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
- 330 minutes
- Episodes
- 2199
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Virtual Multiethnic Symposium at Concordia Seminary
Erika Bennett, Director of Continuing Education with Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of the Multiethnic Symposium at Concordia Seminary, the …
Chaplains Serving our Armed Forces
Rev. Craig G. Muehler, CAPT, CHC, USN, (Ret.), Director of LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about where LCMS Chaplains are serving today, the needs of those whom they s…
The New Voice on KFUO Radio: Pastor James Cleland
Pastor James Cleland joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his new role doing production and on-air work at KFUO Radio, his background and journey to becoming a pastor, a few of his favorite things, and…
Mental Health Monday: Making Meaning Mindfully
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about integrity versus despair, what it means to practice mindfulness in a Christian life, what it means to be mindful in God's creation a…
Searching the Scriptures: April 2021 Lutheran Witness
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the April 2021 issue of the Lutheran Witness titled "Suffered un…
2021 LESA Cooking for Kids Event
Sue Nahmensen, CEO of the Lutheran Elementary School Association (LESA) in St Louis, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how LESA serves our neighbors, the current needs that LESA strives to meet, the…
Anna Spelbring, the 2021 LESA Student Christian Leader
Anna Spelbring, the 2021 LESA Student Christian Leader, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why her school, Zion Lutheran in Belleville, Illinois, is important to her; how her teachers and classmates …
Hymnody, Liturgy, Catechesis in Francophone Africa
Phillip Magness, Sacred Music Educator serving the Lord in French-speaking West and Central Africa with the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his work in Franco…
Easter Hymnody: Death Is Swallowed Up By Death
Deaconess Sandra Rhein, Sacred Music Educator in Asia for the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about Easter hymns! Learn about Lutheran Service Book 458 "Christ Jesu…
Mental Health Monday: Introvert, Extrovert...Contentrovert? (Rebroadcast)
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how labeling personality types can be helpful, how this labeling can be limiting, and what contentment in Christ looks like. Read ab…
Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Rebroadcast)
Phillip Magness, Cantor at Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, MO, and Sacred Music Educator for West and Central Africa with the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk abou…
J.S. Bach's St. John Passion
Dr. Maurice Boyer, professor of music at Concordia University Chicago and director of the American Kantorei, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about J.S. Bach's St. John Passion, including his own experie…
Easter Vigil: From Darkness to Light
Rev. Chris Hull— senior pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas, and Lynea Sander— music director and organist at Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas, join Andy and Sarah to talk through …
Fulfilling Psalm 22 in Holy Week
Rev. Andrew Jones, pastor of First Lutheran Church and Preschool in Concord, California, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the place of Psalm 22 in Holy Week, the theme of Psalm 22, how it walks us …
Mental Health Monday: Tools for Generativity in our Walks of Faith
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about tools for generativity in our walks of faith, including how we witness the love of Christ in our everyday lives, how we pass special…
Gardening, Part 1: Preparing For Your Garden
Delano and Linda Meyer, Jacques Breman, and Gwen Zagore join Andy and Sarah to talk about preparing for your garden in this first part of our series on gardening. They discuss establishing a garden p…
Palm Sunday: Entering Holy Week
Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the difference between Palm Sunday and Sunday of the Passion, how the Church typically obser…
Hear Our Prayer: Family Devotions (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Sean Daenzer, worship director for the LCMS and International Center chaplain, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why we should do devotions at home, simple formats to use, and how this is benef…
Rumor Has it Jesus Forgives Gossipers (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Chris Hull, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what gossip is, what God commands us about gossip, and how Jesus takes on gossip. Read Pastor Hul…
Hymns for Holy Week
Benjamin Kolodziej— member of Faith Lutheran Church in Plano, TX, highly active church organist and composer, and contributor to the Lutheran Service Book Hymnal Companion, joins Andy and Sarah to ta…