Walking & Talking

We sit down with Pastor William Schleifer to trace the winding path from a Georgia poultry farm to Mayo Clinic cardiology fellowships and, eventually, lay eldership at Emmaus. Along the way, we talk providence, church life, and how medicine exposes both the brilliance of God’s design and the limits of human control.  • Growing up in Georgia and learning hard work on a poultry farm  • Being homesch...

We walk through three tools that help us read Scripture the way Jesus and the apostles do, starting with the Bible as God speaking and ending with a practical study framework anyone can use. We navigate self-centered readings, show why the Old Testament points to Christ, and offer steady encouragement for long-haul Bible reading with helpful resources.  • Treating Scripture as inspired, sufficient...

We talk through the convictions and habits that help build a close-knit, godly family over the long haul, with family worship and shared time at the center. We also get practical about church community, parenting as a vocation, and why patient training and clear authority can restore peace and joy at home.  • discovering family worship through hospitality and learning simple, repeatable rhythms of...

We challenge the idea that the Old Testament and New Testament reveal different gods or different ways of salvation, and we lay out a clear path for reading the Bible as one unified story. We offer four tools for putting Scripture together so you can read any passage with Christ in view and avoid both legalism and lawlessness.  • Marcion’s split between Old Testament and New Testament and why it f...

We talk with Pastor Luke about how the local church adds depth to preaching because our shepherds know our lives, and we know theirs. Luke traces God’s work from Denver childhood memories and a serious music background to baseball ambition, conversion, and the slow path into pastoral ministry.  • why preaching from pastors who know you carries unique weight  • growing up in Denver with steady fami...

In this episode we discuss Pastor Ron’s time in Orlando for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, the decisions and resolutions that were made there, and how we perceive the current state and future of the Southern Baptist Convention. 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!

1:06 — Biographical Sketch of Zach’s life. 39:41 — Advice for Navigating a Call to Ministry 1:03:01 — Rapid Fire Questions 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!