Faith & Family From Kfuo Radio

Guest Rev. Philip Hoppe, pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Finlayson and St Paul Lutheran in Bruno, Minnesota, and also co-founder of Livingplanted.com, shares insights into how to talk to your children about tragedy. Pastor Hoppe talks about why parents should discuss isolation with their children and why relationships are important. He also discusses our relationship with evil and how we teach our children to deal with temptation. Read more at livingplanted.com/blog/2017/11/6/another-shooting-talk-about-it-in-your-home-free-resource.

Guest Megan Miessler, DCE, LCSW, with Lutheran Couseling Services of Florida, talks about how to have peace with the in-laws (and the rest of the family) during the holidays. Holiday get-togethers can be difficult for many families, especially when certain people just don’t get along. Megan talks through different ways to help ease tension and have a peaceful and joyful holiday season. Today’s program is a rebroadcast from November 17, 2016.

Guest Dr. Tim Huntington, Associate Professor of Biology and Criminal Justice at Concordia University, Nebraska, talks about forensic entomology and bugs of death. What are they, and how is this work helpful to others?

Guest Rev. Dr. Joel Lehenbauer, Director of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations for the LCMS, talks about Bible studies on justification and Reformation that will be available at lcms.org/ctcr beginning November 17, 2017.

Guests Melyssa Frederick, MSW, LCSW, Program Manager of Adoption Services for Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri, and Adoptive Mother Katherine, share stories of adoption for National Adoption Month. Get your tissues ready, because Katherine's story about her adopted daughter Charlotte is a tearjerker! Melyssa shares information about the adoption process including how families can prepare for the adoption process and common questions and myths that she hears. Find more information about adoption and other services through Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri at lfcsmo.org. Learn about adoption birth parent and birth certificate rights at health.mo.gov. To learn more about the adoption tax credit and how you can help save it, go to adoptiontaxcredit.org or facebook.com/AdoptionTaxCredit.

Guest Jeannine Liebmann, therapist serving as EAP Counselor and Consultant with H&H Health Associates, Inc. provides helpful tips for coping with fears parents face every day. Today’s program is a rebroadcast from December 5, 2014.

Annmarie Wallis and Lutheran Senior Services’ Clinical Education Director Tiffany Howard share about how to stay healthy during the holiday season with good choices and planning.

Guests Kristen Gregory, Audrey Daenzer, Adrienne Rasmussen, and Melanie Sorensen share their stories of miscarriage and infant loss. Many mothers experience these same grief-filled stories. Our guests today share how the promises of God and their identities in Christ have helped them through the sorrow of losing a child, and also how the promise of the resurrection gives hope and comfort. Find Katie Schuerman's book He Remembers the Barren at emmanuelpress.us/books/he-remembers-the-barren. Find the book God's Own Child I Gladly Say It at cph.org/p-31470-gods-own-child-i-gladly-say-it.aspx. Find Amy Kuebelbeck's book Waiting with Gabriel at loyolapress.com/products/books/family-life-and-parenting/waiting-with-gabriel.

Guests Dr. Mark Bender, Minister of Music at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Des Peres, Missouri, and Dr. Maurice Boyer, Director of the American Kantorei in St. Louis and Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Chamber Orchestra for Concordia Chicago, talk about J.S. Bach and the American Kantorei’s upcoming concert celebrating the Reformation. The newly re-invented American Kantorei will be performing Bach’s Cantata 78 and chorales from 80 in honor of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation on November 5, 2017, at St. Paul’s Des Peres. Learn more about the American Kantorei at americankantorei.org, and find details at the concert at facebook.com/MASP12345.

Guest Rev. Jared Melius, pastor of Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Denver, Colorado, speaks about what All Saints’ Day is in our Lutheran tradition and how to talk with children about the saints who have gone before us. What do we as Lutherans mean when we talk about "saints"? Do people become angels when they die, and do their bodies disappear? Rev. Melius address these things and how to talk with children about heaven and eternal life. Today’s program is a rebroadcast from November 1, 2017.

Guest Mark Hofman, CFRE, MBA, Executive Director of LCMS Mission Advancement, describes the ways the mission work of the LCMS is funded and accomplished. A generous friend has offered a challenge to match dollars for the Global Mission Fund in November 2017. Find the Global Mission Fund at lcms.org/globalmissionfund.

Guest Chris McKenna with Covenant Eyes talks about how to parent kids of the internet generation. How easy is it for children to access inappropriate information, including pornography, on the internet? How does that information harm children, and what can parents do to protect their children? Download a free e-book about Parenting the Internet Generation at covenanteyes.com/parenting-the-internet-generation and learn more about the work of Covenant Eyes at covenanteyes.com. Today’s program is a rebroadcast from March 15, 2017.

Guest Rev. Dr. Robert H. Bennett, Executive Director of Luther Academy and author of I Am Not Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare and Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare in America, both available from cph.org, shares insights into spiritual warfare in America and in our churches, including why and how the devil attacks us and what we can do about it.

You’ve seen those little mite boxes. But what do they really accomplish? What is the work of Lutheran Women’s Mission Society today? Guest Patti Ross, President of the LWML, shares stories from the recent LWML convention and LWML-supported mission projects around the world. Learn more about the work of the LWML at lwml.org.

Guest Rev. Dr. Jon Vieker, Senior Assistant to the President of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, talks about the new book from Keith and Kristyn Getty, Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church. Dr. Vieker talks about the history of congregational singing and how today’s churches incorporate singing into worship. He also discusses things such as songs you need to sing instead of songs you like to sing and how singing brings the Word into our daily lives. Learn more about the book and order your copy at thesingbook.com.

Guest Sandra Ostapowich talks about her story of surviving domestic violence and why it’s incredibly important to raise awareness of what domestic violence is and how women can identify abusive relationships. She also talks about how friends and loved ones can support women who need to leave a relationship, and what the church can do to care for these women. Find LCMS resources on domestic violence at lcms.org/social-issues/domestic-violence. If you are in an abusive relationship, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233.

Guests Rev. Dr. Rick Marrs - Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO, Stephen M. Saunders, Ph.D. - Director of Clinical Training (DCT) of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology for Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, and Deaconess Kimberly Trombley - deaconess for Bethesda Lutheran Communities, talk about the upcoming SpeakUp Conference being held in Fort Wayne on November 8, 2017. The SpeakUp Conference is a one-day event focused on mental and behavioral health that will bring together nationally recognized experts and speakers to prepare and inspire them to better serve their congregations and parishes. Rev. Dr. Marrs talks about the difference between mental illness and spiritual oppression or possession. Stephen M. Saunders talks about how Christians can understand and respond to mental illness. Deaconess Kimberly Trombley shares about including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the life of the church. Learn more and register at sp

Guests Rev. Dennis Goff, Director of Ministry Programs for the Lutheran Foundation in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Laura Hoffman, MSW, LCSW, LCAC, Clinical Director for Lutheran Social Services of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana, talk about the upcoming SpeakUp Conference being held in Fort Wayne on November 8, 2017. The SpeakUp Conference is a one-day event focused on mental and behavioral health that will bring together nationally recognized experts and speakers to prepare and inspire them to better serve their congregations and parishes. Rev. Goff gives some background and purpose for the conference, and Laura Hoffmann shares about her breakout session titled "The Basics of Becoming a Trauma Informed Congregation." Learn more and register at speakupconference.org.

Guest Ben Caffey, Director of Sales - Clinical Services for Lutheran Senior Services, share about fall prevention, especially common injuries from falls, how to avoid falls, and if a fall does happen, how Short Stay Rehabilitation helps people recover from these injuries.

Guest Brenda Jank, founder of Run Hard, Rest Well talks about the importance of rest in order that we may work hard. Brenda shares how rest plays into our vocations and how we can understand the relationship between work and rest. She also talks bout why it’s so hard for us to rest, or why we feel guilty about taking time to let our bodies relax. Learn more about Run Hard, Rest Well at RunHardRestWell.com.