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Brian Allain
Ep 126 –
how to become a published author
Dan Allender
Ep 26 – Healing the Wounded Heart
Jenny Rae Armstrong
Ep 54 – Don’t Hide Your Light Under a Laundry Basket
Diana Butler Bass
Ep 132 – Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks
(with guest co-host John Lustrea)
Rob Bell
Ep 84 – What Is The Bible?
(with guest co-host John Lustrea)
Tracey Bianchi
Ep 47 – True You –
overcoming self-doubt and finding your voice
Beth Booram
Ep 1 – Starting Something New
Sharon Garlough Brown
Ep 6 – Two Steps Forward
Dale Hanson Bourke
Ep 70 – Immigration: Tough Questions, Direct Answers
Mark Buchanan
Ep 16 – On Justice and Reconciliation
John Burke
Ep 21 – An Unexpected Look at Heaven
Jill Buteyn
Ep 17 – How to Walk Through Suffering
Suanne Camfield
Ep 73 – The Sound of a Million Dreams
Steven Curtis Chapman
Ep 71 – Between Heaven & the Real World
Michael Cieslak
Ep 46 –
Anita and Michael discuss church and culture
Gregory Coles
Ep 108 – Single, Gay, Christian –
a personal journey of faith and sexual identity
Ian Morgan Cron
Ep 53 – The Road Back to You
(with Suzanne Stabile) – discussing the Enneagram personality profile
Kaitlin Curtice
Ep 129 – Glory Happening
Janet Davis
Ep 23 – Tiny Giant Choices
Dr. Jennifer Degler
Ep 7 – Keys to Resolving Conflict
Mary Demuth
Ep 104 – Not Marked –
hope and healing after sexual abuse
Esther Emery
Ep 63 – What Falls from the Sky
–
disconnecting from the internet for a year
Peter Enns
Ep 30 – The Sin of Certainty
Kathy Escobar
Ep 37 – Faith Shifting
Ruth Everhart
Ep 48 – Ruined
–
experiencing trauma or loss
Chris Fabry
Ep 43 – The Promise of Jesse Woods
Ep 114 – Under A Cloudless Sky
Jessica Leep Fick
Ep 13 – Beautiful Feet
Leslie Leyland Fields
Ep 72 – Crossing the Waters
Makoto Fujimura
Ep 58 – Silence and Beauty
Marilyn Gardner
Ep 24 – Refugees, Fear, and Politics
Brenda Garrison
Ep 50 – Love No Matter What
Sandra Glahn
Ep 119 – Vindicating the Vixens
Jennifer Grant
Ep 90 – When Did Everybody Else Get So Old?
Ep 93 –
Writing (for children)
(with Caryn Rivadeneira)
Marlena Graves
Ep 107 – A Beautiful Disaster: finding hope in the midst of brokenness
The Gray Havens
Ep 35 –
The Gray Havens discuss their latest album,
Ghost of a King
Sara Groves
Ep 109 –
her latest album,
Abide With Me
Adam Hamilton
Ep 123 – Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times
Lisa Sharon Harper
Ep 41 – The Very Good Gospel: how everything wrong can be made right
Michael Hidalgo
Ep 5 – Changing Faith
Daniel Hill
Ep 96 – White Awake
Alison Hodgson
Ep 36 – The Pug List
Lia Huber
Ep 111 – Nourished – a memoir of food, faith & enduring love
Trevor Hudson
Ep 86 – Beyond Loneliness: The Gift of God’s Friendship
Carolyn Custis James
Ep 62 – Malestrom
Josh Larsen
Ep 91 – Movies Are Prayers
Nancy LeSourd
Ep 106 –
the novel series
Christy,
author Catherine Marshall, and the 1960s civil rights era
Erin Loechner
Ep 76 – Chasing Slow
John Lustrea
Ep 14 – Panel: Villains and Contrarian Viewpoints
Ep 15 – Panel: Scripture and Faith Shifting
Ep 19 – On Loving Music and Being a Deep Feeler
Ep 20 – On God Transcending Time
Ep 57 – Sports in Society/Unexpected Circumstances
(with Mike Murphy)
Ep 83 –
Books we’re reading
(with Melinda Schmidt)
Ep 84 – Rob Bell: What Is The Bible?
(co-hosting with Anita)
Ep 98 –
Catching up with John, and learning about Florilegium
Ep 102 –
Responding to what’s in the news: NFL protests, Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria, Las Vegas shooting
(with Mike Murphy)
Ep 121 –
Discussing the movie
The Way
and the spiritual practice of Lectio Divina
Ep 127 –
Discussing the movie
Queen of Katwe
and the spiritual practice of Havruta
Ep 131 –
Answering listener emails and how to disagree agreeably
(with Melinda Schmidt)
Ep 135 –
Movie Conversation:
Moana
Gillian Marchenko
Ep 31 – Living Fully with Depression
Karen Wright Marsh
Ep 105 – Vintage Saints and Sinners
Father James Martin
Ep 79 – Seven Last Words
Brian McClaren
Ep 56 – The Great Spiritual Migration
Kate McCord
Ep 10 – Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places
Marilyn McEntyre
Ep 118 – Make A List –
how list-writing can lead to personal discovery and spiritual growth
Mike McHargue
Ep 77 – Finding God in the Waves
Sarah McLean
Ep 3 – Pink Is the New Black
Carol Howard Merritt
Ep 85 – Healing Spiritual Wounds
Elisa Morgan
Ep 11 – Seeing Yourself As God Sees You
Eric Motley
Ep 110 – Madison Park: A Place of Hope
Mike Murphy
Ep 14 – Panel: Villains and Contrarian Viewpoints
Ep 15 – Panel: Scripture and Faith Shifting
Ep 19 – On Loving Music and Being a Deep Feeler
Ep 20 – On God Transcending Time
Ep 27 – Presidential Candidate Grid [2016]
Ep 32 – Mike Murphy’s Rumblings
Ep 44 – This Difficult Election Season
Ep 57 – Sports in Society/Unexpected Circumstances
(with John Lustrea)
Ep 61 – Big Transitions
Ep 67 –
Moving forward when our lives get stuck
Ep 68 –
Moving forward: stages of grief and refocusing after loss
Ep 74 –
Lent, important self-reflective questions, and lying
Ep 78 –
a fun journal and Friday Rumblings
(with Michelle Van Loon)
Ep 99 –
Hurricane Irma and the aftermath
Ep 102 –
Responding to what’s in the news: NFL protests, Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria, Las Vegas shooting
(with John Lustrea)
Ep 103 –
Friendship; ongoing controversial topics in the news
Ep 113 –
the New Year; a quick look back; ways to live in the new year
Ep 120 –
Breakthrough Urban Ministries conference; life purpose; Mike’s Rumblings
Ep 133 –
answering listener emails, talking about prayer, and discussing suicide
Lori Neff
Ep 8 – It’s All About Prayer
Ep 92 –
Anita and Lori discuss radio, publishing, poetry, looking forward
Ep 101 –
Anita, Melinda, Lori catch up on stuff!
(with Melinda Schmidt)
Ep 117 –
Lori’s blog and the books she’s reading
Ep 134 –
Book Club; other books we’re reading and podcasts we’re listening to
Shauna Niequist
Ep 49 – Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
Nancy Ortberg
Ep 2 – Seeing in the Dark
Tara Owens
Ep 69 – Embracing the Body
Christine Valters Paintner
Ep 89 – The Soul of a Pilgrim
Katherine Willis Pershey
Ep 52 – Very Married
Andrew Peterson
Ep 12 – The Burning Edge of Dawn
Caryn Rivadeneira
Ep 93 –
Writing (for children)
(with Jennifer Grant)
Natasha Robinson
Ep 22 – Mentoring…for Life!
Dimas Salaberrios
Ep 9 – The True Story of Dimas Salaberrios
Mark Scandrette
Ep 59 – Belonging and Becoming
Peter Scazzero
Ep 88 – Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Melinda Schmidt
Ep 42 – The Art of Conversation
(with Michelle Van Loon)
Ep 45 – Life Transitions and Grief
(with Michelle Van Loon)
Ep 80 –
Catching up with Anita
Ep 82 –
Quotes from Brene Brown; Baby Boomers leaving junk with their children
Ep 83 –
Books we’re reading
(with John Lustrea)
Ep 94 –
Catching up with Anita & Melinda (and her new blog)
Ep 97 –
More chats with Anita & Melinda
Ep 101 –
Anita, Melinda, Lori catch up on stuff!
(with Lori Neff)
Ep 130 –
Anita and Melinda talk about poetry, other podcasts, and Melinda’s blog
Ep 131 –
Answering listener emails and how to disagree agreeably
(with John Lustrea)
Steve Siler
Ep 33 – Music for the Soul
Jan Silvious
Ep 38 –
Courage for the Unknown Season: Navigating the Inevitable Changes of Life
Beth Slevcove
Ep 28 – Broken Hallelujahs
Ann Spangler
Ep 4 – Wicked Women of the Bible
Suzanne Stabile
Ep 53 – The Road Back to You
(with Ian Morgan Cron) – discussing the Enneagram personality profile
Elaine Storkey
Ep 122 – Scars Across Humanity: Understanding and Overcoming Violence Against Women
Erin Straza
Ep 75 – Comfort Detox
Sharon Swing
Ep 87 – Listen to My Life
–
life maps for recognizing and responding to God in your journey
Renee Swope
Ep 66 – Craving Connection
–
our need for deeper relationships
Marla Taviano
Ep 112 – What Makes You FART? –
a highly scientific formula for discovering the life you were meant to live
Michael Tenbusch
Ep 60 – The Jonathan Effect
–
the battle against poverty
Gregory Alan Thornbury
Ep 125 –
Larry Norman and the book,
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?
Dave Trout
Ep 40 – Dave Trout on Music
Casey Tygrett
Ep 100 – Becoming Curious
Nicole Unice
Ep 18 – Being Brave Enough
Michelle Van Loon
Ep 42 – The Art of Conversation
(with Melinda Schmidt)
Ep 45 – Life Transitions and Grief
(with Melinda Schmidt)
Ep 51 – Moments and Days
Ep 78 –
a fun journal and Friday Rumblings
(with Mike Murphy)
Ep 95 – The Perennial Gen
Ep 115 –
how to be human; how we interact with people who’ve moved to the margins and out of churches; how loneliness is epidemic in our society
Ep 124 –
various topics including
The Perennial Gen
blog, end of life issues, and creating a legacy
Ep 128 –
Michelle’s blog on when a Christian leader sins
Leslie Verner
Ep 81 – 31 Days of #WOKE
Leslie Vernick
Ep 64 – The Emotionally Destructive Marriage
Tish Harrison Warren
Ep 65 – Liturgy of the Ordinary
Wes Williams
Ep 14 – Panel: Villains and Contrarian Viewpoints
Ep 15 – Panel: Scripture and Faith Shifting
Addie Zierman
Ep 29 – Faith in the Dark