Walking & Talking

Welcome to Walking & Talking, a resource from Emmaus Bible Church walking together and talking about Jesus from all of the Bible for all of life. Each episode addresses one of four categories: (1) personal life, (2) family life, (3) church life, and (4) interviews.

Walking & Talking is a religion podcast hosted by Emmaus Bible Church, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Emmaus Bible Church hosts Walking & Talking, a religion show with 15 episodes published.

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  10-ish Books That Have Shaped Us

  Aug 19, 202624 min

  We share the books that most shaped our faith, our ministry, and our growth in holiness, from Puritans to modern writers. We also explain why older Christian books are uniquely helpful and how reading together can strengthen the culture of a church. • Puritan life and practice through Worldly Saints • Seeing Christ’s majesty and fighting sin through John Owen • A theology of preaching shaped by Martyn Lloyd-Jones • Learning boldness and endurance through Spurgeon biographies • Confessing sin and pursuing purity with Finally Free • Fighting anxiety and walking faithfully with Follow The Lamb • Pastoral grace and wisdom through The Letters Of John Newton • Building theological clarity with Berkhof’s systematic theology • Understanding early church history as Protestants with Nick Needham • Strengthening the home with worship, work, and wisdom from The Family Economy Send us an encouragement, question, or critique. If this episode was helpful, please share it with a friend or member from church and discuss it with them!

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  How to Cultivate and Grow Your Prayer Life

  Aug 12, 202644 min

  We talk about prayer as a garden: the weeds that choke it, the water that grows it, and the tools that help the work. We look to Jesus’ example and teaching to move from self-sufficiency toward steady dependence, gospel confidence, and communion with God. • Jesus’ pattern of prayer in the Gospels as our model • John 17 and the Lord’s Prayer as God-centered guides • Moving from “I have to pray” to “I get to pray” • Practical obstacles like time, place, interruptions, and phones • Heart-level obstacles like self-sufficiency, pride, and disordered affections • Using ACTS to widen and steady our prayers • Repentance and bringing sin into the light to renew desire • Scripture and prayer as linked means of grace, including praying the Psalms • “Pray Until You Pray” and building warm, honest momentum • Tools and resources, plus “boots-on” and “boots-off” prayer habits • Remembering answered prayers and thanking God to fuel faith Send us an encouragement, question, or critique. If this episode was helpful, please share it with a friend or member from church and discuss it with them!

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  How to Navigate and Remedy Marriage Conflict

  Aug 5, 202640 min

  We talk about why couples keep getting stuck in the same marriage conflicts and how “peace” can be a cover for avoidance, manipulation, or attack. We lay out a biblical path toward real peacemaking, with practical questions, specific repentance, and hope rooted in the gospel and the sufficiency of Scripture. • Common wrong fixes like distraction, rug-sweeping, denial, and “happy spouse happy house” thinking • The Slippery Slope framework: peacebreaking attacks, peacemaking responses, peacefaking flight responses • Wisdom on when avoiding a topic is maturity and when it is sinful avoidance • Key texts for biblical conflict resolution: Philippians 2 humility, Ephesians 5 marriage purpose, Matthew 18 forgiveness • Handling conflict around children, including when to step away and when to repent to them • Disarming a conflict through questions, refusing to assume motives, and self-examining first • Specific confession that owns sin without excuses, leading toward real forgiveness • Long-game habits: time stewardship, idols, pursuing your spouse, and why “divorce is not an option” • Realistic expectations for sanctification, revisiting issues, and getting help when needed Send us an encouragement, question, or critique. If this episode was helpful, please share it with a friend or member from church and discuss it with them!

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  Why Marriage Conflict Happens

  Aug 5, 202629 min

  We open the Bible to explain why marriage conflict is normal and what its real causes are. We trace the root to sinful desires and blame shifting, then point toward humble accountability, the leadership needed from men, and real hope through the gospel. • Conflict entering marriage through the fall in Genesis 3 • James 4 and passions at war within the heart • The world’s false roadmaps like blame shifting and “blame it on the brain” • Why misdiagnosing conflict removes hope for change • Godly sorrow versus worldly sorrow in apologies • Unmet expectations and why they fuel recurring fights • Husbands leading in peacemaking without peace faking • 1 Peter 3 and the warning about hindered prayers • Encouragement for couples to use the means of grace and seek wise help Send us an encouragement, question, or critique. If this episode was helpful, please share it with a friend or member from church and discuss it with them!

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  Family Worship Q/A and Encouragement

  Jul 23, 202654 min

  We open Deuteronomy 6 and answer 12 questions and objections to family worship. We then set expectations so you don’t burn out. • What if I don’t think I know enough? • Are my kids too young for family worship? • Training wiggly kids with patience and long-term thinking. • Guidance on length and frequency without making a new law. • Choosing a time of day that supports consistency. • Keeping the Bible central while using catechisms and helps • What moms can do when dads are deployed or absent. • Whether children who are not professing faith should pray. • Responding to the fear of forcing religion on kids. • Defining success as ordinary faithfulness over time. • Recommended resources and simple frameworks for leading Resources for family worship: Joel Beeke, Family Worship Guide (Insights and devotional questions for every chapter of the Bible): https://a.co/d/0f80sFR5 Donald Whitney, Family Worship: https://a.co/d/0i39pZ8q Jonathan Gibson, Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship: https://a.co/d/09GFN2jS Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening: https://a.co/d/01QDTE8o Send us an encouragement, question, or critique. If this episode was helpful, please share it with a friend or member from church and discuss it with them!

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