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You can be sexually active without being sexually intimate. But is that God's best? Our sexuality is designed to be laced with spiritual and relational significance, but we have all been impacted by sin, busyness, and the cultural trend to see sex as simply something that we do (or worse: a "duty").  Pull up a chair with Juli, Linda and Yvette as they discuss the difference between sexual intimacy and sexual activity.

Guests: Linda Dillow & Yvette Maher

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• Join Juli at a Winshape Marriage Retreat!
• Bible Study: Passion Pursuit
• Are you sexually active but not intimate? Learn three ways you can grow as a couple.
• Learn more at Sex is the Icing on the Cake and Your Sexual Differences Can Make You Better Lovers

What do you want out of marriage?  If you’re like most of us, you hope for love, companionship, passion and other good things that happen to be self-serving.  But our guests in this episode, Aaron & Jennifer Smith, contend that “like everything that God gives us, [marriage] is not intended for us only.”  Grab your coffee, pull up a chair and be challenged to think about marriage in a way that transcends what you hope to get out of it.

Guest: Aaron & Jennifer Smith

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• Join Juli at a Winshape Marriage retreat!
• Book: Marriage After God
• Register for our Reclaim conference

“God created our bodies to become one in marriage in a very physical and neurological way. When that is suddenly ripped apart, there’s a severe grieving that happens …and nobody talks about it.”   In this episode Juli sits down with Rachael Flick, widow of fallen police officer Micah Flick, to learn about living through the loss of a spouse.  Whether you’re divorced or widowed (or you know someone who recently has been), grab your java and pull up a chair for an honest conversation about the difficult moments, the beautiful moments, and the daily life in between.

Guest: Rachael Flick

What can you do to make sure the voices of sexual abuse victims continue to be heard following the #MeToo movement? How can our churches become safe places where people can find help?  In this episode, Dr. Dan Allender joins Juli to share how all of us have been harmed in some way by sexual sin and what we must do in order to offer help and hope to others. ps. Listening to this Java with Juli episode is a great place to start!

Guest: Dr. Dan Allender

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• Unwanted by Jay Stringer
• God Loves Sex by Dr. Dan Allender & Dr. Tremper Longman
• Rethinking Sexuality by Dr. Juli Slattery
• Donate to AI today!

Sex with your husband sounds nice…but the busyness of day-to-day life leaves you feeling disconnected. In part two of this conversation, Juli and her guest move from talking about getting your body ready, to getting your emotions ready! The emotional aspect of your marriage is an important part of the “sexual desire triangle".  Being intentional about building an emotional connection with your man (talking, date nights, taking a “sex-cation”) will create intimacy that spills over into the bedroom.  Grab your java and join us to learn more!

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Degler

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• Register for RECLAIM
• Passion Pursuit
• CWives Dare of the Month Newsletter
• When Sex Hurts (book)
• Listen to Part 1 of this conversation