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The Coffee Hour

As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran.

The Coffee Hour is underwritten by the Concordia University System. Learn more at cus.edu.

Show Time: Monday-Friday at 9:00 a.m. Central Time
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Social Media Christian
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The Coffee Hour – Behaving Like a Christian on Social Media (Rebroadcast)

Andy and Sarah talk with Peter Slayton, Social Media Manager for the LCMS.

Mental Health Monday Role of Emotions in Our Lives
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The Coffee Hour – Mental Health Monday: Role of Emotions in Our Lives (Rebroadcast)

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Dr. Richard Marrs, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.

The International Lutheran Center at the Old Latin School on Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Wittenberg, Germany. The building is the culmination of the joint effort by the LCMS, the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK), and the International Lutheran Society of Wittenberg (ILSW), to establish a distinctly Lutheran presence in the very cradle of the Reformation. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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The Coffee Hour — Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Weber, Director of the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany.

(L-R) Rev. Dr. Joseph Lu, vice president CELC; Rev. Andrew Miao, president, CELC; Rev. Charles Ferry, Asia Regional Director, LCMS OIM; Rev. Dr. Michael Paul
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The Coffee Hour — New Chinese Translation of the Book of Concord

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Dr. Michael Paul with LCMS International Mission and Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, Executive Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation.

Every One His Witness
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The Coffee Hour — Every One His Witness – For Everyone!

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Dr. Mark Wood, Director of Witness & Outreach and Revitalization with LCMS National Mission.

May Searching Scriptures
Lutheran Witness
The Coffee Hour – LW Searching the Scriptures, May 2022: Ephesians 3:1-13

Andy and Sarah talk with Rev. Roy Askins, Managing Editor of The Lutheran Witness.

Social Media benefits
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The Coffee Hour – Mental Health Monday: Benefits of Social Media

Andy and Sarah talk with Deaconess Heidi Goehmann, LCSW.

Eternal Anthems
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The Coffee Hour — Eternal Anthems: The Story Behind Your Favorite Hymns

Andy talks with Jacob Weber, Associate Editor of Music and Worship with Concordia Publishing House.

Church Raising
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The Coffee Hour — “Church Raising” at St. John’s, New Minden

Andy talks with Rev. Tim Mueller, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in New Minden, Illinois.

Frederick The Wise
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The Coffee Hour — Frederick the Wise: Elector of Saxony and Protector of Luther

Andy and Sarah talk with Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie, Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.