https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JohnLustrea02-03-2020.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/JohnLustrea02-03-2020.mp3 Back by popular demand, John Lustrea joins me to talk through the movie, The Dark Knight. We viewed the movie through the theme of heroism. And as we talked through the film we identified unexpected heroes as well as favorite quotes in the movie.   If you’ve not watched The…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MelissaCamaraWilkins01-27-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MelissaCamaraWilkins01-27-2020.mp3   Melissa Camara Wilkins joins me on the podcast to talk about being yourself. You know how exhausting it is to try to be someone else! Melissa has written Permission Granted: Be Who You Were Made to Be and Let Go of the Rest. Can I get an Amen?!…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wendy-Michelle01-20-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wendy-Michelle01-20-2020.mp3 Two friends join me on this week’s podcast. Long-time friend Michelle Van Loon returns to the podcast, and more recent friend Wendy Cox joins me for the first time. The important topic this week is how to form and operate a conversation group. The three of us are part…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SharonGarloughBrown01-13-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SharonGarloughBrown01-13-2020.mp3   Long-time friend, Sharon Garlough Brown, joins me on the podcast. Some of you know her from her Sensible Shoes series, which I highly recommend. Sharon’s latest two releases are the topic of conversation on the podcast. Shades of Light follows Wren Crawford, a social worker overwhelmed with the cares of the…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AundiKolber01-06-2020.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AundiKolber01-06-2020.mp3   Aundi Kolber is my guest this week on Faith Conversations and her book Try Softer is an important book if you’ve struggled with anxiety or stress, or have lived any of your life in survival mode. Aundi is a licensed professional counselor, writer, and speaker. Her area of specialization…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HollyBeers12-30-2019.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HollyBeers12-30-2019.mp3   Holly Beers and her book, A Week in the Life of a Greco-Roman Woman, are a delightful addition to the list of Faith Conversations. When I booked Holly for the podcast, I thought her book was non-fiction. As I got into the content to prepare, I realized—most pleasantly—that it was…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BethDaveBooram-12-16-2019.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BethDaveBooram-12-16-2019.mp3   Beth and David Booram join me on the podcast this week. Beth was my very first podcast guest when Faith Conversations began, so it was wonderful to have her back and to have her husband and coauthor, David, join us. The Boorams are the cofounders and directors of…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MichelleDeRusha-12-09-2019.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MichelleDeRusha-12-09-2019.mp3   Michelle DeRusha joins me again on the podcast. The first time she joined me, our focus was her book True You—a worthy read. I knew then that she needed to be a return guest because she was such a good conversationalist. So Michelle is back and we discuss…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AndrewPeterson12-02-2019.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AndrewPeterson12-02-2019.mp3   Long time friend, Andrew Peterson, joins me on the podcast as we talk about both a new book, Adorning the Dark, and a new album, the 20th anniversary edition of Behold the Lamb of God. Andrew talked about writing and songwriting. We talked about community and what Behold the Lamb of God looks…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/JohnLustrea200episode11-25-2019.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/JohnLustrea200episode11-25-2019.mp3 Episode 200! It’s a milestone in my podcasting world. Most people who start a podcast do a few episodes, maybe 6 months’ worth, but episode 200 represents 4 years of nearly continuous podcasts. I’m a bit surprised that I made it this far. Many things compel me to go…