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Faith ConversationsLectio Divina 138 – John 13:12-17This 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.
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2025-01-1508 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 137 – John 12:20-26This 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.
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2025-01-0808 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 136 – John 12:1-6This 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.
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2025-01-0109 minFaith ConversationsMelinda Schmidt & Anita Lustrea – episode 3892024 is a wrap! Melinda Schmidt and I get back together to see if we survived the year as well as to look ahead to 2025. What gives you hope as you look forward? What resources helped you make it across the finish line of 2024? We offer a few here to help you on your journey into the new year.
Redeeming Heartache by Dan Allender & Cathy Loerzel
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The Best of You: Break Free from Painful Patterns, Mend Your Past, and Discover Your True Self in God by Dr. Alison Cook2024-12-2839 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 135 – Luke 2:15-20This 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.
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2024-12-1809 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 134 – John 11:38-44This 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.
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2024-12-1110 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 133 – John 10:22-30This 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.
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2024-12-0409 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 132 – John 10:14-18This 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.
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2024-11-2710 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 131 – John 9:24-29This 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.
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2024-11-2008 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 130 – John 8:12-18This 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.
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2024-11-1309 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 129 – John 7:37-44This 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.
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2024-11-0610 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 128 – John 6:35-40This 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.
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2024-10-3008 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 127 – John 6:25-29This 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.
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2024-10-2309 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 126 – John 5:24-30This 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.
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2024-10-1610 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 125 – John 5:1-9This 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.
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2024-10-0909 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 124 – John 4:46-53This 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.
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2024-10-0210 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 123 – John 4:19-26This 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.
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2024-09-2510 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 122 – John 3:31-36This 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.
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2024-09-1808 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 121 – John 2:3-11This 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.
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2024-09-1111 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 120 – John 1:14-18This 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.
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2024-09-0409 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 119 – John 1:6-13This 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.
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2024-08-2809 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina Matthew 16:21-27This 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.
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2024-08-2109 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina Matthew 16:13-20This 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.
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2024-08-1409 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 116 Matthew 16:5-12This 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.
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2024-08-0710 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 115 Matthew 15:29-37This 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.
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If you enjoy the beautiful guitar music, you can learn more about Steve Wick and how to pu...2024-07-3110 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 114 Matthew 15:21-28This 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.
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If you enjoy the beautiful guitar music, you can learn more about Steve Wick and how to pu...2024-07-2410 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 113 Matthew 15:10-20This 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.
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2024-07-1709 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 112 Matthew 14:28-36This 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.
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2024-07-1010 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 111 Matthew 14:6-14This 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.
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2024-07-0309 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 110 Mark 5:25-34This 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.
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2024-06-2610 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 109 Matthew 13:24-29This 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.
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2024-06-1909 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 108 Matthew 13:18-23This 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.
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2024-06-1209 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 36 Ground Myself in TodayI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.Today’s prayer is titled Ground Myself in Today. It is anonymous.
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2024-02-1903 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 35 Fresh Spirit PrayerI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. This is a prayer titled When I Need a Fresh Spirit.
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2024-02-0302 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 34 Denise LevertovI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. Today’s poem is by Denise Levertov and it’s titled The Avowel.
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2024-01-2701 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 33 Prayer Song from Ghana, traditionalI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
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2024-01-2002 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 32 Jenneth GraserI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. This poem is by Jenneth Graser and it’s titled One Word.
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2024-01-1302 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 31 Jan RichardsonI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. Today’s offering is by Jan Richardson and it’s titled Blessing the Threshold.
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2024-01-0803 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 30 Joyce RuppI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. Today’s prayer is from Joyce Rupp and it’s titled At the Gate of the New Year. It’s from her book Anchors for the Soul.
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2023-12-3102 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 29 Jan RichardsonI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Gabriel’s Annunciation
By Jan Richardson
For a moment
I hesitated
on the threshold.
For the space
of a breath
I paused,
unwilling to disturb
her last ordinary moment,
knowing that the next step
would cleave he...2023-12-2305 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 28 Madeleine L’Engle & Loretta Ross-GottaI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Today I offer a short poem by Madeleine L’Engle titled After Annunciation and a brief quote by Loretta Ross-Gotta included in her December 6 entry in the advent devotional Watch the Light.
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2023-12-1603 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 27 K.J. Ramsey QuoteI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. Today’s reading is a quote from K.J. Ramsey that I transcribed from her Instagram account over a year ago.
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2023-12-0903 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 26 – Jan RichardsonI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Todays reading is the very first page of Jan Richardson’s book Night Visions: Searching the Shadows of Advent and Christmas.
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2023-12-0203 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 25 – Joyce RuppI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. The prayer this week is from Joyce Rupp and it’s titled A Thanksgiving Blessing.
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2023-11-2503 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 24 – Kaitlin CurticeI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. Today’s prayer is by Kaitlin Curtice and it comes from her book Glory Happening.
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2023-11-1801 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 23 – Alla Renée BozarthI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Today’s poem is titled A Diamond Is Born by All Renée Bozarth.
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2023-11-1103 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 22 – Beth Merrill NeelI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Today’s prayer is written by Beth Merrill Neel and read from her blog titled Hold Fast to What is Good.
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2023-11-0403 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 21 – Alla Renée BozarthI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Today’s poem is titled Living In Passionate Faith by Alla Renée Bozarth.
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2023-10-2805 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 20 – John O’DonahueI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Today’s offering is On Meeting a Stranger by John O’Donahue.
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2023-10-2101 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 15 – Jan RichardsonI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
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2023-09-0901 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 14 – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. I’m reading Patient Trust by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ.
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2023-09-0203 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 13 – Bob HolmesI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. Today’s offering is a poem titled Sweeping the Threshold by Bob Holmes.
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2023-08-2603 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 12 – Joyce RuppI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. Today’s offering is a poem by Joyce Rupp titled Dry Bones.
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2023-08-1902 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 11 – The Reverend Canon Elizabeth KeatonI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. This is a prayer called Shalom: A Prayer for Many Spiritual Seasons to Begin and End the Day. It’s by The Reverend Canon Elizabeth Keaton.
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2023-08-1203 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 10 – Pema ChödrönI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today. It’s a quote by Pema Chödrön.
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2023-08-0502 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 9 – HafizI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
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2023-07-2903 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 8 – Rosemerry Wahtola TrommerI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
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2023-07-2203 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 7 – Kaitlin CurticeI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
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2023-07-1502 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 6 – Teresa of AvilaI’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Today’s prayer is by Teresa of Avila, May Today There Be Peace Within.
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2023-07-0803 minFaith ConversationsPoem/Prayer 5 – Alla BozarthHi, I’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
Todays poem is by Alla Renee Bozarth titled I Am Changing.
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2023-07-0102 minFaith ConversationsSaturday Poem/Prayer – HafizHi, I’m Anita Lustrea and I’m privileged to be a spiritual director. Each time I begin a session, I use a quote or poem or prayer. As I share one of these with you, see what might catch your attention. Maybe there’s something here for you today.
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2023-06-1702 minFaith ConversationsMarsha Crockett – episode 357
I’m delighted to have Marsha Crockett join me to talk about the gifts of spiritual direction. She is a spiritual director and the author of Sacred Conversation: Exploring the Seven Gifts of Spiritual Direction. God did not intend for us to walk this journey of life alone. In fact, He created humans with the desire to both know others and be known. If you’ve always wondered about spiritual direction, check out this week’s podcast.
Find Marsha in the following places:
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
Note: When clicking through on link...2023-03-1338 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 42 – John 4:19-26This 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...2023-03-0813 minFaith ConversationsAmy-Jill Levine – episode 356
Amy-Jill Levine is a prolific author and she is recently retired as University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt Divinity School. She currently teaches at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. This is a re-release of a podcast I recorded with Amy-Jill in the fall of 2021. She recently spoke at my church and I was reminded of her brilliance and wanted to highlight her again. The book we focus on in our conversation is The Difficult Words of Jesus.
Note: When clicking thr...2023-03-0647 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 41 – John 3:3-8This 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...2023-03-0111 minFaith ConversationsMike Murphy – episode 355
Mike Murphy joins me on the podcast this week as we talk about a tremendous talk we attended given by Jewish New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine. Interestingly it was held on what was deemed by some as a national day of hate. Our speaker and the crowd gathered defied that. We touched on a couple of Mike’s recent Rumblings also.
Here are a couple of Amy-Jill’s books and a link to Mike’s Facebook page.
Witness at the Cross
The Difficult Words of Jesus
Also, see episode 356 for my...2023-02-2737 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 40 – Matthew 4:18-22This 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...2023-02-2210 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 39 – Matthew 4:12-17This 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...2023-02-1511 minFaith ConversationsJoyce Rupp – episode 353
Faith Conversations favorite, Joyce Rupp, is back talking about Lent. Her latest book contains thoughtful reflections for the Lenten journey titled Jesus, Companion in My Suffering. If you find yourself in a busy season, this devotional is for you, and if you find yourself in a season of suffering, you will find a home within its pages. As usual, a thoughtful and substantive conversation with Joyce Rupp. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Find Joyce in the following places:
• Website
• Facebook
Note: When clicking through on links to products...2023-02-1332 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 38 – John 1:35-41This 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...2023-02-0810 minFaith ConversationsSusan Mettes – episode 352
Susan Mettes, an editor with Christianity Today, joins me on the podcast to talk about The Loneliness Epidemic. It is a fact and it’s the name of her recent book that leans on research from The Barna Group. Why do you think so many of us feel alone? That is just one of the questions Mettes addresses in the book and we talk about on the podcast along with how the United States differs from countries around the globe. We also look at loneliness across generations and you might be surprised, as I was, to find out th...2023-02-0643 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 37 – John 1:14-18This 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...2023-02-0109 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 36 – Luke 2:43-51This 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...2023-01-2512 minFaith ConversationsK.J. Ramsey – episode 350
K.J. Ramsey pays Faith Conversations a return visit to talk about her new book The Book of Common Courage: Prayers and Poems to Find Strength in Small Moments. It is an invitation to a journey, word by word, through Psalm 23. It’s all about how the Good Shepherd is with you and for you, even in life’s valleys. I’m a fan of the book because of the poetry and the beautiful photography included, not to mention the thoughtful, heartfelt prayers.
Here is where you can find K.J. Ramsey on social media:
•...2023-01-2343 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 35 – Matthew 2:13-16This 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...2023-01-1811 minFaith ConversationsKendall Vanderslice – episode 349
Our spiritual lives are deeply connected to bread, says Kendall Vanderslice, my guest this week on the podcast. She goes on to say that bread is central to God’s story and your story, too. Her latest book, By Bread Alone: A Baker’s Reflections on Hunger, Longing and the Goodness of God, is part memoir, part theology, and loaded with stories about how we are created for community and in the community of faith, that means we often come together around the table. It is a delightful and insightful conversation.
Find Kendall Vanderslice in the fo...2023-01-1640 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 34 – Matthew 2:7-12This 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...2023-01-1112 minFaith ConversationsJoni S. Sancken – episode 348
The pandemic, continued racial trauma, and economic uncertainty. That is just a short list that has many of us asking where do we go from here? My guest, Joni Sancken, says the griefs of this time have revealed difficult truths about the wounds we carry, and the damage of these traumas has affected every part of our lives together. Many are also asking where does the church go from here? This is an engaging conversation covering a lot of territory. Joni Sancken’s book, All Our Griefs to Bear: Responding With Resilience After Collective Trauma, is well worth...2023-01-0944 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 33 – Luke 2:36-40This 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...2023-01-0412 minFaith ConversationsBarb Hill – episode 347
Happy New Year and welcome to the first podcast of 2023! Barb Hill has written a wonderful 52-week devotional that you might want to accompany you through this new year. Barb is a licensed therapist and founder of Holding Space Counseling with a specialty in trauma. She recognizes the importance that faith and mental health play in our lives. I think you’ll appreciate this insightful conversation about Waiting and what it looks like in the various seasons of our lives. Her devotional is titled, Seasons of Waiting.
Find Barb Hill in the following places:
...2023-01-0240 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 32 – Luke 2:25-32This 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...2022-12-2812 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 31 – Luke 1:51-55This 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...2022-12-2112 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 30 – Luke 1:46-50This 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...2022-12-1410 minFaith ConversationsBonnie Smith Whitehouse – episode 345
I had the most delightful conversation with Bonnie Smith Whitehouse, author of Seasons of Wonder. It’s a 52-week devotional that pulls you in. Whether you have a family or you are an individual going through the devotional alone and engaging with the projects, prayers and reflections, you will grow and expand your understanding of God. There are weekly contemplative activities as well as interactive and transformative practices that connect us to surprise, awe and wonder. Who doesn’t need some of that in their life!
Find Bonnie Smith Whitehouse in the following places:
• We...2022-12-1239 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 29 – Luke 1:13-15a, 18-20This 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...2022-12-0711 minFaith ConversationsSherrill Knezel – episode 344
Sherrill Knezel is a fascinating and gifted person. She is a graphic recorder, an illustrator and an art educator in Wauwatosa, Wisc. Parker Palmer is an author, educator and activist and one of his most well known books is Let Your Life Speak. It is over 20 years old and Sherrill Knezel is giving us a brand new way of accessing this timeless book through a book of her own titled, Heart Speak: A Visual Interpretation of Let Your Life Speak. She takes us on a journey alongside Parker Palmer’s classic with amazing illustrations and her thoughtful writ...2022-12-0540 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 28 – Matthew 1:18-23This 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...2022-11-3013 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 27 – John 10:22-30This 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...2022-11-2313 minFaith ConversationsLore Ferguson Wilbert – episode 343
Lore Ferguson Wilbert is an author and has written for Christianity Today, Fathom magazine and She Reads Truth. Her book A Curious Faith is the subject of our conversation on this week’s podcast. The subtitle really drew me in: The Questions God Asks, We Ask, and We Wish Someone Would Ask Us. Lore says God created us to be curious. To wonder about the world, one another, ourselves, and our Creator. She invites us to embrace curiosity, rather than certainty, as a hallmark of authentic faith. It’s a thought-provoking conversation.
Find Lore in the fo...2022-11-2134 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 26 – John 10:11-18This 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...2022-11-1613 minFaith ConversationsLectio Divina 25 – John 10:1-10This 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...2022-11-0911 minFaith ConversationsJohn Lustrea Movie Conversation-episode 135
This week on the podcast, John Lustrea and I discuss and use some spiritual practices as part of the discussion of a movie. The movie choice might seem unlikely, but we chose—actually John chose—the movie Moana. And he suggested we look at the movie through the lens of Exploration. A fruitful and substantive conversation ensued. We might even influence you to go watch the movie. I hope we do.
2018-06-2555 minFaith ConversationsMelinda Schmidt & John Lustrea-episode 131Joining me on the podcast this week is long-time friend and former colleague, Melinda Schmidt, and as moderator to our discussion, my son John Lustrea. Melinda is currently working for Wheaton Grad School, and has an active blog called The Reinvention Experiment that you might want to bookmark and check regularly. John Lustrea is Education Specialist at The National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, Maryland.
On this episode, we read and respond to listener email. One email, in particular, had push back and raised interesting questions. As we explore the heart of that email, we share...2018-05-2846 minFaith ConversationsJohn Lustrea-episode 127
John Lustrea is back with me on the podcast to discuss a movie that both he and I watched. We had such an overwhelmingly positive response to the last movie we discussed, The Way, that we decided to do it again.
This time we tackle Queen of Katwe. If you’ve not watched it, we highly recommend it. Some great themes present themselves and we model on the podcast how to discuss a movie or a TV episode or a book, with at least one other friend—maybe more! We also encourage you to shoot us an email...2018-04-1653 minFaith ConversationsJohn Lustrea-episode 121John Lustrea joins me this week on Faith Conversations to discuss a movie. The focus of the podcast is The Way, a movie starring Martin Sheen, which takes viewers on a 500-mile trek across Spain called the Camino de Santiago.
John leads us through a spiritual practice as we discuss the movie through the lens of ‘growth’ and then pick a passage to do Lectio Divina with.
An interesting discussion and we’d love to hear your thoughts. Email us at producer@anitalustrea.com.
Also mentioned, again, is the book I’m reading...2018-03-0555 minFaith ConversationsMike Murphy & John Lustrea-episode 102Mike, John, and Anita at John’s wedding this past summer
On this episode of Faith Conversations, I’m joined by Mike Murphy and John Lustrea. It has been a full couple of weeks in the news, and we take some time to talk about some of the news stories that have occupied a lot of headlines lately.
We begin by talking about the NFL protests, also known as taking a knee during the National Anthem. We focus some of our conversation on Puerto Rico and the devastation from Hurricane Maria. And we wrap up our...2017-10-0946 minFaith ConversationsJohn Lustrea-episode 98
John Lustrea joins me on the podcast this week. John is the blog editor and website manager at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. We talk about weddings, marriage, and favorite podcasts. And John introduces us to a new spiritual practice which we demonstrate on the podcast. It is called Florilegium. And John was introduced to it by one of his favorite podcasts, Harry Potter and the Sacred Text.
2017-09-0440 minFaith Conversationsmelinda schmidt & john lustrea-episode 83Melinda Schmidt joins me again and so does my son John Lustrea. John recently defended his thesis at University of South Carolina and received his Masters in Public History. He is getting married at the end of June and paid us a visit for one last time as a single guy!
We talked about what each of us is reading and discussed quotes from a couple of those books. As usual, the conversation took several turns and went deeper!
Here are the links we mentioned on the podcast:
Becoming Wise, Krista Tippett
The Soul o...2017-05-0848 minFaith ConversationsThe Panel Talks About Scripture and Faith ShiftingLast week our panel talked about the role villains play and whether there is validity to being the contrarian in a conversation. It was fun having two millennials on the panel along with a 50-something and 60-something panelist. This week we keep the same panel (Anita Lustrea, Mike Murphy, John Lustrea, Wes Williams) and continue the conversation where we talk about scripture and our view of it as well as the role of doubt in our faith and if we do, indeed, struggle with doubts or faith questions, and honestly grapple with specific issues, then does our faith shift?...2016-01-1130 minFaith ConversationsA Panel Discusses Villains and Contrarian ViewpointsWhat do we think of villains? And I don’t mean the kind that show up in superhero movies…..or do I? Do you ever consider yourself a villain?
On this week’s podcast we discuss the place of the villain. When I say discuss, I mean we have a panel in place to offer their opinions. Two of our panel members sometimes feel they are villains. How do we assign that descriptor in Christian circles, and should we? Sometimes we label a person a villain just because they hold a contrary point of view. How often in cur...2016-01-0426 min