https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MichelleDeRusha09-20-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MichelleDeRusha09-20-2021.mp3 Michelle DeRusha is back on the podcast. She is a great conversationalist and a wonderful writer. Recently she went on a silent retreat for the first time. We talk about the spiritual practice of retreat and silence. We also catch up on the good books that each of us…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DavidPGushee09-13-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DavidPGushee09-13-2021.mp3   David Gushee joins me on the podcast this week. He is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University and past President of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Christian Ethics. He is the author of more than twenty books including Still Christian,…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JonSweeney09-06-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JonSweeney09-06-2021.mp3 Jon M. Sweeney joins me on this episode of Faith Conversations as we kick off our new season! He is an independent scholar an an award-winning writer. Jon is author of more than forty books and we talk about his latest, Thomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ChristinePaintner08-23-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ChristinePaintner08-23-2021.mp3   I’m happy to welcome back to the podcast the online abbess for Abbey of the Arts and prolific author, Christine Valters Paintner. I delve into a bit of Christine’s story as well as talk to her about her latest release Sacred Time: Embracing An Intentional Way of Life. Christine’s…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MikeMurphy08-09-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MikeMurphy08-09-2021.mp3 Mike Murphy joins me on the podcast as we talk about what we are reading that is moving us and making a difference to us. We also dive into a few of his latest Rumblings that made us think. It’s all about growth and transformation. Check out the books…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JanetDavis07-26-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JanetDavis07-26-2021.mp3 I am back on the podcast after my injury! And Janet Davis is the perfect guest to return with. Her book Sacred Healing has been a beautiful companion during these ongoing days of recovery. We talk about how pain and loss is inevitable in life but the deeper question and invitation…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ChristineWagoner07-12-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ChristineWagoner07-12-2021.mp3 This week’s podcast is all about Finding Your Yes. Christine Wagoner joins me as we look at living a life of openness to the invitations of God in our lives. Christine is an associate regional director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and makes her home, with her husband Kurt, in…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MikeMurphy06-28-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MikeMurphy06-28-2021.mp3 Mike Murphy joins me in this first post-brain injury podcast. And…I think we made sense but I’ll let you be the judge. We discussed some significant topics that you might want to spend some time on—Redlining, CRT (Critical Race Theory), among others. Find Erna Kim Hackett here. Find Mike…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TerenceLester06-14-2021.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/p/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TerenceLester06-14-2021.mp3 Terence Lester joins me on the podcast to talk about what it looks like to seek justice together, in community. He has recently written, When We Stand, and asserts how easy it is to feel overwhelmed by all the injustices we see in the world. But as we collaborate with others,…