https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Lectio89-01-31-24.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Lectio89-01-31-24.mp3

https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/john-mom06-25-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/john-mom06-25-18.mp3 This week on the podcast, John Lustrea and I discuss and use some spiritual practices as part of the discussion of a movie. The movie choice might seem unlikely, but we chose—actually John chose—the movie Moana. And he suggested we look at the movie through the lens of Exploration. A fruitful…

https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Lori-Anita06-18-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Lori-Anita06-18-18.mp3 I am delighted to have Lori Neff back on Faith Conversations this week. We are rolling out a book club. Both Lori and I have had numerous people email and ask if we would consider starting the book club up again. Dr. Rosalie de Rosset, our previous book club…

https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mikemurphy06-11-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mikemurphy06-11-18.mp3   So much is happening in our world that I felt I needed the grounding presence of Rev. Mike Murphy on the podcast. We read some emails and respond, we talk about prayer, and we take time to talk about the recent suicides that have captured the attention of…

https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dianabutlerbass06-04-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dianabutlerbass06-04-18.mp3 This week on the podcast I have John Lustrea as a co-host instead of a guest. Diana Butler Bass has written a thoughtful book titled, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks. If you’ve not heard of Diana before, she is the award-winning author of 10 books on American religion. She…

https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/melindajohn05-28-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/melindajohn05-28-18.mp3 Joining me on the podcast this week is long-time friend and former colleague, Melinda Schmidt, and as moderator to our discussion, my son John Lustrea. Melinda is currently working for Wheaton Grad School, and has an active blog called The Reinvention Experiment that you might want to bookmark and…

https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/melindaschmidt05-07-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/melindaschmidt05-07-18.mp3 Long-time friend and former co-host of Midday Connection, Melinda Schmidt, joins me on the podcast. We riff off of the last stanza of Mary Oliver’s amazing poem, “When Death Comes,” off and on during the conversation, as well as Melinda’s latest blog post found here.   We also talked about…

https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kaitlincurtice04-30-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kaitlincurtice04-30-18.mp3 Kaitlin Curtice is a voice to pay attention to and a writer to watch. She is a Native American Christian author, speaker, and worship leader. You may have read her writing in Sojourners. She also writes at www.kaitlincurtice.com on the intersection of culture and spirituality.   We talk about reading, writing,…