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Guest Deaconess Kim Bueltmann shares the story of her vocation as deaconess and the call to serve as a missionary in Germany. Deaconess Kim’s page on lcms.org will be posted as soon as it is live!

Guest Sarah Kanoy serves the Lord through The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) as a missionary in East Africa, based in Kenya. In her role as a registered nurse, she provides health and hygiene education to the local people in their communities, homes, schools and churches throughout East Africa. During her interactions with these individuals, she shares the Good News of Jesus Christ and helps to connect people to their local Lutheran church. Sarah also works with and supports the Mercy Medical Teams that serve in East Africa. Read more about Sarah, including how to support her in the field, at lcms.org/kanoy.

Guest Rev. Dr. Robert H. Bennett, Executive Director of the Luther Academy and author of Afraid: Demon possession and spiritual warfare in America, talks about the dangerous world of demons. We live in a world where ghosts and spirits are often downplayed as not eternally dangerous in films and literature. Rev. Bennett talks about what the scriptures say about communicating with demons and the dangers that those conjurings can create. Learn more about Luther Academy at lutheracademy.com and find Dr. Bennet’s book on cph.org. Today’s program is a rebroadcast from October 27, 2016.

Guest farmers Jeff Wielert from Bountiful Blessings Farm in Hinckley, Illinois, and Rev. Jeff Schanbacher from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Honey Creek, Missouri, talk about the vocation of farmers. Weilert and Schanbacher talk about the joys and challenges of farming, how daily life is different for farmers, financial stability, and how we can pray and support our farmers. Find out more about the Bountiful Blessings Farm on their website bountifulblessingsfarm.weebly.com. Learn more about Immanuel Lutheran Church on their website midmoimmanuel.com. Today’s program is a rebroadcast from November 2, 2016.

Guests Nicole Ridley, CEO of LCMS Housing Support, Rev. Roosevelt Gray, Director of Black Ministry for the LCMS Office of National Mission, Deaconess Kim Schave, Director of Project and Policy Administration for the LCMS, and Rev. Dr. Steve Schave, Director of Urban Ministry for the LCMS Office of National Mission, share stories from their journey to Houston to see how the church and organizations can help those in the underserved neighborhoods of Houston recover after the destruction of Hurricane Harvey.

Guests Dr. Robert K. Mueller, Composer, Professor, Conductor, Pianist, Church Organist and Choir Director, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Rev. Tim Mueller, Pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in New Minden, Illinois, and Roger Drinnon, Director of Editorial and Media Services for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, share details about the upcoming organ recital and hymn sing titled “The Hymns of the Lutheran Reformation: It’s Still All About Jesus” taking place Monday, October 16, at 7:00pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church in New Minden, Illinois. Four years ago, New Mindon was devastated by a tornado, and St. John’s has been blessed with a beautiful new organ and church acoustics, and this hymn festival is one in a series of many that shares the music of the church with those in attendance. Guest organist is Dr. Robert K. Mueller of the University of Arkansas, who will lead the congregation through familiar hymns from throughout the church year, interspersed with his own commentary. A portion of the offering has bee

Guest Robin McCoy serves the Lord as a GEO missionary in Thailand, where she teaches English as a Foreign Language. Learn more about Robin and her work in Thailand at lcms.org/mccoy and learn about how you can serve at lcms.org/service. Today’s program is a rebroadcast from April 17, 2017.

Guest Rev. Dr. Paul Grime, dean of Spiritual Formation and dean of the Chapel at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, shares facts and fictions about Martin Luther's hymns, including whether they were really set to bar songs. Read his article in the October edition of the Lutheran Witness, which you can subscribe to at cph.org/witness.

Guests Celina Haupt, Women's Coordinator at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and seminary wives Stephanie Jones, Pam Dickerson, and Leah Sessa. talk about their experiences coming to the seminary, how the women's programs have helped them through the many transitional phases of seminary life, and what they are looking forward to. Learn more about how the Seminary cares for families of seminarians at csl.edu/campus-life/spouses-and-families.

Guests Anne Gonzalez, DCE, Manager of Short-term Mission Training & Engagement for the LCMS Office of International Mission, and Rachel Kappler, pediatric nurse who participated in the August 2017 Mercy Medical Team to Uganda, talk about what Mercy Medical Teams are and their experiences on their respective trips to Togo for Anne and Uganda for Rachel. Learn more about Mery Medical Teams and how you can serve at lcms.org/mercyteams.

Guests for today’s program are authors in the October 2017 edition on the Lutheran Witness. In this segment, the Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie, Forest E. and Frances H. Ellis Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., and author of The Reformation, new this fall from Concordia Publishing House, talks about Luther’s opinions on the name "Lutheran" and how that name has persevered to this day. You can read his article and more about the Reformation in the October 2017 Lutheran Witness. Subscribe at cph.org/witness.

Guests for today’s program are authors in the October 2017 edition on the Lutheran Witness. In this segment,Katie Schuermann, author of the Anthems of Zion series from Concordia Publishing House, share tips and tricks for how to teach children a Reformation hymn. You can her article and more about the Reformation in the October 2017 Lutheran Witness. Subscribe at cph.org/witness.

Guests Joe Willmann, Senior Instructional Designer for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, Missouri, Rev. Pete Jurchen, Editor of Curriculum Resources, Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, Missouri, and Rev. Larry Vogel, Associate Director of the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations, talk about the upcoming new catechism explanation, what prompted the updates, and how the new explanations differ from the current version. Find more details and get a sneak peek download at teachthefaith.cph.org/luthers-small-catechism-with-explanation-2017-edition.

Guest Rev. Bart Day, newly minted President and CEO of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, talks about his transition into his new role and the latest news from LCEF. Learn more about what LCEF can do for you and your congregation at lcef.org.

Guest Rev. Kurt Onken, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Marysville, Washington, shares some insight into why we should all read the Book of Concord – and what that book actually is! Read his article in the September edition of the Lutheran Witness, and subscribe to the Lutheran Witness at cph.org/witness.

Guests Rev. Dr. Henry Rowold, former missionary to Taiwan, Rev. Dr. Michael Paul, missionary in Taiwan, and Rev. Carl Hanson share news about the recent and ongoing translation of Lutheran materials into Chinese. Our guests talk about how significant these translations are for the Lutheran Church in Asia, both for lay people and especially for the men studying for the Office of the Holy Ministry at China Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong. Hear more of this story at lcmsasia.fireside.fm/11, and learn more about the LCMS presence in Asia at lcms.org/Asia.

Annmarie Wallis and Jennifer Gonzalez, Social Services Coordinator fro Breeze Park Lutheran Senior Services Community, clear confusion regarding Medicare, Medicaid, what the plans are, what the benefits are, and who qualifies for each. Find answers to your questions at Medicare.gov, through your local Ombudsman (MO residents can click here), the CLAIM hotline (800) 390-3330, or through Lutheran Senior Services.

Guests Rev. Dr. Mark Wood, Director of Witness & Outreach and Congregational Revitalization for the LCMS Office of National Mission, Mary Ellen Wood, Volunteer for Every One His Witness, Shelley Moeller, E1HW workship participant, and Deaconess Maryann Hayter, Manager of Resource Production, Witness, Outreach and Revitalization for LCMS Office of National Mission, talk about Every One His Witness and the debut of the new kit! The Every One His Witness Lutheran evangelism program puts sound doctrine into practical action for sharing the faith with people in our everyday lives. Learn more about E1HW at lcms.org/witness-and-outreach-ministry and purchase your kit at cph.org/p-31879-every-one-his-witness-kit.aspx.

Guest Rev. Matthew Wietfeldt, Director of Admission and Director of Christ Academy for Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, Indiana, shares information about the upcoming Prayerfully Consider Visit day for men and women considering a future in pastoral or diakonal ministry. This fall’s visit will be held October 12-14 at CTSFW. Find details and register at ctsfw.edu/ctsfw-events/PCV.

Guest Landrie Tribble, a new mother in Texas, shares her story of the coincidental timing of the arrival of a hurricane and her first child. We’ve heard the reports from friends and family in the coastal areas of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Some of the communities recently affected by the hurricanes are far enough from the coast that the potential threat of a hurricane is generally minimal. Immense amounts of rain led to unexpected flooding creating emergencies and disaster beyond the typical rainy season, creek-rising-in-your-backyard type of floods. Imagine yourself as a young couple, happily settled in your home in a neighborhood where were you might occasionally see the creek in your back yard overflow its banks once every other year. Now imagine your family growing and the due date for the birth of that newest family member coinciding with the expected landfall of a major hurricane. That’s the story of Landrie and Jason Tribble.