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
LCMS Disaster Response: Hurricane Laura
Rev. Michael Meyer, Director of Disaster Training with LCMS Disaster Response, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the damage sustained by communities in Texas and Louisiana from Hurricane Laura, the …
Church of the Week: Trinity Nashville
Rev. James Miller, associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Nashville, Illinois, KFUO Radio's Church of the week, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Trinity serves the community around them…
Happy Hobbies: Painting
Samantha Bender, mom and artist, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about why she loves to paint, insights for people who want to start painting, different styles of painting, …
Mental Health Monday: Breaking and Building Trust
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what hinders trust and what builds trust, including how nature and nurture play a role in our ability to trust, specific actions tha…
It's Not Fair! (Rebroadcast)
Rev. Merritt Demski, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about understanding things that don't seem fair to us (like a global pandemic), how God and…
Lutheran Schools Thrive
Dr. Rebecca Schmidt, Director of Lutheran School Ministry for the LCMS Office of National Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the challenges Lutheran schools are facing this year, some of the…
Happy Hobbies: Bodybuilding
Rev. Amadeus Gandy, Pastor at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and Chaplain 1st Lieutenant with the United States Air Force, joins Andy and Sarah during our series…
Caring for Immigrants in St. Louis
Rev. Dr. Stanish Stanley, Executive Director of Christian Friends of New Americans (CFNA), joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how CFNA serves immigrants to the St. Louis area, how CFNA's work has bee…
Phil's Friends: Hope on Call
Tony Ciro, Development Manager for Phil’s Friends, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how Phil's Friends shares the comfort of Christ in a time of need, opportunities to volunteer with Phil's Friends…
Happy Hobbies: Crocheting
Kristi Stell, hobby crocheter, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about her interest in crocheting, what she loves about it, and how she's been able to use this hobby to serve …
Mental Health Monday: How is Trust Built?
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how trust is built, including how trust is both presupposed and earned, what trust looks like in a relationship, and some specific a…
Beyond the Voting Booth
Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the root of the American ideology of voting, if God cares whether w…
Happy Hobbies: Gardening
Krista Hinrichs, Respiratory nurse, pastor’s wife, musician, and gardener, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about her interest in gardening, insights into those interested in…
Disaster Response for Iowa Derecho Damage
Rev. Dr. Ross Johnson, Director of LCMS Disaster Response, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about damage from the derecho that hit Iowa and Illinois, how local LCMS congregations and schools were impacte…
Translation in Taiwan
Barb Rebentisch, who serves the Lord in Taiwan, based in ChiaYi, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about her role translating and interpreting between Mandarin and English to facilitate the communication …
Happy Hobbies: Sewing
Erin Alter, Director of Short-Term Missions for the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about her interest in sewing, some of the wonderful…
Mental Health Monday: Trust and Mental Health— How does trust impact our mental health?
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how trust impacts our mental health, including how trust is like an "essential multivitamin" for our mental health, what happens whe…
Poetry School
Tanner Olson, poet of Written to Speak, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his Poetry School happening virtually this fall, including how poetry can be beneficial for kids, who this school is for, an…
Religion and Politics: August Lutheran Witness
Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of the Lutheran Witness, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the theme for the August issue of LW, why talking about religion and politics is timely and necessary, and…
Happy Hobbies: Woodworking
Rev. Randy Asburry, pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about his interest in woodworking, some of his latest projects, ti…