Friday Four
Air Date February 19, 2010
Summary
It’s the Friday 4 on
Midday Connection, and Renee Dallas will talk about when your spouse struggles with same sex attraction. Marie Bailey converses about caring for aging parents, while Makoto Fujimura, world renowned artist focuses in on creativity. Eric Peters will round out the program with an in studio interview and the performance of one of his songs.
Featured Guests
Renee Dallas
Renee Dallas has been involved in ministry to wives and women since 1992. She is the Administrator of Genesis Counseling, where she has led groups for wives and consulted with women in crises. She currently serves as an Elder at Newport Mesa Church in Costa Mesa, California, where she was previously appointed Director of the HELPS (Women’s) Ministry Team. She is a member of National Evangelical Women in Ministry (NEWIM), and has served on the Women’s Ministry Board as well. In addition to running the WifeBoat blog, Renee is a frequent guest speaker at churches and seminars. She and her husband Joe have presented workshops on marriage and relationship issues at conferences, church services and recovery-oriented meetings such as Celebrate Recovery and Exodus International. She is the proud mother of two sons.
For more information about Joe and Renee Dallas's ministries, please visit their Web site. For more information about Wifeboat, please visit their Web site.
Marie Bailey
Marie is the assistant to Moody Radio's department manager. She has a great love of music and serves as an adjunct voice instructor for Moody Bible Institute's Sacred Music Department. Marie lives in the Chicago area.
Makoto Fujimura
Makoto is a painter who was appointed to the National Council on the Arts, a six-year presidential appointment, in 2003. He is the founder of the International Arts Movement and has become a voice of cultural authority on faith, humanity and creativity issues. His story is told in a new book, River Grace, an intimate, autobiographical look at his early years as an artist in Japan.
For more information about Makoto, please visit his Web site.
Eric Peters
Eric is a singer and songwriter, originally from south Louisiana.
For more information about Eric Peters, please visit his Web site.
Hosts
Anita Lustrea
Anita Lustrea is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and has worked for Moody Radio since 1984. She is a sought-after conference and retreat speaker and loves to connect with Midday Connection listeners face-to-face. Anita lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mike, and her son, John. To learn more about Anita, please visit her website.
Melinda Schmidt
Melinda Schmidt is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and holds a Broadcasting/Bible degree from Calvary Bible College. She has served with Moody Radio since 1980 in various hosting capacities. Married with two teens, Melinda lives outside Chicago, loves reading and developing her creative interests, and hopes to be a life-long learner. To learn more about Melinda and her speaking schedule, please visit her website.