Hi friend, I'm Julie Slattery and you're listening to Job with Julie.

Thanks for joining me!

This podcast is an outreach of authentic intimacy, a ministry dedicated to reclaiming God's design for sexuality.

My guest today is Sam Albury.

Sam is a pastor, an author, an international speaker, and in a moment you're going to get to hear his very cool English accent.

Sam has written several books, including Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With, and Seven Myths About Singleness.

In our conversation today, Sam is going to share his thoughts and personal challenges as he wrestled with a decision to remain single as he struggled through same-sex attractions.

He'll talk about how he personally experiences the fulfillment and breadth of intimacy

that single Christians really can and should experience with others in relationship.

And he also has some great insight that will help

you walk with friends and loved ones who are wrestling with their sexuality. We'll link to more

about Sam and the books that he's written and our show notes at Authenticidemacy.com. Now let's listen

into my conversation with Sam Albury.

Well, Sam, I feel like you're one of those people that I've been waiting to meet for a while now.

So it's a real joy to be able to talk to you, even despite the fact that we're right now on two different continents.

Well, thank you for having me in, and likewise, I've been looking forward to meeting you as well.

Good.

Well, you're in England.

Is it stereotypical for me to say you're drinking tea right now?

It would be stereotypical, but it would be inaccurate.

I'm drinking water.

I've become too Americanized.

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