Hey there, I'm Julie Slattery and you are listening to the Java with Julie podcast.

The Java with Julie is an outreach of authentic intimacy, a ministry dedicated to reclaiming God's design for sexuality.

And I'm so glad you found this podcast.

I hope that you take time sometime to check out more of our resources at Authenticanimacy.com. While God's truth about sexuality never changes, the application of that truth can be

increasingly difficult as a larger culture debates and in some case even redefines what's

normal.

In recent days, we've seen sexuality a lot in the news, and often we're hearing about how culture is moving

away from God's design for sexuality, but the news isn't always bad.

In fact, I've been encouraged to see how the Me Too movement is giving survivors of sexual

abuse a voice that will now be heard.

Businesses, universities, and churches can't any longer ignore or minimize reports

of victimization. So on today's job with Julie, we're going to talk about this with Boz Chivision.

Boz began his career as a prosecutor and now runs a ministry called Grace, which stands for

a godly response to abuse within the Christian environment.

This organization helps churches prevent exploitation, as well as appropriately helping them respond

allegations of sexual abuse.

I believe this is a very important conversation within the larger framework of a biblical

perspective of sexuality.

So grab your coffee and get ready to learn with me as I chat with Bos.

So,

Boz, you run an organization called Grace and it really addresses having a godly response to abuse in the church,

which, wow, is there a need for that today? And I would say that probably, you know, five, ten years ago, we weren't talking much about abuse

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