The way we have talked about LGBT questions in the home, or the way we've talked about

LGBT-identified neighbors in the home, will set a table for if my child feels safe to talk

to me about what they're feeling, which is why it's so important to speak as God speaks about our neighbors.

They are first and foremost in his image, potential brothers and sisters in Christ.

Hey friend, welcome to Job with Julie, host of me, Julie Slattery.

Now, this podcast is listener-supported, and it's an outreach of authentic intimacy,

which is a ministry that is dedicated to helping you make sense of God and sexuality.

Well, I want you to imagine that your child comes home from school and says that another kid on the bus was being teased for having two moms.

Or maybe you have a fifth grader who asks what it means when someone says they're non-binary

after hearing that on a show or from a friend.

Or maybe your sibling just came out as gay and your kids have questions.

You know, moments like these come up more and more

often today and they are actually opportunities, not just challenges. That's why I'm so happy that

Rachel Gilson is my guest today. Now, if you've been listening to Job with Julie for a while,

you're probably familiar with Rachel. She shared her story here of coming to know Christ

while she was a student at Yale and while she was actually also pursuing same-sex relationships.

But she has a new book out that's called Parenting Without Panic in an LGBT Affirming World.

And we're going to be talking about how to take some of these big ideas about God's

design for sexuality and share them with children, helping them to love God's design for sexuality

without falling into demonizing people who disagree or who live by a different ethic.

Rachel lives with her family in Boston, and she serves on the leadership team for the

theological department and development at crew. So lean into my conversation with Rachel. I know you're

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