Welcome to Java with Julie. My name is Sarah and I live in Germany. I was encouraged to listen to this

podcast by a friend of mine three years ago, but for almost two years, I never listened. Then some of

my friends started sharing authentic intimacy posts and I decided to read Finding the Hero in Your

Husband. It was only then that I listened to the podcast, and I haven't looked back.

I follow because Julie and her guests approach sexuality and intimacy in a biblically based, honest, compassionate, and challenging way.

So, I'm glad you're here to join us.

Grab your Java. It's time for Java with Julie.

Thank you. you're here to join us. Grab your Java. It's time for Java with Julie. Hey friend, welcome to Java with Julie. I'm Julie Slattery and thanks so much to Sarah for

introducing our show today. I love hearing stories about how people found this podcast.

I'm so grateful for those of you who are telling your friends about Jabba with Julie and the resources we have at Authentic Inimacy.

And if you would like to take a few minutes and open up one of our shows, it's really easy to do.

Just look for the link.

How do you take your Java in the show notes?

We've made it super easy for you

and it will not take long, so we'd love to hear from you. Well, if you are a long-time

listener to this podcast, you've probably heard me say the word yada. Yada is the Hebrew word

that means to intimately know. In scripture, it's sometimes used to describe

sexual intimacy between a husband and wife, but it's also used to describe the kind of intimacy

that God wants to have with us. Now, we talk about Yada often in the context of marriage, but Yada

isn't just for marriage. We were made to be intimately known and to have

community and people in our lives who see us, who hear us. But unfortunately, many of us can go a

lifetime, whether you're single or married, without feeling like anyone really knows you.

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