https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/melindamichelle06-03-2019.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/melindamichelle06-03-2019.mp3  My two good friends Melinda Schmidt & Michelle Van Loon join me on the podcast this week. We do some freeform conversation reminiscent of the Millrose Club, for those who used to listen to Midday Connection. Our first topic centered on favorite vacations. Topic number two looked at…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BelindaBauman05-27-19.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/BelindaBauman05-27-19.mp3 What does it look like to experience the audacious power of empathy? Belinda Bauman joins me on the podcast this week to talk about the message of her book Brave Souls. We touch on cutting edge neuroscience as well as biblical parables along with stories of brave women from across…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/christophersmith051219.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/christophersmith051219.mp3 Christopher Smith is a writer, community developer, and founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He has authored a number of books, including the award-winning Slow Church. This week he joins me on the podcast to talk about How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MarilynMcEntyre05-06-19.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MarilynMcEntyre05-06-19.mp3   Marilyn McEntyre joins me again on Faith Conversations. She is an award-winning author of several books on language and faith. Her current title is another beauty, When Poets Pray. Marilyn is also a retreat leader and workshop presenter. We dive into the content of several poems on the podcast…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/michellevanloon04-29-19.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/michellevanloon04-29-19.mp3   Michelle Van Loon joins me again in follow up of our last conversation where Michelle posed the question, “When was the last time God moved you deeply?” We’d love to hear your stories as well. Send an email to producer@anitalustrea.com. Michelle also mentioned two older books of hers, Parable…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ParkerPalmer08-27-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ParkerPalmer08-27-18.mp3 I’ve taken this week off. In the post-Easter fog I thought I’d release again the Parker Palmer podcast from last fall. It’s one of my all-time favorite conversations. If you missed it, check it out. If you heard it last fall, it’s worth another listen. Hope you had a…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/michellevanloon04-15-19.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/michellevanloon04-15-19.mp3 Michelle Van Loon joins me at my kitchen table this week as we encourage you to look for ways to connect to God during Holy Week. We talk about the stations of the cross and Michelle asks us to think about when was the last time we connected deeply…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ChristiePurifoytake2-04-08-19.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ChristiePurifoytake2-04-08-19.mp3   Christie Purifoy joins me on the podcast this week. Had a few technical difficulties in the first 10 minutes. Hang in there because the conversation is amazing!! Christie holds a Ph.D. in English Literature and she traded the classroom for a farmhouse, a garden, and a writing desk.…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/barbarabrowntaylor04-01-19.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/barbarabrowntaylor04-01-19.mp3 Barbara Brown Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author. You might know her from her books Leaving Church, An Altar in the World, or Learning to Walk in the Dark. On this week’s edition of Faith Conversations we focus in on the content of a brand new release, Holy Envy: Finding…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PeteEnns03-25-19.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PeteEnns03-25-19.mp3   Pete Enns joins me on the podcast this week. He is the Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. David’s Pennsylvania. He is also host of the podcast The Bible for Normal People and author of How the Bible Actually Works, which has an incredibly long subtitle…