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
- 289 minutes
- Episodes
- 2198
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Happy Hobbies: Baking Bread
Rev. William Cwirla, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, California, joins Andy and Sarah during our series on hobbies to talk about his interest in baking bread, the key poin…
Mental Health Monday: What is Trust?
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what trust is, how our bodies interpret trust, and what God's Word says about trust. Read more: heidigoehmann.com/blog/always-growin…
Searching the Scriptures: August Lutheran Witness
Rev. Weslie Odom, pastor of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Arlington, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the “Searching the Scriptures” feature in the August issue of the Lutheran Witness…
Real Remote Education
Beth Lutz, Director of Programs for Camp Luther in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about an incredible opportunity for college students to live at Camp Luther for a semester whil…
2022 LCMS Youth Gathering: In All Things
Rev. Mark Kiessling, Director of Youth Ministry for the LCMS, and Rev. Derek Broten, Program Director, for the LCMS Youth Gathering, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the purpose of LCMS Youth Gather…
Green Season Hymns: LSB 717, 615 & 645
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…
Online Lutheran School: Wittenberg Academy
Mrs. Jocelyn Benson, Head Teacher with Wittenberg Academy, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what Wittenberg Academy offers to families, how classical education and online learning are very compatib…
Mental Health Monday: Play and Delighting in God
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about play and delighting in God, including the relationship of silliness, delight, and play; the value of silliness and delight for our m…
Chaplains Serving During COVID-19
Rev. Dr. Steven Hokana, Associate Director of LCMS Ministry to Armed Forces, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the challenges our troops and chaplains have faced during COVID-19 pandemic, why our mi…
Higher Groundz Coffee & Tea
Rev. Mark Femmel, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Maryland Heights, Missouri, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the new Higher Groundz Coffee & Tea at Zion Lutheran, including what prompted the id…
Congregation Responds to Hurricane Hanna
Rev. Nathan Wendorf, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Harlingen, Texas, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how hurricanes have impacted the community of Harlingen in the past, how the congregati…
Quick Tips for New Homeschoolers (Rebroadcast)
Cheryl Swope, educator and author of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about quick tips for homeschoolers for parents who all of a sudden find themse…
Watermarked: Higher Things Virtual Conference
Erica Jacoby, Executive Director of Higher Things, and Crysten Sanchez, Events Executive for Higher Things, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the aim of Higher Things Conferences, this year's theme "…
100th Anniversary of Campus Ministry & 5th Anniversary of The Student Union
Rev. Marcus Zill, Chancellor of LCMS U and host of The Student Union on KFUO Radio, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the history of LCMS Campus Ministry, how the Lord has grown campus ministry over…
Callings for Life
Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Leininger, University Pastor at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, Illinois, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his new book available from Concordia Publishing HouseCalli…
Mental Health Monday: Play and Adults
Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about play and adults, including relationship to play as a child and how we experience play as adults; the difference between play, rest, …
The Greater Tragedy of Coronatide
Rev. Timothy Appel, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Smithville, Texas, and Rev. Philip Hoppe, pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Finlayson and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bruno, Minnesota, join An…
New Director of LCMS Life Ministry
Deaconess Tiffany Manor, LCMS Director of Life Ministry, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what we mean by "Life Ministry," things we can do in our own vocations to promote life, and encouragement t…
English Conversation Partners
Amanda Bello and Solveig Fiene, English Conversation Partners with the LCMS Office of International Mission, and Anne Gonzalez, DCE, Manager of Short-term Mission Training & Engagement with the LCMS,…
Our Whole Future Wholly in His Hands
Rev. Dr. Adam Koontz, assistant professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and cohost of A Word Fitly Spoken podcast, joins Andy to talk about his post o…