Let's Talk! The Pastor Is In - From Kfuo Radio

Pastor Mark Preus from St. Andrew's Lutheran Church and Campus Center in Laramie, Wyoming, discusses the nature of forgiveness with host Kip Allen on Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In). Learn about St. Andrew's at standrewslaramie.org. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Bill Cwirla of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, California, and host Kip Allen discuss the difference between co-habitation and fornication. What is the role of marriage? Also, they discuss the phases of life and the danger of letting your vocation become you identity. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Andrew Preus of Saint Paul Lutheran Church, McGregor, Iowa and Trinity Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, Iowa, and host Kip Allen discuss what Scripture says about due process. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Rev. Craig Donofrio, pastor of Saint James Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and program host Kip Allen discuss whether Lutherans have sense of humor (or any emotions at all). Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Bill Cwirla of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, California, joins host Kip Allen on the front porch to discuss reason, rationality and religion on today’s Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In). Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Andrew Preus of Saint Paul Lutheran Church, McGregor, Iowa and Trinity Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, Iowa, and host Kip Allen discuss when a pastor needs a pastor. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Kip Allen sits down with Pastor Wayne Lawrence of Saint James Lutheran Church in University City, Missouri, and discuss taking pleasure from an enemy’s misfortune. What does Scripture say about it? Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Bill Cwirla of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, California, joins host Kip Allen on the front porch to discuss depression: it’s causes, treatments and effects, both from a physical and spiritual viewpoint on today’s Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In). Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Andrew Preus of Saint Paul Lutheran Church, McGregor, Iowa and Trinity Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, Iowa, and host Kip Allen discuss what angels are and what happens to us when we die. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Host Kip Allen and Pastor Lance O’Donnell of Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, discuss how God heals spiritual hurts, preparing for a family death and preparing for your own passing. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

How does your pastor prepare his sermon for Sunday? Why is chanting the liturgy the preference of some pastors? Pastor Wayne Lawrence from St. James Lutheran Church in University City, Missouri, joins guest host Andy Bates to talk about these topics on today’s episode. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Rev. Craig Donofrio, pastor of Saint James Lutheran Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and program host Kip Allen discuss the concept of being simultaneously a saint and sinner, why Craig converted to Lutheranism and how God uses bad experiences for good. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Andrew Preus of Saint Paul Lutheran Church, McGregor, Iowa and Trinity Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, Iowa and host Kip Allen discuss how bad people and actions can result in good. They also discuss the danger of nihilism and despair on Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In). Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Bill Cwirla of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, California, and host Kip Allen discuss American independence in the light of Scripture. Was the Revolution sinful because the colonists revolted against civil authority? Did the Fourth Commandment require allegiance to England? Is the Constitution compatible with Scripture? What would Luther think of our form of government? Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Andrew Preus of Saint Paul Lutheran Church, McGregor, Iowa and Trinity Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, Iowa and host Kip Allen discuss how Christians should reacts to catastrophic news, such as learning of a terminal illness, on Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In). Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Sadly, many people fall away from the church. Why does this happen? What are the causes? Many of these lapsed Christians later rediscover their need for God and his message. Join Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In) host Kip Allen and Pastor Lance O’Donnell from Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin in the discussion. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Suicide has been in the news lately with prominent people taking their own lives. Suicide in the United States is on the rise, with nearly 45,000 thousand people ending their own lives each year. It’s the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 10 and 34. Suicide touches the lives of many. What causes it and what should we as Christians do about it? Host Kip Allen speaks with Pastor Mark Preus from St. Andrew's Lutheran Church and Campus Center in Laramie, Wyoming, about suicide on today’s episode. Learn about St. Andrew's at standrewslaramie.org. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Andrew Preus of Saint Paul Lutheran Church, McGregor, Iowa and Trinity Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, Iowa and host Kip Allen discuss religious liberty and the implications of the Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court Case on Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In). Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Lance O’Donnell just had his son graduate from high school and his daughter from 8th grade. How does a parent feel at such a moment? What are the challenges, hopes and desires? We live in a media age. How do these young people interact with the Gospel and digital media? Join Let’s Talk! (The Pastor Is In) host Kip Allen and Pastor Lance O’Donnell from Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin in the discussion. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.

Pastor Bill Cwirla of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, California, and host Kip Allen talk about the Royal Wedding, including why we as Americans should care about a royal event, why we as Lutherans should care about an Anglican wedding ceremony, and the universal message from this event. Send us your questions! Email letstalk@kfuo.org with your questions for our guest pastors.