https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mikemurphy02-26-18.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mikemurphy02-26-18.mp3 My husband, Mike Murphy, joins me on this episode of Faith Conversations.   We discussed a conference we recently attended which focused on the work of Breakthrough Urban Ministries, an inner-city ministry on the west side of Chicago in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. Through the message given…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SandraGlahn02-19-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SandraGlahn02-19-18.mp3 Sandra Glahn joins me on Faith Conversations this week to talk about Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible. Sandra is general editor on this project that looks at some familiar female biblical characters in a new light. The variety of voices that Sandra brought…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/marilynmcentyre02-12-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/marilynmcentyre02-12-18.mp3 Marilyn McEntyre is the award-winning author of books on language and faith, including What’s in a Phrase?, Word by Word, and Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies. This week on the podcast we talk about her latest release, Make a List. Marilyn contends that the practice of list-making might…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lorineff02-05-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lorineff02-05-18.mp3 Lori Neff joins me this week on the podcast. She is a dear friend and former colleague. Currently, she is a marketing manager with InterVarsity Press. She is an avid reader and a wonderful writer. We focus on a recent blog post of hers called, “Being Childless.” We also discuss The…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/michellevanloon01-29-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/michellevanloon01-29-18.mp3 Michelle Van Loon joins me on the podcast to respond to email from last week’s episode as well as tackle a new and important topic of the Larry Nassar case and the powerful victim impact statements made in court. We look at the hard and powerful words of Rachael…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/michellevanloon01-22-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/michellevanloon01-22-18.mp3 Michelle Van Loon is the author of five books, including the upcoming release, Born to Wander: Recovering The Value of Our Pilgrim Identity. This week on the podcast we focus on how to be human! We look at how we interact with people who’ve moved to the margins and even…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Chris-Fabry01-15-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Chris-Fabry01-15-18.mp3   Author and radio host Chris Fabry joins me on this week’s Faith Conversations. His newest novel, Under A Cloudless Sky, just released. It tackles some difficult topics like the secrets we keep and how they shape us, and how our relationships change over time with our parents. Loving…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mikemurphy01-08-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mikemurphy01-08-18.mp3   Mike Murphy joins me for a New Year’s podcast, focusing on a quick look back, and a look at some ways to live in the new year. The following books were mentioned: Discovering Our Spiritual Identity by Trevor Hudson The Soul of A Pilgrim by Christine Vaulters Paintner…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MarlaTaviano01-01-18.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/MarlaTaviano01-01-18.mp3 Marla Taviano is an author, blogger, and library builder in Cambodia. She and her husband Gabe and their three daughters moved to Cambodia three years ago and have lived a kind of three-steps-forward-two-steps-back life. Once the building of libraries started, however, they’ve not looked back. On this episode of…

https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LiaHuber12-18-17.mp3https://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LiaHuber12-18-17.mp3 Lia Huber is an entrepreneur, consultant, recipe developer, and food writer. She speaks widely about food and faith. Honestly, I wish I was her next door neighbor so I could try a few recipes she develops! She is charming and has a story worth reading. Her book Nourished is beautifully…