Java with Juli ® Podcast

A complement, according to Webster, is “something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect.” Romantic as that is, it’s a tall order in a relationship between two imperfect people! So then, what does it look like to be your spouse’s complement? In this episode, Jamie Ivey shares what God has taught her as she looks back on her own marriage of 20 years. No simplistic formulas, no easy answers, and no perfect people; just rich conversation and bold truth – so grab your Java and join us!

Guest: Jamie Ivey

I grew up thinking that a marriage is where the man works, makes money, then comes home and sits in his Lazy Boy, and the wife has dinner ready by the time he gets there... that's not what God says marriage is. He doesn't say the man goes and works and the woman makes dinner -- and there's no Lazy Boy in the Bible. -Jamie Ivey

Show notes:

• Complement* by Aaron & Jamie Ivey
• Complement Bible Study Book*
• The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey (podcast)
• Your Sexual Differences Can Make You Better Lovers (Juli's blog)
• A Secret for the Guys (Juli's blog)
• Join an online book study!

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We know. It’s hard to imagine talking to your sweet three or four-year-old about sex. And here’s the thing: you don’t have to. What you can, nay, should do is have age-appropriate conversations about body parts, boys and girls, and how you see God’s design in nature in things like seeds and eggs. These small, everyday conversations lay an important foundation for bigger conversations later on.  You’ve got this, Momma! You don’t need to be afraid to share God’s design for sexuality with your young children. We’re here to help – grab your Java and join us!

Guest: Megan Michelson, Birds & Bees

Show notes:

• Learn more about www.birds-bees.com*
• Use JAVA20 and get 20% off the curriculum!*
• God Made All of Me*
• Parenting Through Weakness (Juli's blog)
• When Your Kid Looks At Porn (Juli's blog)

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When you’re feeling fearful, the last thing you need is a social media meme telling you to “tighten your ponytail and carry on.” A rocky marriage, a wayward child, deeply dividing issues in our country, churches, and families — there’s no shortage of issues to keep us living in fear. In this episode, you'll hear how knowing who God is, and His power to work in your life, is where real courage comes from. Grab your Java and join us!

Guest: Katie Westenberg

Show notes:

• I Choose Brave* (Katie's book)
• https://katiewestenberg.com/
• Have You Forgotten Who God Is? (blog)
• Learn to have gospel-centered conversations at Equip!
• The Bible Project

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Tiffany Bluhm wishes this wasn’t her story to tell. Like most victims or bystanders of sexual harassment, she had everything to lose by telling the truth. (Spoiler alert: She did it anyway!) Join Juli and Tiffany for a conversation about the role you can play in exposing sexual harassment. You’ll hear why harassment is something that women don’t have to tolerate and why, of all the voices raised against it, Christian voices should be the loudest. 

Guest: Tiffany Bluhm (tiffanybluhm.com)

Show notes:

• Prey Tell*
• Why Tho? (podcast)
• #351: Why Our Churches Need To Do Better at Valuing the Voices of Women (exclusive content)
• Equip

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Have you ever turned to Netflix instead of pursuing sex with your spouse? Have you turned to Instagram instead ending your day by talking with God and learning His voice? Your sex life and your spiritual life have more in common than you think! In this episode, Juli talks with Mo (Isom) Aiken about the parallels between our spirituality and our sexuality, and our human inclination to settle for counterfeit versus authentic intimacy.

Guest: Mo Aiken

Show notes:

• Fully Known; An Invitation to True Intimacy with God* (Mo's new book)
• Episode #213: Sexuality & the Conversations the Church Forgot (exclusive AI content)
• Episode #160: Why God Created You To Be Sexual
• God's Healing Stinks (from Juli's blog)
• People, I'm Not Your Moses (sermon by Francis Chan)
• Register for Equip!