26 May 2023

Mike’s Rumblings – 05-26-23

This is an audio version of Mike Murphy‘s Friday rumblings. This is a regular post on Facebook that I’ve turned into a podcast. I decided Mike’s words needed a wider audience. You may agree or disagree with what he says, but there is certainly much food for thought contained here. You can friend Mike on Facebook for the printed version or read it below

Rumblings. 5.26.23 

1. This week the NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. This action is a direct response to Governor Ron DeSantis’s aggressive and ongoing attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools. 

The travel notice states that “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. Before traveling to Florida, please under…Read More

24 May 2023

Lectio Divina 53 – Acts 2:2-6

This is a weekly release of the spiritual practice Lectio Divina. I hope you’ll listen and ponder the scripture passage offered and let me know your thoughts. My email address is producer@anitalustrea.com. Also, feel free to share this podcast on your social media or tell a friend about it. 

If you’d like to support this podcast you can do so through a gift to PayPal using the email address producer@anitalustrea.com.

If you enjoy the beautiful guitar music, you can learn more about Steve Wick and how to purchase his music on his website….Read More

22 May 2023

Kaitlin Curtice – episode 365

Kaitlin Curtice is back on the podcast. She is an award winning author, poet-storyteller, and public speaker. She is also an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, writing on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. I think our conversation about her most recent book, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day, is really interesting and enlightening.

Find Kaitlin in the following places:
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

Note: When clicking through on links to products on Amazon, as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases….Read More

19 May 2023

Mike’s Rumblings – 05-19-23

This is an audio version of Mike Murphy‘s Friday rumblings. This is a regular post on Facebook that I’ve turned into a podcast. I decided Mike’s words needed a wider audience. You may agree or disagree with what he says, but there is certainly much food for thought contained here. You can friend Mike on Facebook for the printed version or read it below

Rumblings. 5.19.23 

1. Rick Wilson, one of the founders of the Lincoln Project, notes that “When Trump’s CNN audience was giggling and clapping as he joked about sexual assault, and throughout his various racist tropes, it proved that Trump’s real superpower, with his base, is that he allows them to be their very worst selves without guilt or shame.” 

The base appears to believe that boundaries, civility, and truth telling matter not at all when they are in Trump’…Read More

17 May 2023

Lectio Divina 52 – Acts 1:1-5

This is a weekly release of the spiritual practice Lectio Divina. I hope you’ll listen and ponder the scripture passage offered and let me know your thoughts. My email address is producer@anitalustrea.com. Also, feel free to share this podcast on your social media or tell a friend about it. 

If you’d like to support this podcast you can do so through a gift to PayPal using the email address producer@anitalustrea.com.

If you enjoy the beautiful guitar music, you can learn more about Steve Wick and how to purchase his music on his website….Read More

12 May 2023

Mike’s Rumblings – 05-12-23

This is an audio version of Mike Murphy‘s Friday rumblings. This is a regular post on Facebook that I’ve turned into a podcast. I decided Mike’s words needed a wider audience. You may agree or disagree with what he says, but there is certainly much food for thought contained here. You can friend Mike on Facebook for the printed version or read it below

Rumblings. 5.12.23 

1. The biblical prophet, according to Richard Rohr, is always “on the edge of the inside.” That’s a great descriptor.

Look for the prophets. You know who they are. They’re the ones who tick you off but deep down you know that they’re speaking truth.

2. Ray Romano, of “Everybody Loves Raymond” fame was last week’s guest on NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.” He shared a piece of advice he received from a therapist. “Ray, if you …Read More

10 May 2023

Lectio Divina 51 – John 21:20-25

This is a weekly release of the spiritual practice Lectio Divina. I hope you’ll listen and ponder the scripture passage offered and let me know your thoughts. My email address is producer@anitalustrea.com. Also, feel free to share this podcast on your social media or tell a friend about it. 

If you’d like to support this podcast you can do so through a gift to PayPal using the email address producer@anitalustrea.com.

If you enjoy the beautiful guitar music, you can learn more about Steve Wick and how to purchase his music on his website….Read More

03 May 2023

Lectio Divina 50 – Luke 24:44-48

This is a weekly release of the spiritual practice Lectio Divina. I hope you’ll listen and ponder the scripture passage offered and let me know your thoughts. My email address is producer@anitalustrea.com. Also, feel free to share this podcast on your social media or tell a friend about it. 

If you’d like to support this podcast you can do so through a gift to PayPal using the email address producer@anitalustrea.com.

If you enjoy the beautiful guitar music, you can learn more about Steve Wick and how to purchase his music on his website….Read More

01 May 2023

Daneen Akers-Dear Mama God – episode 364

Writer, producer and teacher, Daneen Akers, joins me on the podcast this week as we take a look at the feminine references and metaphors about God in Scripture that also influenced the writing of her recent children’s book, Dear Mama God. It’s a beautiful book with gorgeous illustrations that connects us, through the eyes of a child, with the feminine side of God, which doesn’t get enough place in our pulpits.

Lest you get nervous about this conversation, check out these scripture references that describe the feminine side of God as well as links to books mentioned on the podcast.

A Woman’s Lectionary for the Whole Church by Wilda Gafney

When God Was a Little Girl by David R. Weiss

What Is God Like by Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul Turner

Mother God by Teresa Kim Pecinovsky

Picturing God by Ruth Goring

Ma…Read More

28 Apr 2023

Mike’s Rumblings – 04-28-23

This is an audio version of Mike Murphy‘s Friday rumblings. This is a regular post on Facebook that I’ve turned into a podcast. I decided Mike’s words needed a wider audience. You may agree or disagree with what he says, but there is certainly much food for thought contained here. You can friend Mike on Facebook for the printed version or read it below

Rumblings. 4.28.23 

1. The outcome of the 2024 election will hinge on our answer to  one pivotal question. Do we still want a democracy or not? 

2. “My Pillow” founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell made a bold offer ahead of a “cyber symposium” he held in August 2021 in South Dakota: He claimed he had data showing Chinese interference and said he would pay $5 million to anyone who could prove the material was not from the previous year’s U.S. electio…Read More