http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-9-Salaberrios-11-30-15.mp3 http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-9-Salaberrios-11-30-15.mp3 When I was growing up, the amazing story I heard and later read was about Nicky Cruz and David Wilkerson. The Cross and the Switchblade story was responsible for propelling many toward Christ. Certainly when I heard Nicky Cruz, in person, as a little girl, my young and naive faith was strengthened.…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-8-Neff-11-23-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-8-Neff-11-23-15.mp3 I’ve been looking forward to releasing this podcast. For those of you who don’t know, my guest Lori Neff used to work with me at Moody Radio on the program Midday Connection. We logged a lot of great years together along with our friend and colleague, Melinda Schmidt. Some of you have…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-7-Degler-11-16-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-7-Degler-11-16-15.mp3 If you’re breathing, there is the possibility of conflict. Dr. Jennifer Degler is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to relationships and on this week’s podcast I talk with her about the essential keys to resolving conflict. Jennifer was a favorite guest on Midday Connection and I’m delighted…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-6-GarloughBrown-11-09-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Faith-Conversations-6-GarloughBrown-11-09-15.mp3 Sharon took us all on a journey with her first book, Sensible Shoes. The four characters we got to walk alongside made us look deeply at our own lives. Most of us were left hoping we would get to see these four women again. We weren’t finished growing and some of…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-5-Hidalgo-11-02-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-5-Hidalgo-11-02-15.mp3 Michael Hidalgo says in his book Changing Faith, “Whenever we attempt to make God more like us, there is a good chance we become less like him.” But we continue to try, don’t we? Thankfully, God doesn’t play by our rules. On this week’s edition of Faith Conversations, I’m…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-4-Spangler-10-26-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-4-Spangler-10-26-15.mp3 When I think of scriptural stories containing women, my mind doesn’t immediately go to the descriptor wicked. It’s probably not even the second or third thought that crosses my mind. Ann Spangler, however, thought differently and therefore got my vote for the Halloween episode of Faith Conversations. Spangler did…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-3-McLean-10-19-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-3-McLean-10-19-15.mp3 Having hosted a radio show geared toward women for nearly 16 years, when October rolls around I always think of breast cancer. Thankfully, due to the efforts of the Avon Breast Cancer walk, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and many other voices speaking up on behalf of women, most…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-2-Ortberg-10-12-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversations-2-Ortberg-10-12-15.mp3     Most of us want light, plenty of it, to accomplish the task at hand. We all know the stereotypical photograph of miners working below ground. It’s a picture of them wearing headlamps. They need light to do their jobs. Nancy Ortberg takes us into the dark spiritually…

http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversation-1-Boorman-10-5-15.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/anitalustrea/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Faith-Conversation-1-Boorman-10-5-15.mp3   Beth Booram is a deep feeler who loves to think! That is reason enough for me to have a conversation with her. But she is also an extrovert with a penchant for solitude. And if you’ve read some of her books, you know Beth is an artist who…