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Have you scrolled through your podcasts, searching for one that catches your ear - a place you can escape to with inviting conversations, laughter, and fellowship with your Lutheran sisters? Look no further! Join Sarah, Erin, Rachel, and Bri on the sofa in the Lutheran Ladies Lounge, a podcast oasis for you, dear sisters, to sit, rest your feet, and stay a while. And on the way out, we’ll check your lipstick. The Lutheran Ladies Lounge is produced by KFUO Radio and available wherever you get your podcasts.

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#180. Adventures in Lutheranism: The Altar Guild, Part 1

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03/10/23 • 54 min

In this Adventures in Lutheranism episode, Rachel begins a multi-part odyssey into the unknown world of some of the church’s most unsung heroes: the altar guild.

Beginning with a brief look at what the altar guild is, what it does, its history, and its scriptural foundations, Rachel then outlines her top seven (or is it ten?) reasons—from ironing to anxiety to white gloves—for never having joined the altar guild before now. At the end of the episode, Sarah shares her own experience as an altar guild member, and Rachel looks forward to learning more in future episodes.

Books referenced:

The Altar Guild Manual—Lutheran Service Book Edition by Lee Maxwell
What an Altar Guild Should Know by Paul H. D. Lang

To take the “Which Lutheran Lady Are You?” quiz mentioned in the episode, click here.

Connect with the Lutheran Ladies on social media in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and on Instagram @lutheranladieslounge. Follow Sarah (@hymnnerd), Rachel (@rachbomberger), Erin (@erinaltered), and Bri (@grrrzevske) on Instagram!

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#254. Rachel's Big Question: How should I educate my kids?

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08/09/24 • 65 min

Inspired by the August issue of The Lutheran Witness on education, Rachel's asking a (really) Big Question:

How should I educate my kids?

It’s a quandary that arises regularly for many families, especially at this time of year — and rightly so. We love our kids and want them to be well equipped to take our places as leaders in the church, their families, and society at large. While the law of the land requires young people to receive at least a basic level of education in subjects like math, English, science, and social studies, Scripture also encourages parents to be intentional about raising their children “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” How can we as Lutherans navigate these often conflicting sets of priorities and choose the educational options that work best for each family?

Getting vulnerable and sharing her own family’s labyrinthine educational story, Rachel carefully examines the pros and cons associated with a variety of different schooling options and offers practical, Gospel-centered takeaways for anxious families.

To find an LCMS school near you, check out the school locator at LCMS.org.

Click to learn more about:

Homeschool laws in your state via the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) website
Classical options through the Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education
Saint Paul’s Lutheran School (boarding school in Concordia, Missouri)
Wittenberg Academy (online LCMS classical school)

Revisit Bri’s Big Question episode on “Does Lutheran education make you a Lutheran?” and listen to other Big Question conversations at KFUO.org.

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#210. Rachel's Big Question (Part 1): Modesty, AKA What Should I Wear?

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10/06/23 • 46 min

It’s a question every Lutheran woman — indeed, nearly every human being on the face of the planet — gets to ask every single day. And in this Big Question episode, Rachel’s asking it on air:

What should I wear?

Beginning with a Wikipedia-level introduction to who wears clothes and why, Rachel then plunges into a range of relevant Scripture passages — Genesis 3, Isaiah 61, Ezekiel 16, 1 Peter 3, and 2 Timothy 1, among others — and revisits the writings of Early Church Fathers including Clement of Alexandria and Cyprian of Carthage. Together with Erin and Sarah, she explores ancient social customs from China to Greece and the history of female fashion from Helen of Troy to Mother Teresa, highlighting especially the extreme and unprecedented evolution of modesty norms that took place throughout the 20th century.

Towards the end, each of the Ladies shares her own story, exploring how from an early age she has had to navigate the tension between fashion and modesty — between showing off and covering up — as a Christian woman.

Stay tuned for part two of this conversation on modesty in the next episode.

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Next Book Club Pick: 'That Hideous Strength' by C. S. Lewis

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05/09/23 • 8 min

In this excerpt from their May 5 book club recap episode, the Ladies (re)announce their next pick for the Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club: C.S. Lewis’s That Hideous Strength.

From the publisher’s description:

The final book in C.S. Lewis’s acclaimed science fiction Space Trilogy, which follows Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, concludes the adventures of the matchless Dr. Ransom.

Now, the dark forces that have been repulsed in Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra are massed for an assault on planet Earth. Word is that the mighty wizard Merlin has come back to the land of the living after many centuries, holding the key to ultimate power for the force that can find him and bend him to its will. A sinister technocratic organization is gaining power throughout Europe, with a plan to “recondition” society, and it is up to Ransom and his friends to stop this threat by applying age-old wisdom to a new universe dominated by science. The two groups struggle to a climactic resolution that brings the Space Trilogy to a magnificent, crashing conclusion.

Written during the dark hours immediately before and during World War II, C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy stands alongside such works as Albert Camus’s The Plague and George Orwell’s 1984 as a timeless classic, beloved by succeeding generations as much for the sheer wonder of its storytelling as for the significance of its moral concerns.

Click to learn more about C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, to see a list of previous Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club picks and runners up, or to revisit past online book club events in the Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook group.

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#200. Write This: 200 Episodes, 31 Hymn Stanzas, 1 Tribute to Faithful Women

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07/28/23 • 46 min

It’s our 200th episode — and to celebrate, our faithful Lutheran Ladies (and their faithful listener friends) are creating new stanzas for Herman Stuempfle’s hymn “For All the Faithful Women” (LSB 855).

Featuring 31 original lyric tributes — to Anna, Esther, the Hebrew midwives, Tirzah, “that Proverbs 31 woman,” and Lutheran women everywhere — these new stanzas are sure to inspire laughter, tears, and a new appreciation for your sisters in Christ.

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#257. Erin's One Question Interview: Suicide

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08/30/24 • 64 min

“What should we be talking about that we’re not?”

That’s the starting prompt for every installment of “Erin’s One-Question Interview.” While the answers to this question may change, the quality of these vital, hard-hitting conversations remains the same.

In this episode, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel welcome special guest Cassie Moore into the Lounge to talk about one of the thorniest and most uncomfortable topics of all: suicide.

What do Lutherans really believe about suicide? Why are we so afraid to talk about it? How can we better engage in the sacred work of suicide prevention among hurting young people?

Cassie Moore is an author, speaker, LCMS youth ministry veteran, and fellow Lutheran lady. She is author of Authentic Youth Ministry: Straight Talk about Working with Kids, Teens & In-Betweens and creator of the webinar series From A to (Gen) Z: The Church and the Digital Generation with Concordia Publishing House. Learn more about her work at CassieAHMoore.com.

If you or someone you know is struggling, know that help is available. Call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org. You are not alone. Jesus loves you, and so do we.

Resources referenced in this episode include:

Resilient Minds - Christ-Centered Mental Health Curriculum (cph.org)
Home - youthESource — free youth ministry resources
I Will Grieve for the Suicide (lcms.org) — free ebook by the Rev. Peter Preus
Word Of Hope (word-of-hope.org) — Lutherans for Life deaconess hotline
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call. Text. Chat. (988lifeline.org)
QPR Institute | Practical and Proven Suicide Prevention Training QPR Institute (en-US)
Mental Health First Aid

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#217. Kitchen Table Talk: Transgenderism, Sexuality, and God's Design for Humanity

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11/24/23 • 80 min

The Rev. Dr. Scott Stiegemeyer is Associate Professor of Theology and Bioethics at Concordia University Irvine; previously, he served as parish pastor of congregations near Pittsburgh, Pa., and Chicago, Ill. In this Kitchen Table Talk conversation, Dr. Stiegmeyer answers burning questions about gender identity and sexuality in biblical Lutheran perspective.

What is gender? Is it real? Who gets to define it? How do we define gender vs. Sexuality (or is it even “versus” situation)? What does the Bible teach us about gender and sexuality? What makes our current cultural moment so panic-inducing for biblical Christians? How can Lutherans guard young people from false teaching about gender identity — and lovingly speak God’s truth about the beauty of his plan for sexuality to those around them?

“The male / female binary within humanity is beautiful, it's good, and it's true,” says Dr. Steigemeyer. “We should marvel at how God has created us to be and that [our marriage relationships] can be fruitful and ... self-giving.”

Resources referenced in this episode include the following:

Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body by the Rev. Dr. John Kleinig*
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
“Learning about Sex” series from CPH
Sexuality Mentality: Creating a Culture of Biblical Integrity by Heather Ruesch*
Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow
The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale
Friends for Life podcast season 2 (on Gender and Sexuality)

*For further listening, check out our Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club discussion of Wonderfully Made and our One-Question Interview with Heather Ruesch.

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#179. Story Time with Sarah: The Texas Wendish Lutherans

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03/03/23 • 52 min

You may have heard of C. F. W. Walther and the Saxon Emigration to Saint Louis and Perry County, Missouri. You may be familiar with Wilhelm Loehe and the Franconian missionary settlements in Michigan. But how much do you know about the Wends of Texas?

In this Story Time episode—releasing the day after Texas Independence Day—Sarah explores the history and heritage of the large group of Wendish Lutherans who settled in and around Serbin, Texas, in the mid-19th century. Joining her are subject matter experts Marian (Kaspar) Wiederhold and Jan (Knippa) Slack—longtime volunteers at the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum who are both direct descendants of the original Wendish settlers.

Who are the Wends? Why did they leave Europe for Texas of all places? What makes their homemade egg noodles so delicious? Find answers to these questions and others you never knew you needed answered in this inspiring and informative conversation.

To learn more about the Wends, the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum, or the annual Wendish Fest, click here.

See below for authentic Wendish noodle and coffee cake recipes referenced in the show.

Wendish Noodles

1 egg

Water to fill 1/2 of an egg shell (about 3 Tbs)

1 1/2 to 2 cups of flour

Beat egg and water together. Add a sprinkle of salt and enough flour to form a stiff dough. Roll out thin on a pastry cloth. Allow dough sheet to dry slightly (it should still be pliable), turning occasionally. Cut into thin strips when dry but still pliable. freezer if they won't be cooked right away. Cook about 8 minutes or until tender.

Allow cut noodles to dry thoroughly. Store cut noodles in a plastic bag in pantry or

When ready to cook your noodles, bring a pot of well-flavored chicken broth to a boil and add dried noodles.

Remove pot from burner, add butter as desired for flavor. Leaving lid on pot, let sit another 10-15 minutes.

Texas Wendish Heritage Society

Wendish Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

Adapted from recipe in Our Favorite Cookbook, Texas Wendish Heritage Society

Page 67

Soften:

1 Pkg. dry yeast

1/2 c. Warm water

3/4 c. Warm milk

3/4 c. Sugar

Add 2 cups flour (mix well, cover, let rise until double in size).

Add 2 eggs and beat well

Add:

1 tsp. Salt

1/2 c. Melted butter

2 1/2 to 3 c. Flour to make soft dough

Beat well, cover, put in arm place, let rise to double in size.

Pat in two 9 x 13 greased pans.

Top with applesauce, pureed peaches or sour cream (about 1/2 cup per pan)

Top with streusel and bake for 20 - 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Streusel for two 9 x 13 pans

3 c. flour

3 c. Sugar

3 sticks butter

1 T. Cinnamon

1/2 c. Chopped pecans (optional)

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Next Book Club Pick: George MacDonald’s 'The Princess and the Goblin'

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02/15/23 • 14 min

In this excerpt from their February 10 book club recap episode, the Ladies announce their next pick for the Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club: George MacDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin.

From one of many publisher descriptions:

"When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late one night and are chased home by goblins, a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescue. So begins a fantastic adventure in which Irene and Curdie must try to stop a goblin invasion, helped by Irene's mysterious great-great-grandmother. This much-loved tale was a personal favourite of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien."

Looking ahead, the Ladies also announce their upcoming summer book club read: book three of C. S. Lewis’s renowned Space Trilogy, That Hideous Strength.

Click to learn more about George MacDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin and C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, to see a list of previous Lutheran Ladies’ Book Club picks and runners up, or to revisit past online book club events in the Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook group.

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#270. Leading Ladies: Deaconess Dr. Kim Schave

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11/29/24 • 31 min

In a special Leading Ladies crossover with Sarah Goes to School, Sarah welcomes Deaconess Dr. Kim Schave for a conversation on leadership, vocation, and psychological safety. What is psychological safety in the workplace, and what happens when organizations do or don't practice it? How can ministry leaders incorporate psychological safety in faith-based environments?

Deaconess Dr. Kim Schave is Director of MBA and MSBA Programs and Assistant Professor of Accounting at Concordia University Wisconsin & Ann Arbor Schools of Business. She was previously executive director of Humanitri in St. Louis and Director of Project and Policy Administration with the LCMS.

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