Anita Lustrea

Bestselling author and literature professor Karen Swallow Prior joins me on the podcast to talk about a favorite topic of hers and mine—how to read the classics well. She has written a new introduction to a number of classics along with adding wonderful questions for reflection. These are perfect editions...

Holley Gerth joins me on the podcast to talk about The Powerful Purpose of Introverts. As an introvert and one who has read all the popular introvert books, I thought I knew all there was to know about the subject. That’s a big NO! I learned a number of new...

On the heels of his NYT Bestselling book, The Color of Compromise, Jemar Tisby is back on Faith Conversations talking about his new book, How To Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice. Tisby gets practical in this book as he outlines a framework through a simple model, the ARC of Racial...

Janell Rardon joins me on the podcast this week to talk about emotional and spiritual health, something that is sorely missing in the Church. Janell recently penned Stronger Every Day: 9 Tools for an Emotionally Healthy You. It’s a book loaded with encouragement and strength imbuing tools for your life journey....

Mike Murphy joins me on the podcast as we talk about Lent and our individual Lenten practices. We mention many books and their personal impact. Here are all the mentions: Where the Eye Alights – Marilyn McEntyre When Faith Becomes Sight – Beth and David Booram Learning to Pray – James Martin...

Melinda Schmidt joins me again on Faith Conversations. We talk about big, huge things that happen in our lives and what it looks like when we are hanging on by a thread. As Melinda is in the middle of a cross-country move, she examined what has helped her on...

Brian McLaren is back on the podcast with what may be his best book to date. Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It will speak to anyone who has ever had doubts but been afraid to voice them. Whether it’s the faith crisis of a...

Marilyn McEntyre is back on the podcast. This time we talk about Lent and her beautiful Lenten resource titled Where the Eye Alights: Phrases for the Forty Days of Lent. Marilyn is a former English professor at Westmont College, an award-winning author of several books on language and faith, including...

Alison Cook joins me on the podcast to talk about a variety of topics stemming from her book Boundaries for Your Soul. She is a prolific poster on Facebook and a thoughtful blogger as well. We discuss love of self and love of God and how they interconnect. We talk about...

Ryan Casey Waller joins me on Faith Conversations to talk about something very important. Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don’t Want to Talk About is the name of his book. What makes the topic even more compelling isn’t the fact that Ryan is a pastor and a therapist, but the fact...