Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex

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#257 (Bonus) How Trauma Affects Our Bodies & Souls Oct 19, 2023

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As embodied, integrated beings the experiences we have, positive and negative alike, affect our souls, our bodies, and our minds.

This means that regardless of whether a trauma you experienced was physical or emotional trauma, it leaves a mark on all of you. Susie Larson, author, speaker, and radio show host, joins Juli to explain how what we experience in life affects every part of us, and provides insight on how to journey toward healing when the scars run deep.

Guest: Susie Larson

Susie's Instagram: @susielarsonauthor

Susie's Website: susielarson.com

Book: Fully Alive by Susie Larson

Book: Surprised by The Healer by Linda Dillow and Dr. Juli Slattery

Java with Juli: #411: The Unlikely Means God Uses To Bring Beauty From Ashes

Blog: Why Is Healing So Hard?

Blog: Why We Must Be Surprised by the Healer

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#487 How to Cling to God When Your World is Falling Apart Oct 16, 2023

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How do you cling to your faith in God when life gets hard? What does it look like to have an unshakeable faith? And how do you cultivate it?

Michele Cushatt, author, speaker, Bible-teacher, and 3-time cancer survivor, joins Juli in this honest, gritty, and hope-filled episode about knowing a God who meets us in our most painful places, and holding onto Him with all our hearts.

Guest: Michele Cushatt

Michele's Instagram: @michelecushatt

Website: michelecushatt.com

Book: A Faith That Will Not Fail by Michele Cushatt

Book: Undone by Michele Cushatt

Java with Juli: #311: Where Is God When We Suffer?

Java with Juli: #438: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus

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#316 (Bonus) Sorry Mom & Dad, the "Sex Talk" Doesn't Work Oct 12, 2023

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When it comes to educating kids about sexuality, a 'one and done' conversational approach is just not enough to equip them with the knowledge and understanding they need to make sense of sex and gender in our cultural landscape.

So if that doesn't work, what should we be doing?

As we continue our series working through different themes around God and sexuality, Juli and Hannah Nitz sit down in this special edition bonus episode to explain what it looks like to teach your kids about biblical sexuality in our current cultural moment.

Guest: Hannah Nitz

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Blog: Talking to Your Kids About Sex: Why, When, and How

Blog: 5 Reasons You're Not Talking to Your Kids About Sex (and How to Overcome Them)

Blog: Sexual Integrity: The Heart of Sexually Discipling Your Kids

Java with Juli: #486 Teaching Sexual Discipleship: How to Walk in Truth and Love with LGBTQ+ Kids

#486 Teaching Sexual Discipleship: How to Walk in Truth and Love with LGBTQ+ Kids Oct 09, 2023

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How do we embrace the truth of God's word while loving those He also calls us to love? What are some of the practical challenges of that when those we're disagreeing with are our children? In this episode, Kelly Urbon, founder of Walk With Them, discusses the work she is doing in counseling and coaching parents and families of those who identify as LGBTQ+, and explains why it is so necessary.

Guest: Kelly Urbon

Website: Walk With Them

Java with Juli: #285 Loving Without Compromise (Member exclusive)

Q&A: How Do I Love and Serve My LGBTQ Friends Without Being Offensive?

Book: People to Be Loved by Preston Sprinkle

#386 (Bonus) What's the Secret To Getting the Marriage & Intimacy You Want? Go Vertical Oct 05, 2023

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When Dave Wilson's wife Ann told him she no longer had feelings for him, there are a number of responses he could have had. The one he chose might surprise you. Rather than lashing out in disbelief, Dave experienced the conviction of the Holy Spirit and went straight onto his knees in repentance. As God touched His heart, He touched Ann's as well.

Could it be that many of us are missing the supernatural element of our marriages? What would happen if we allowed God to do the work He seeks to do in us, so that He can heal our marriages?

Join Juli and her guests Dave and Ann Wilson in this special re-air episode as they share how God transformed them and their marriage from the top down.

Guests: Dave and Ann Wilson

Book: Vertical Marriage by Dave and Ann Wilson

Book: Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited by Dr. Juli Slattery

Website: Family Life Today

Blog: I Love Being Bitter: How We Grow Bitter and 3 Ways to Overcome

Java with Juli: #208: The Forgiveness & Intimacy Link

#485 Your Marriage Won't Survive Without Grace: Why Marriages Built on Performance Fall Apart Oct 02, 2023

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When you're trying to diagnose what's missing in your marital relationship, chances are you probably won't attribute challenges to a lack of grace. But what if grace is the missing piece?

Brad and Marilyn Rhoads of Grace Marriage join Juli to share their story. They unpack how God showed them the key role grace had to play in their marriage, how it brought them closer, and how it helped brace their relationship through challenging emotional seasons.

Guests: Brad and Marilyn Rhoads

Grace Marriage's Instagram: @grace_marriage Grace Marriage's Facebook: Grace Marriage

Website: gracemarriage.com

Book: The Grace Marriage: How the Gospel and Intentionality Transform Your Relationship

Java with Juli: #253: Making the Gospel Beautiful Through Relationships

Blog: Forgiveness is Hard, Grace is Harder

Blog: The Challenge of Grace

#454 (Bonus) Mismatched in Sexual Desire? You May Be Closer Than You Think Sep 28, 2023

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If you're a married person feeling like there's a giant chasm between the level of sexual desire you and your spouse experience, this special re-air episode is for you.

Through over two years of research and work, Shaunti Feldhahn and Dr. Michael Sytsma surveyed and documented numerous married couples, examining the way they connect around sexual intimacy in their marriage. They investigated trends, causality, and correlation all in a bid to help couples bridge the gaps they experience in their sexual intimacy, and their findings might just surprise you.

Guests: Shaunti Feldhahn and Dr. Michael Sytsma

Book: Secrets of Sex and Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All the Difference by Shaunti Feldhahn & Dr. Michael Sytsma

Website: Building Intimate Marriages

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#484 Duty Sex, Feeling Objectified, and Other Reasons Women Don't Enjoy Sex in Marriage Sep 25, 2023

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It's week three of our 7-week series exploring different themes around God, sex and intimacy, and this week, it's all about sex in Marriage. Every couple wants a healthy, satisfying sex life, but achieving one isn't always straightforward.

What does it look like to build sexual intimacy when your spouse has a lower drive than you do? What is the most effective way for you to pursue your spouse? And is having sex with your spouse more frequently the answer to their porn addiction?

Juli is joined by J Parker and Bonny Burns, the hosts of the podcast "Sex Chat for Christian Wives", as they provide biblical, practical insight on the challenges Christian wives face in the marital context.

If you missed last week's episode, click here.

Guests: J. Parker and Bonny Burns

Podcast: Sex Chat for Christian Wives

Book: Unlock Your Orgasm by Bonny Logsdon Burns

Blog: Five Things You Need to Know About Women, Orgasm & Intimacy

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#388 (Bonus) Single & Sexually Whole Sep 21, 2023

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If God made you sexual and you're single, what are you supposed to do with your sexual desires?

It's true that the path to sexual integrity for the single believer has long been a rocky one. When a Christian man or woman experiences attraction and rising hormones, is he or she supposed to ignore or suppress their sexuality? Or is there more to being a sexual being than we've previously given thought to?

In this special edition bonus episode, Juli is joined by the late Dr. Doug Rosenau, and they discuss different types of sexuality, the priority people place on them, and what we're supposed to do when we experience desire.

Guest: Dr. Doug Rosenau

Book: Soul Virgins by Dr. Doug Rosenau

Blog: What Do I Do With My Sexual Desires?

Blog: You Can Be Single & Sexual

#483 Why You Need a New Theology of Singleness, Even if You're Married Sep 18, 2023

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Join Juli and her guest Dr. Danielle Treweek as we kick off week two of our 7-week series exploring various themes around God, sex and intimacy. This week we look at singleness and ask the question: Have we as the Church misrepresented and misunderstood singleness? Dani is the author of "The Meaning of Singleness," a book which seeks to help individuals and the Church recover a biblically accurate theology of singleness. Get ready for a conversation filled with grace, passion, and truth as Dani discusses some of what the Church has gotten wrong about the high calling of singleness.

Guest: Danielle Treweek, PhD

Dani's Instagram: @danitreweek Dani's Twitter: @danitreweek

Book: The Meaning of Singleness by Danielle Treweek

Website: danielletreweek.com

Website: Single Minded Ministry

Blog: What's the Purpose of Your Sexuality, Really?