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
Happy Hobbies: Old Books and German Translating
Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of the LCMS, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about his love of collecting old books and doing German translation, what he finds excit…
Healing Racial Divides: Satan Divides, but God Brings Healing
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…
Bethesda Cornerstone Village
Mike Thirtle, President and CEO of Bethesda Lutheran Communities, joins Andy to talk about what Bethesda Cornerstone Village is, what the need for this unique community is, and the grand opening for …
Hurricane Devastation in the South
Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray, Director of LCMS Black Ministry, joins Andy to talk about the impact of the storms on local communities in the South, the historic significance of these communities, the LCMS…
Mental Health Monday: Shame and Autonomy
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how shame and autonomy interact as we balance our free will with God’s will and the will of others, how shame impacts our mental hea…
International Student Ministry - St. Louis
Sharon Riordan, Director of International Student Ministry - St. Louis, joins Andy to talk about the work of International Student Ministry and how the organization helps students, how students have …
Rebuilding In Paradise, CA
Rev. Brandon Merrick, pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Paradise, California, joins Andy to talk about rebuilding after the November 2018 fires destroyed most of the community, including Our Sa…
Happy Hobbies: Photography
Rev. Tyrel Bramwell, Admissions Counselor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about what he loves about photography, hi…
Healing Racial Divides: Emotions, Identity, and Relationships
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…
Happy Hobbies: Hunting
Rev. David Goehmann, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Nebraska, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about how he got into hunting, what he likes about hunting, diffe…
Mental Health Monday: Free Will, Shame, and Autonomy
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how our free will is acknowledged, what shame is and how it relates to free will, how autonomy relates to both shame and free will, …
Thinking of Death in the Prime of Life
Rev. Michael Schuermann, pastor of University Lutheran Church, campus ministry at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about why we should consider o…
Haunting Sins
Rev. Peter Ill, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, Illinois, joins Andy to talk about how to know all our sins are forgiven, how we know that our pastors have authority to forgive sins, …
Happy Hobbies: Knife and Tomahawk Throwing
Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about how he got into knife an tomahawk throwing, how this is actuall…
Trail Life USA Update
Mark Hancock, CEO of TrailLife USA, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the biggest challenges facing boys today, how TrailLife helps to raise up Christ-centered boys, and how TrailLife has remained a…
Serving the Lord in Belize
Justin and Jordan Logston, who serve the Lord in Belize, join Andy to talk about their journey to becoming missionaries, how the Lord has prepared them for this service, and what their primary duties…
Happy Hobbies: Winemaking
Rev. Sean Smith, Pastor of the Evangelical Dual Parish of Immanuel-Campbell Hill and St. Paul-Wine Hill, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about why he enjoys making…
Mental Health Monday: Empathy on Social Media (Rebroadcast)
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how to have empathy on social media, including these five points:
- Find Their Face
- Know When to Abort or Relocate
- Utilize the Facebook D…
LWML: Planting Seeds of the Gospel
Mrs. Debbie Larson, President of the LWML, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how the LWML supports global mission work, some of the LWML Mission Grants for this year, and how having a community of w…
Happy Hobbies: Radio Controlled Aircraft
Wade Waterstreet, student at Concordia Seminary St. Louis, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about why he loves radio controlled aircraft, what makes this hobby fun and exciti…