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Marriage After God

Parenting, Cultural Shifts, and God’s Design for Sexuality w/ Dr. Juli Slattery

Marriage After God

Aaron & Jennifer Smith

Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Aaron Smith sits down with Dr. Juli Slattery to explore sexuality from a Christian perspective. Together, they discuss how cultural shifts have shaped our understanding of marriage and sexuality, the growing tension between psychology and faith, and why open, biblical conversations are vital for families today. Dr. Slattery shares how surrendering our sexuality to God, addressing shame, and grounding ourselves in truth are key to experiencing healing and intimacy. This conversation also highlights the role of parents in guiding their children with wisdom and truth in the face of cultural pressures.

Key Takeaways

  • Sexuality is a critical topic for Christians today.
  • Cultural shifts have changed perceptions of marriage and sexuality.
  • Many Christians wrestle with how psychology integrates with faith.
  • The purpose of sexuality has shifted toward self-fulfillment rather than God’s design.
  • Parents must engage in open, honest conversations with their children about sexuality.
  • Surrendering sexuality to God involves addressing shame and brokenness.
  • Understanding God’s truth is essential to combat cultural lies.
  • True healing requires a personal relationship with Jesus.
  • Cultural pressures can complicate biblical conversations around sexuality.
  • Teaching children truth equips them to navigate a complex and confusing world.


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Keywords

sexuality, marriage, biblical counseling, cultural shifts, parenting, surrender, healing, truth, intimacy, Christian perspective

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the reality is that the lies feel more true than the truth a lot of the times, which is why we can read our Bibles and not our heads.

0:09.0

Like, yeah, that's true. God forgives me. My sin is separated from me. But we don't really believe it because it doesn't feel true. We don't live like we believe it.

0:16.9

And so that that is why God says without faith, it's impossible to please me. Because if you're

0:25.3

going to please me, you have to believe by faith that God exists, and he rewards those who earnestly

0:29.7

seek him. And so I think even acknowledging to our kids that our feelings can feel a lot more

0:37.1

powerful than what we believe is true.

0:40.2

And validating that in them and feelings matter.

0:43.5

Feelings inform us about what's going on, but they don't define what's true.

0:47.6

Welcome back to another episode of the Marriage After God podcast.

0:50.0

Friends, as always, hit that like button, hit that subscribe button wherever you like to watch or

0:54.7

listen. And leave us a comment or a review. We love seeing those. That's a good way to spread the word.

1:00.4

And the best way to spread the word is to tell your friends, tell everyone you know to check out

1:05.4

the Marriage After God podcast and listen to all these awesome conversations that I get to have.

1:09.9

I'm your host, Erin Smith,

1:11.4

and today I'm thrilled to share a powerful heart-to-heart conversation with Dr. Julie Slatery,

1:16.5

a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and the founder of authentic intimacy, a ministry

1:22.0

dedicated to reclaiming God's beautiful design for sexuality through a biblical lens. Julie has been married to her husband,

1:28.5

Mike, for 31 years. It's so incredible. And together, they've raised three amazing sons, now young

1:33.4

adults age 22 to 28. They're a nice season ahead of me. As empty nesters, they're navigating the

1:38.7

exciting next chapter of parenting while continuing to pour into marriages and families just like

1:43.5

yours. With her background

1:45.1

in psychology from Wheaton College and years of experience at folks on the family, Julie brings a

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