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Aug 18, 2025 · 37 min
Aug 18: Freshmen Retreat with Ms Hoffman & Mr Schlecht
Freshmen Retreat is this week! Here are the details: Girls: August 21st Guys: August 22nd Both groups meet at Echo Park at 5:45-6am. Buses leave at 6:15am. Destination: Camp Timberline. Planned return time is between 8-8:30pm. Mr Ness will be in touch with freshmen parents to let them know the ETA when the buses will be back at school for pick up. Brunch, lunch, and dinner will be served at Camp Timberline. Students can bring snacks on the bus. Bring a bible and waterbottle, leave your phones at home! For this week's lukewarm take, we talk about children's books because that's what is on Hannah's mind these days. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Aug 11, 2025 · 42 min
Aug 11 - GI3 Update with Executive Director Dan Gehrke
Welcome to Season 5! We have a wealth of helpful, relevant, and intriguing content lined up for you this season, but we wanted to start with a fan favorite guest: LuHi Executive Director Dan Gehrke. Dan is on the Pod today to give us an update on Greater Impact Phase 3, the lower land development. He shares the current status of the project, outlines the next steps, provides a likely timeline, and more. If you want to learn more or donate to this project, click here: https://www.lhsparker.org/gi3 Warning: Mr Zoeller joins me at the top of the show so if you want to get right to Dan (and miss the fun part?!) skip to about 10 minutes in. Or, better yet, use the chapter markers. After all, that's what they are there for. Have any burning questions about LuHi? Have a favorite teacher or staff member you want to hear from? Are you a student yourself and want to be featured in an episode? Are you an alumni who wants to share a life update? Do you have a lukewarm take that needs dissecting? Email us! We want all the feedback, suggestions, ideas, running jokes, and commentary: podcast@lhsparker.org. If you email us, you are guaranteed a shout out by Mr Zoeller. What could be better than that? Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Jul 21, 2025 · 43 min
Summer School with the Theology Department: Vocation
Today Mr Tewes and Mr Garner are on the Pod to talk about Vocation. They offer a definition that works through how much of our vocation is tied up in our purpose or giftedness and share a little about their own winding vocational paths. For students (and parents of student) struggling to answer the question, "What's next for me after high school?" this episode can offer some encouragement. If you have additional questions, please reach out! Mr Tewes is one of our College and Career Advisors. His email is isaac.tewes@lhsparker.org. Mr Garner leads our Service and Missions program and, as he talks about in the episode, has seen students' trajectories changed by mission trips. His email is bill.garner@lhsparker.org. This is the last episode for our Summer School series, but that means season 5 is right around the corner! Want to hear a specific topic covered this season? Interested in having the Lukewarm Take segment resurrected? Let us know! Email us anytime at podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Jul 7, 2025 · 54 min
Summer School with the Theology Dept - Mr Shull & Mr Schlecht respond to student questions
It's another Q&A episode! Before the school year ended, students from Mr. Shull and Mr. Schlecht's classes submitted questions to the podcast. Today, we are going to tackle some of those questions! It's a far-reaching episode that covers topics such as evangelism, salvation, sin, and more. A big thank you to all the students who submitted questions. If you didn't hear yours answered today, we plan to do another episode to respond to some more questions next season. If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out to these Theology teachers at joshua.shull@lhsparker.org and jonathan.schlecht@lhsparker.org. They mentioned a couple of episodes that aired last summer, so if you want to check those out, here are the links: Summer School: Predestination - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322/episodes/15290651 Summer School: Means of Grace - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322/episodes/15213818 Summer School: Law and Gospel - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322/episodes/15186068 Summer School: Flesh vs Spirit - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322/episodes/15263389 Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Jun 23, 2025 · 37 min
Summer School with the Theology Dept - Theology of the Cross
This week, Theology Teachers Mr Parrott and Mr Fischer are on the Pod to discuss one of Luther's lesser-known teachings: the Theology of the Cross. They compare it with the Theology of Glory and discuss why it's a worthy Christian worldview. If you'd like to find out more about Theology of the Cross, here are their recommended reads: On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, 1518 by Gerhard Forde The Spirituality of the Cross by Gene Veith The Cost of Discipleship by Bonhoeffer (see the last chapter) Further questions? Email the guys: caleb.fischer@lhsparker.org and craig.parrott@lhsparker.org. They'd love to chat with you about this topic! Next in our summer series, Mr Shull and Mr Schlecht will answer student-submitted theology questions. See you in two weeks! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Jun 9, 2025 · 51 min
Summer School with the Theology Department: Why Should I Attend Church?
Summer School with your favorite Theology Department is back! In our first of four summer episodes, Mr Kohlwey and Mr Vanderhyde discuss the importance of being part of a church community. Mr Kohlwey is our Director of Campus Ministry and a senior theology teacher, and Mr Vanderhyde is our (newly minted) Campus Pastor and a junior theology teacher. In this episode, we cover what the New Testament means by "church," why it's important to regularly be in worship with others, what makes a "good" church, and more. If this episode leaves you with any questions, please reach out! You can email podcast@lhsparker.org, marty.kohlwey@lhsparker.org, or daniel.vanderhyde@lhsparker.org. Next time, we are excited to bring you Theology of the Cross with Mr Parrott and Mr Fischer! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
May 12, 2025 · 25 min
May 12 - Final Episode of Season 4
Happy end of the 2024–25 school year! We’ve covered a lot of ground this season—important topics, meaningful conversations, and hopefully, a few moments that made you think. Our final episode? It’s just for fun. Join Zoeller, Hannah, and special guest (and former LuHi Pod host!) Taylor as they look back on some of our favorite inside jokes from the school year. No deep learning here—just a good time. Summer School returns June 9! We’ll be taking a short break before launching our summer mini-series: Summer School with the Theology Department. For four episodes throughout the summer, they’ll be tackling student-submitted questions and diving into big themes from systematic theology. Have a guest or topic you’d love to hear on the show? Email us at podcast@lhsparker.org—we always love to hear from you. It's important to us that we cover the topic relevant to our families, so let your voice be heard! Thanks for tuning in this season. Enjoy your summer! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
May 5, 2025 · 42 min
May 5 - LuHi Juniors Tyler and Tanner Share About Faith and Friendship
We have two students on the Pod today! And that always makes it a special episode. LuHi Juniors Tyler and Tanner talk about their faith journeys, the impact their friendship has had on one another, and what they appreciate about LuHi. It's a powerful conversation full of vulnerability and God's faithfulness. We've reached the penultimate episode of Season 4, which means this is our last This Is Allegedly Healthy segment. Did you like it? Hate it? Feel very neutral about it? Was it better or worse than the Staff Song Trivia Segment? Are you dying for more Lukewarm Takes? Please send us a zephyr. We promise to use our summer wisel,y coming up with lots of great content for you. Speaking of great content, be sure to tune in this summer for another round of Summer School with the Theology Department. We're looking forward to more great conversations about systematic theology topics. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Apr 28, 2025 · 42 min
April 28 - The Purpose of Education at LuHi with Tim Thomack and Josie Oberdieck
We're excited to have Mr Thomack and Mrs Oberdieck back on the podcast to finish our conversation about the purpose of education. This time, we are diving more specifically into the topic of education at LuHi. And we have one more "This is Allegedly Healthy" segment for you! Next week, who knows what we'll cover. We are also excited to bring back Summer School with the Theology Department to the podcast starting in June. We will have 4 episodes over June and July covering topics brought to you by the Theology Department. If you have a topic you'd like to hear our Theology Department cover, please email podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Apr 21, 2025 · 48 min
April 21 - Social Media & Screen Use in Teenagers with Emily Saulnier and Chris DeAntoni
As promised, our Health teachers, Chris and Emily, return to the podcast to share insights on teenage screen usage and the challenges that come with it. We know this can be a difficult conversation, but we close with a message of hope—reminding students and parents alike that our true identity is found in Christ. Some resources mentioned in the episode: - The Brick: https://getbrick.app/?srsltid=AfmBOoq1VW15qAoKmDBkVzRfqU4bMqeNt4U5dAoz1HJsbnZ5Za3Svs5r - Anxious Generation: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book - Huberman Labs, Guest Dr Jonathan Haidt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csubiPlvFWk New segment alert! Zoeller and I finally got it together to share some breathing tips on the new (and possibly only one of its kind?) segment: This is Allegedly Healthy. Know an incoming LuHi family? Please share this podcast with them so they can learn more about the ins and outs of LuHi before their student starts this fall. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Apr 14, 2025 · 43 min
April 14 - New Classes Coming 2025 with Mr Thomack
We cover two timely topics in this episode: The lineup of 2025 new classes 2025 summer courses FAQs Mr Thomack is back on the Pod explaining upcoming classes. Find details for summer classes here: https://www.lhsparker.org/summer-classes Zoeller and I are going to get it together, we promise. But this is not that episode. We have a few more ideas for new segments, so vote on your favorite today. The front runners are Best Idea Ever and This is Allegedly Healthy. Thoughts? Email us/send a zephyr at podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Apr 7, 2025 · 42 min
April 7 - Myths about Strength Training in High School with Coach Smock
Coach Nate Smock, who leads our Team Strength classes, joins the pod this week to discuss common fallacies he hears around training high school athletes. We cover everything from game-day readiness to over and under-training. It's hard to believe, but the LuHi Pod has hit the 75th episode mark! We actually hit it a couple episodes back, but just realized it during this recording. Zoeller and Hannah discuss it, and a new list .... and really nothing else. What new segment do you want to hear? 1) This is allegedly healthy 2) Teach me something new 3) My best idea ever was... 4) Go back to Lukewarm Takes Vote now - email podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Mar 31, 2025 · 45 min
March 31 - More Student Q&As with Mrs Kidston and Mr Rogness
Mr. Rogness and Mrs. Kidston are back to tackle another round of thoughtful, hard-hitting questions from their students. As the teachers of LuHi’s Men’s and Women’s Christian Decisions classes, they bring wisdom, real-world insight, and a deep love for the Lord to this conversation. For the "Lukewarm Takes Gone Cold" Segment, we are skipping music trivia (is that really going well? Jury is still out.) and instead hearing Zoeller's list of new replacement ideas. What should the new segment be? We want your feedback. Send us a zephyr at podcast@lhsparker.org. Also, you might notice there is no senior student devo this week. We hope to get more seniors back on the podcast to share their devotions, so if you have a student who has a devotion to share, please let us know (again, podcast@lhsparker.org). Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Mar 24, 2025 · 45 min
March 24 - Student Q&As with Health Teachers Mr DeAntoni and Mrs Saulnier
Emily Saulnier and Chris DeAntoni, our health teachers, are back on the Pod answering more student questions. We cover some great topics including the dangers of zyns, dating etiquette and more. Instead of a Lukewarm Take, we are back to give music trivia one more try. We'll see how it goes. Zoeller isn't convinced. Feedback? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us a zephyr: podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Mar 17, 2025 · 27 min
BONUS: Re-Air of Mission and Service with Mr Garner and Malea Yoxsimer
Happy Spring Break! No new episode this week, but in honor of the first round of mission trips that went out this week, we are re-airing one of our favorites from last season. We are joined by LuHi Senior Malea Yoxsimer and our lead on all things Service and Missions at LuHi, Mr Garner. In this episode, LuHi Senior Malea and Mr Garner share words of wisdom, their passion for serving others, and a few stories of the impact that service and missions have had on their lives. It's a really uplifting episode. We hope you enjoy! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Mar 10, 2025 · 32 min
March 10 - New Family Welcome with Mr Fueger
Welcome to all the new incoming families for the 2025-26 school year! We're so glad to have you as new listeners to the podcast! Our hope is this becomes a resource for you to learn more about LuHi. If you have a question or want to hear a specific topic covered, please let us know (podcast@lhsparker.org). This week, Ben Fueger, Admissions Director, is on to talk about the upcoming Spring Info Night and New Family Welcome Meeting events. Link to Freshmen Retreat Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2228322/episodes/15547493-aug-19-value-of-the-freshmen-retreat-with-jonathan-schlecht-re-air Link to LuHi Knowledge Base (searchable FAQ site): https://www.lhsparker.org/knowledge-base No new podcast next week! We are taking a break for Spring Break! Speaking of breaks, we are taking a break from the Lukewarm Take segment and trying something new: Name that Song Teacher Trivia. We'll admit, it's a little chaotic as we try to figure out the best method for the trivia but this is the only place you can get original Zoeller MySpace stories. Let us know what you think of the new segment - send a zephyr to podcast@lhsparker.org! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Mar 3, 2025 · 39 min
March 3 - Adoption & Your Identity is In Christ with Mrs Maas
This week, LuHi English Teacher Lana Maas shares a little of her life story with us as the backdrop of why she has a passion for teaching. We hope you are encouraged by this episode and reminded that your identity is found in Christ. You are defined by Him! And we're still keeping it in the family this week with our Lukewarm Take. Hannah's sister made the mistake of visiting so she, of course, got drug into the studio to participate in a Lukewarm Take. If it isn't obvious, we hope you know that if you have a tepid or lukewarm opinion, we want to hear it! Send it in: podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Feb 24, 2025 · 48 min
Feb 24 - New Class: Entrepreneurship with Mrs Van Heukelem and Jackson Barry
It’s always a great time when both a student and a teacher join us on the podcast! This week, we welcome Business Academy Director Amanda Van Heukelem and LuHi Senior Jackson Barry to dive into the world of LuHi business classes. We talk about LuHi business classes - including a brand new class coming next year - Entrepreneurship - as well as the Stock Market Challenge and more. Plus, in this week's Lukewarm Take, Zoeller’s mother-in-law sends a clip discussing professionalism vs. customer service. Spoiler: The youth of America aren’t to blame. Got a Lukewarm Take or a topic you’d love to hear on the podcast? Let us know at podcast@lhsparker.org! Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Feb 17, 2025 · 37 min
Feb 17: Teaching Science from a Christian Worldview with Mrs Rogness and Ms Hoffman
As always, we are excited for you to hear from our guests this week! Mrs Rogness and Ms Hoffman are on the Pod to talk about their love teaching science from a biblical worldview. This week's Lukewarm Take comes from Mr Vanderhyde about the correct way (or at least an alternative way) to take off and hang up a button down shirt. We are - unsurprisingly - perplexed. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!
Feb 10, 2025 · 23 min
Feb 10 - Boys Volleyball with Coach Brgoch and Chance Conroy
Boys Volleyball Kicks Off at LuHi! Boys Volleyball is the newest addition to LuHi’s lineup of spring sports! With the inaugural season just around the corner, Head Coach Josh Brgoch and LuHi Senior Chance Conroy join us on the pod to talk about the program and what they’re most excited about. 📢 Interested in joining? The Spring Sports Meeting is TONIGHT – Monday, February 10th, at 7 PM on campus. Whether your student is ready to hit the court or just wants to learn more, we’d love to see you there! You can also reach out to josh.brgoch@lhsparker.org for more information and details on upcoming tryouts. Lukewarm Take of the Week: Mrs. Oge has thoughts about ice. Hannah is on board. Zoeller agrees—purely out of loyalty. Do you have a lukewarm take? Email us (or should we say send us a zephyr)! We're always talking questions, comments, suggestions, and lukewarm takes at podcast@lhsparker.org. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Our intro, outro, and segment music were written and recorded by Mr. Matt Zoeller. You can find us on most of the socials under the Lutheran High School handles. If you have a question you want answered on the Pod, we do Q&A episodes each season! Submit questions anytime to podcast@lhsparker.org. You can find chapters for each episode and transcripts here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2228322 Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing with your friends!