rīga, Latvia, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about today's age of Humanit…
Responding to Disaster with the Mercy of Christ
Rev. David Appold, Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Paducah, Kentucky, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the community of Paducah and how St. Paul fits into this community, how the recent torna…
Missions Unpacked: Virtual Immersive Global Mission Experience!
Steph Schulte, RN, BSN, CMSRN, WCN, Mercy Medical Coordinator for West and Central Africa for the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Missions Unpacked with the LCMS Office of International Miss…
March for Life Chicago
Deaconess Tiffany Manor, Director of Life Ministry for the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah to recap the March for Life Chicago including how this March is related to the National March for Life in Washing…
Mental Health Monday: Vulnerability
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Vulnerability, including why there are so many terrible definitions and what the good definitions are, different types of vulnerabil…
LW Searching the Scriptures, January 2022: Ephesians 1:1-14
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the January 2022 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled “Ephesians: God’s et…
On the Service of Lessons and Carols
Benjamin Kolodziej, member of Faith Lutheran Church in Plano, TX, highly active church organist and composer, and contributor to the Lutheran Service Book Companion to the Hymns, joins Andy and Sarah…
Sing! With Keith Getty (Rebroadcast)
Keith Getty, modern hymn writer along with his wife Kristyn Getty, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his inspirations for writing hymns, why congregational singing is incredibly important in the lif…
Christmas Cookies: Epiphany Star Bread
Rev. William Cwirla joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his memories of making cookies as a child, stories of his family's traditions from his childhood, his favorite treat to make during the Christma…
Your Generosity Supports KFUO Programming!
Mary Schmidt — Manager of Development for KFUO Radio, and Rev. Doug Griebenaw — Mission Advocate for KFUO Radio, join Andy and Sarah to share stories from listeners who love KFUO Radio and share why …
Christmas Cookie Stories: Kelly Nava
Kelly Nava joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her memories of making cookies as a child, her favorite Rum Balls, the traditions that surrounded making cookies as a family, and how she has continued t…
English Conversation Partners
Erin Alter — Director, Short-Term Mission Program with the LCMS Office of International Mission, and Stephenie Hovland — Deaconess Intern with the LCMS Office of International Mission, join Andy and …
Disaster Response: Missouri Tornadoes
Rev. Marty Hasz, PLPC — Assistant to the President for Church Worker & Congregational Health for the LCMS Missouri District, Rev. Karl Gibbs — pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Carrolton, MO, and…
Disaster Response: Kentucky Tornadoes
Rev. Andy Toopes, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the community of Bowling Green, how Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is an integral…
The Great O Antiphons
Rev. Dr. Jon Vieker, Dean of the Chapel and Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the O Antiphons, their place in our liturgica…
Christmas Caroling!
Friends from the LCMS International Center join Andy and Sarah for a morning of Christmas caroling outside the IC!
Christmas Cookie Stories: Sara Correnti
Sara Correnti, MS RD LD, Manager of Health and Wellness with Concordia Plan Services, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her favorite Christmas cookies as a child, her secret recipe for chocolate chi…
Christmas Cookie Stories: Anna Boriack
Anna Boriack joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her memories of making cookies as a child, her two favorites —Springerle and Danish, the traditions that surrounded making cookies as a family, and how…
Mental Health Monday: Resilience
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Resilience, including how we define resilience, our obsession with victory, why resilience in complex for people, the key in buildin…
Stir Up Your Power, O Lord, and Come!
The Rev. Doug Griebenaw, Mission Advocate for KFUO Radio, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the beautiful Collects (prayers) during the season of Advent, how these prayers show us the themes we hear…