#492 How Human Trafficking Causes Us to Rethink What We Believe About God
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
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🗓️ 20 November 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Even with all the scriptures tell us of God’s capacity for miracles, many of us still often wonder, “Is God able to heal me? Is He really greater than the challenges I face?”
There aren’t many things that show the depths of sin and brokenness in humanity like the horror of human trafficking. If you’ve watched a documentary on human trafficking or know someone personally impacted by it, it’s clear there is so much brokenness in both the victims and their perpetrators.
Thankfully, God is greater than all that needs healing, mercy, and grace in all of us.
Charles Martin, author of fiction trilogy “The Keeper” Series joins Juli to unpack some of the realities of human trafficking, what it means to be broken, and what it takes to find freedom.
Whether you’re struggling with shame about your sin or struggling to reconcile God’s mercy and forgiveness with the sins of others, this is for you.
Guest: Charles Martin
Book: It is Finished by Charles Martin
Book: Anything is Possible by Joby Martin and Charles Martin
Books from “The Keeper” Series:
Book: The Water Keeper by Charles Martin
Book: The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin
Book: The Record Keeper by Charles Martin
Website: charlesmartinbooks.com
Webinar: Human Trafficking in Your City
Java with Juli: #296: An Insider’s Story of Human Trafficking
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hey friend, welcome to Jabba, Julie, hosted by me, Julie Slattery. |
| 0:05.4 | Just as a reminder, this podcast is a listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy. |
| 0:11.1 | Well, today's episode all started with my love for reading fiction. |
| 0:16.1 | I am always looking for a good book to read or listen to. And several months ago, I found Charles |
| 0:21.4 | Martin, and I have been plowing through his books ever since. Charles really has a gift of |
| 0:27.1 | storytelling, which he uses to draw readers into God's heart for our brokenness. Now, today I'm |
| 0:33.4 | talking with Charles about his series called The Murphy Series, which is a series of three |
| 0:39.2 | fictional books about a man working to rescue people from human trafficking. |
| 0:44.9 | You know, the unfortunate truth about human trafficking is that it's really happening all |
| 0:49.8 | around us. |
| 0:51.4 | And as you would guess, the effects of survivors goes way beyond what happened to them |
| 0:56.6 | physically. Charles is deeply passionate about the gospel in what it means for all of our lives, |
| 1:02.9 | whether we're ordinary people reading his books, or wounded people who are suffering, |
| 1:07.9 | whether you're a victim of human trafficking, or perhaps you are even a |
| 1:12.4 | perpetrator. You can see in his books and hear in his voice the gospel message as he shares |
| 1:18.5 | God's love. So grab your coffee and some headphones as I introduce you to one of my newfound |
| 1:24.6 | favorite fictional authors, Charles Martin. Well, Charles, it is a joy to |
| 1:32.0 | have you on job with Julie. For most interviews that I do, I'm researching nonfiction books, |
| 1:39.3 | like heavy topics, but I actually came across you in reading fiction because you're a fiction writer. |
| 1:44.8 | So this was a surprise to me that I'm like, wow, I want to interview this guy. |
| 1:49.4 | So you're one of the few fiction authors I've had on the podcast. |
| 1:52.8 | And thanks for joining. |
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