Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex

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#321: Taking Your Marriage Back From Porn Jul 13, 2020

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One of the most painful experiences as a wife is learning of your husband's porn addiction—or learning that he's turning to porn again (and again). Author (and wife of a now-sober porn addict) Rosie Makinney is passionate about equipping wives with the appropriate steps to fight for their marriages, help their husbands, and find support for their own healing as well. Where do you draw boundaries? How do you know if he's in a healthy support group? Is it okay to take time off from sex? We address all of those questions and more in this episode of Java with Juli. Grab your java and join us!

Guest: Rosie Makinney

Follow-up Resources:

Fight For Love and www.fightforloveministries.org
A Christian Mom, Her Sexual Addiction, and Forgiveness (blog)
Java with Juli #211: Understanding Pornography Addiction
Webinar, Pornography, Help for Parents & Spouses
Q&A with Juli: Is Homemade Porn Okay in Marriage?
www.sexualdiscipleship.com
Covenant Eyes Accountability Software

#320: BONUS! Looking for the Spark in Your Marriage? Jul 09, 2020

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Thanks to COVID-19, you and your spouse have likely spent a lot of time together the last five months—but that doesn't necessarily mean your marriage isn't on rocky ground. Are you and your spouse in need of some TLC (or time away from the kids)? Or have things have gotten so difficult that reconnecting feels hopeless? In this bonus episode, Juli and her guest, Matt Turvey from Winshape Marriage, talk about the difference between marriage retreats and "marriage intensives" and how each can make healthy marriages stronger or rescue a marriage in crisis. Grab your java and join us!

Guest: Matt Turvey

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Join Juli at Winshape for the God, Sex & Your Marriage retreat.
Date Nights In
Java Pack: Taking Back the Bedroom

#319: Is Good Sex a "Right" in Marriage? Jul 06, 2020

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Juli and Hannah sit down for a candid conversation about whether or not it's possible to have a good, Christian marriage and not be having sex. Their conclusion might surprise you. Grab your java and join us!

Guest: Hannah Nitz

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#318: Why Are We Afraid to Touch? Jun 29, 2020

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Let's face it: As Christians, we're kind of afraid to touch. Touch feels unsafe and sexual --even worldly-- and we can be led to believe that the more boundaries we put in place, the "better off" we'll all be. Except, well … Jesus touched. And He allowed others to touch Him: A prostitute washed His feet and dried it with her hair. He used His hands to rub mud on blind eyes. He invited Thomas to place his fingers in the nail holes in His palms. Is it time to re-think the way we view touch?

Guest: Lore Ferguson Wilbert

Lore's blog, Sayable
Strong & Weak by Andy Crouch
Why Can't We Be Friends? by Aimee Byrd

#317: Bonus! Listen, Learn, and Give Grace (A Conversation About Race) Jun 24, 2020

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Are you grieved by the pain and brokenness you see in your news feed each day? We are too. God's Word tells us that when one part of the Body is hurting, the entire body hurts with it. How can we listen to, learn from, and lift up our black friends and neighbors? Join Juli and her friend Hasandra Heyward for a conversation that sets an example for how you can have conversations that heal.

Guest: Hasandra Heyward

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Check out Hasandra's Fall 2020 Online Studies
How to Have Tough Conversations from Juli's blog
Longing for Hope When Leaders Fail from Juli's blog
Java with Juli #254: Sex, Race & Healing: How We're the Same and Different (exclusive content)
Insider Outsider by Bryan Loritts
Listen to Dr. John Perkins on "Equipped with Chris Brooks"

#316: Sorry Mom & Dad, the "Sex Talk" Doesn't Work Jun 22, 2020

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The one-and-done "sex talk" doesn't work, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't talk to your kids about sex. When it comes to sexuality, your kids are growing up in a completely different world than you did. You probably won't find much success in just telling them what to think about sexuality; you're going to have to show them HOW to think about it. Sound hard? It is. Need help and encouragement? Grab your java and join us!

Guest: Hannah Nitz

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SexualDiscipleschip.com
Rethinking Sexuality (book)

#315: Jamie Ivey Wants to Know the Real You Jun 15, 2020

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There are things we feel are acceptable to struggle with, and then there are those things we would never say out loud –especially around other Christians. In this episode, Juli sits down with Jamie Ivey, host of The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey, for a conversation about authenticity, confession and knowing exactly who you are in Jesus.

Guest: Jamie Ivey

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If You Only Knew; My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free
The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey
SUMMER BIBLE STUDIES ARE HERE!
Were you encouraged by what Jamie shared from Romans? Then you'll enjoy this blog from Juli!

#314: You, Your Brain, and Your Family Can Heal From Porn Jun 08, 2020

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How I get rid of the images that keep popping up in my mind? How can I rebuild trust with my husband when access to porn (his smartphone) is always in his hands? How do I begin having conversations with my kids? Juli and her guests answer these questions and more in this panel discussion on pornography from our 2019 Reclaim Conference. Grab your java and join us!

Guests: Jonathan Daugherty, Dawn Jones, Brennan McCarthy, Courtney Maloney

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#313: The Greatest Love Story Jun 01, 2020

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From beginning to end the Bible tells a story about marriage. Woven through chapter and verse is a story of covenant love between Jesus (the bridegroom) and the Church (his bride). And it is so important to your Father that you understand this story, that he etched it right into your body (your sexuality). Join Juli and her guest Christopher West for a conversation about how our bodies proclaim the love and redemption of Jesus.

Guest: Christopher West

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#312: Born (Again) This Way: Rachel's Story May 25, 2020

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This may sound like a conversation about being a gay Christian, and it is. But more importantly, it's a conversation about wrestling with the question: Can I trust God? I know what he says, but do I believe that what he says is best for me? In this episode, Juli's guest Rachel Gilson shares her story and how she came to answer that question. And whether you're married, single, gay or straight, you'll have to answer it too.

Guest: Rachel Gilson

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