The Walking Closer Podcast

Episode 78 "We Feel Ya!"

My wife (Mindi) and I share with you our experiences so far with the Coronavirus and how it has affected us in different ways. We want you to know, we feel ya.

Episode 77 "Love During Covid-19" Part 2

The Coronavirus has completely disrupted our lives in almost every way. How are you handling this wild ride? 

Episode 76 "Love During Covid-19"

It is really hard to see through all the fear and anxiety of the Coronavirus. However, there are stories from around the world that highlight the good that is within each of us. Humanity is being challenged to "love" and many have accepted this challenge. How about you?

Episode 75 "What A Mess!" Part 1

This episode begins to explore the disconnect between "religious language" and what we actually understand as Christians. I think we have a mess on our hands. We use religiously charged words that may have lost their meaning, yet we continue to use them without understanding the concepts they represent. How do we make sense of all this talk? Is there a way to make any of it practical? 

Episode 74 "Jesus, the Man" Part 4

In the final episode of this series we explore a moment with Jesus that was unlike any other moment we see Him go through. In this moment, His humanity is on full display. 
Mathew 26:36-46
Mark 14:32-42
Luke 22:39-46
John 18:1-2

Episode 73 "Jesus, the Man" Part 3

In the episode we explore what Jesus might have looked like as a man. We explore what historians say, what scripture might paint, and we also discuss the Shroud of Turin. Use the following links to further research the Shroud of Turin.
https://shroud.com/history.htm History timeline of the Shroud starting in 1356.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5luydh Shroud of Turin Documentary.
https://www.shroud.com Shroud of Turin website for further research.

Episode 72 "Jesus, the Man" Part 2

This episode explores a few things that made Jesus unique as a human living in the 1st century. We also explore the relationship between Jesus and his mother. 

Episode 71 "Jesus, the Man" Part 1

We may generally have a tendency to emphasize the divinity of Jesus, but did you realize the New Testament writers also emphasized his humanity alongside his divinity? So who was Jesus, the man? 

Episode 70 "Nothing Less than the Real Thing" Part 3

What does your relationship with God look like? It's only when you realize you don't have what you want, that you can begin to go in the direction you need.

Episode 69 "Nothing Less than the Real Thing" Part 2

Sometimes the things we do "for God" can take the place of our relationship with God. A relationship with God is not something that can be manufactured. What does your relationship with God look like? 

Episode 68 "Nothing Less than the Real Thing"

What may be passing for a relationship with God, may actually be something that has replaced that relationship. Listen to this episode to find out more.

Episode 67 "Wrestling with God"

"Real connections, epiphanies, reconstruction, reordering, comes as we go through things..... as we wrestle with God, and come out on the other side knowing we will never be the same again."

Episode 66 "The Final One"

Episode 65 "Where's the Meat?" Part 4

This episode concludes by diving into what is "a better way." We explore what this better way looks like and its ability to profoundly transform us and those around us.

Episode 64 "Where's the Meat?" Part 3

In part 3 I dive into some things found in Paul's letter to the Corinthians that will help us understand what I view as "the meat" or the deeper things.