Jeff and Sarah Walton- Together Through the Storms

Jeff and Sarah Walton- Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements for Your Marriage When Life Hurts

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave talks with Jeff and Sarah Walton about strategies in communicating with your spouse, building friendship and trust in a marriage, along with their excellent new book, Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements for Your Marriage When Life Hurts (The Good Book, 2020).

What you’ll hear in this episode

Preparing for challenges in communication.
Learning to think the best of my spouse.
Learning to ask clarifying questions of your spouse and working through communicating challenges.
What it means to keep short accounts with the Lord and your spouse.
Learning to extend grace to your spouse.
Learning to work and develop trust and friendship in marriage.
Couples learning to work as a couple.
Using the time of COVID-19 to develop godly habits in our walk with the Lord and marriage.
What it looks like being intentional in loving and caring for one another in the home.
Some lessons on learning to wait on the Lord.
Why waiting on the Lord is an opportunity to grow in the grace of God.

About the Guest

Jeff Walton

Jeff is a member of The Orchard Church in Chicago. He grew up in Cleveland (and is still a fan of the Indians, Browns, and Cavaliers), and works in healthcare technology sales.

Sarah Walton

Sarah is the author of Hope When It Hurts. She is married to Jeff and is mother to four young children. She lives in Chicago and blogs at setapart.net.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.