Hey friend, this is Julie, and before you jump into this week's episode of Job with Julie,

I want to remind you that our online book studies are launching next month.

We still have some space available in our groups that are going through the new edition

of finding the hero and your husband.

You'll actually get a sneak peek at the manuscript before

this book comes out in the fall. And we have groups from men, women, and couples going through

rethinking sexuality. My favorite part of these online studies is joining your group at the end of your

study and getting to answer your questions and hear your thoughts. So don't miss this opportunity

to connect with others this summer and dive deeper into God's

love for you and why he cares about your sexuality.

Get connected today at Authenticanimacy.com.

Hey friend, this is Julie Slattery, and thanks for joining me for another episode of Java with Julie.

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

Well, this is kind of obvious, but I'm going to say it anyway.

In order to reclaim God's design for sexuality, we actually have to be able to talk about it.

And to be honest, talking about sex and our day and age can seem threatening and even risky.

Sometimes you might feel like you're tiptoeing around sexual conversations.

You're afraid to offend or say the wrong thing.

I get it. I felt that way before, too. And that's actually why this podcast exists and why I want to

share with you a conversation that I recently had with Rachel Gilson. Rachel is a wife and a mom.

She's on the leadership team for theological development and culture with

the ministry crew. And in addition to sharing her story and book Born Again This Way,

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