Well, hey friend, welcome to Jabba with Julie, hosted by me, Julie Slattery.

Just as a reminder, this podcast is a listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy.

Well, tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, which is a global day of generosity.

And we're going to start by saying how incredibly grateful we are for the generous community that supports this podcast and the ministry as a whole.

Because you give, we are able to equip and support people all over the world as they're trying to make sense of God in sex.

And if you want to learn more about Giving Tuesday or find out how you can partner with

us financially in this ministry, click the Giving Tuesday link in our show notes. Then let me start

by asking you some questions. What do you think the Bible tells us about marriage and about God?

What is the significance of gender? How about sexual orientation?

These are some of the questions that I unpack in today's episode with my guest, Sam Albury.

Sam is an author and pastor and he fortunately has been a frequent guest on Job With You Lee

because every time I talk to him, I learn so much. I have a lot

of respect for him when it comes to addressing these types of hot button issues in our modern

culture. Now, if you're not able to tell from the title of this episode, Sam and I cover a lot of

different concepts, including the cost of discipleship, and how we share the gospel with

the world who may be wondering if what the gospel says is actually really good news. Whether you're

married, single, same-sex attracted, or otherwise, this conversation has truth that is pertinent

for every Christian. So please join with me in my conversation with Sam Albury.

Well, Sam, thanks so much for being on job with Julie.

And I'm happy because this time I actually get to talk to you in person instead of over Zoom.

And right here in Nashville in your new hometown.

Thanks for coming down. Thanks for having me. It's good to see you. Well, yeah, it's great to meet you in person. I've just enjoyed so much learning from you and having conversations with you in the past. And you just had a new book release and it's a little bit different because it's a children's book. Tell me about it. Yeah. So I've been speaking on,

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