http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Makoto-Fujimura09-27-2016.mp3 http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Makoto-Fujimura09-27-2016.mp3 Makoto Fujimura is an internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker. He serves as the director of Fuller Theological Seminary’s Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. Above all, Fujimura is recognized worldwide as a cultural shaper. He is a fascinating person with a deep heart of compassion…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/john-mike-anita10-28-16.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/john-mike-anita10-28-16.mp3 My son John came home from South Carolina for a week. He gets married this coming June, so my opportunities to have him join me on the podcast won’t come along as often, and I am always interested to hear thoughts from younger voices. My husband Mike Murphy also…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Brian-McLaren10-4-2016.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Brian-McLaren10-4-2016.mp3 Brian McLaren joins me this week on the podcast. His latest book, The Great Spiritual Migration, grabbed my attention from the first words. As I read the subtitle, How the World’s Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to be Christian, I thought about the current election cycle and all that I’m reading…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/James-Martin9-27-2016.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/James-Martin9-27-2016.mp3 Father James Martin makes a return visit to Faith Conversations this week. The focus of our conversation, which includes my husband Mike Murphy as co-host, is Father Martin’s book My Life With the Saints. It is the 10th anniversary of the book’s publication and Father James wrote a new epilogue…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Episode-53-Jenny-Rae-Armstrong10-3-16.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Episode-53-Jenny-Rae-Armstrong10-3-16.mp3 Jenny Rae Armstrong is a woman on a mission. She has walked into the fullness of who God created her to be and encourages all of us to do the same. As a wife and mom of four boys, she finished her degree and headed to Seminary where she is…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Episode-53-Ian-Cron-Suzanne-Stabile10-3-2016.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Episode-53-Ian-Cron-Suzanne-Stabile10-3-2016.mp3 I’m excited about this week’s podcast for several reasons. First and foremost, I’ve been producing Faith Conversations for a whole year! This episode marks the beginning of year 2 for the podcast. I’ve heard from so many of you throughout the last year and I’m grateful for your interest…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-52-Katherine-Willis-Pershey09-26-16.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-52-Katherine-Willis-Pershey09-26-16.mp3 Katherine Willis Pershey joins me on the podcast this week. Her book, Very Married: Field Notes on Love & Fidelity, is the focus of our conversation. With a foreword by Eugene Peterson, and endorsements from Glennon Doyle Melton, Sarah Bessey, and Seth Haines, you know you have a winner! It is…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-51-Michelle-Van-Loon9-19-16.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-51-Michelle-Van-Loon9-19-16.mp3 Michelle Van Loon is an author and speaker. You can find her writings a variety of places. She is a regular contributor to Christianity Today‘s popular Her.meneutics blog for women, and she blogs for the Patheos.com Evangelical channel. Her recent release, Moments and Days, is the focus of this week’s Faith Conversations.…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-50-Brenda-Garrison9-12-16.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-50-Brenda-Garrison9-12-16.mp3 Brenda Garrison is someone I met years ago at a Hearts at Home conference. She and I were both workshop presenters. I immediately liked her. Her energy and enthusiasm were contagious! You’ll hear her energy on the podcast. Fast forward a few years. Brenda is now a grandma and…

http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-49-Shauna-Niequist9-5-16.mp3http://media.blubrry.com/3954060/anitalustrea.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode-49-Shauna-Niequist9-5-16.mp3 When your life has revolved around bigger and better and faster, it’s hard to slow down. That pretty much describes most of us born and raised in the west, especially in the United States. Shauna Niequist is no different. Growing up in a mega church and then joining the…