For most marriages, the most challenging years are the earliest ones. Marital problems can come in any number of forms, but sometimes the most difficult to navigate are those you don’t see coming.

Few know this better than Chris and Stephanie Teague, the duo behind Out of the Dust, who experienced divorce suddenly after only three and a half years of marriage.

The couple join Juli to discuss exactly what happened before their marriage fell apart, and what God did in both of them to put it back together.

Guests: Out of the Dust (Chris and Stephanie Teague)

Website: outofthedustmusic.com

Instagram: @outofthedustmusic

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Gender dysphoria is becoming more and more common, and parents with kids who are struggling are at a loss at what to do. Should they affirm their kids? Should they approve hormone blockers?

 In this week’s episode of Java with Juli, Juli is joined by Dr. Miriam Grossman, a child psychiatrist and author who has testified before congress about some of the hidden dangers behind transgender activism.

Guest: Dr. Miriam Grossman, MD

Book: "Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness" by Miriam Grossman M.D.

Book: “You’re Teaching my Child What?!” by Miriam Grossman M.D.

Java with Juli: #507 What You Need To Know About The Gender Conversation

Java with Juli: #508 What Does Healthy Masculinity Actually Look Like?

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While many of us are familiar with the concept of abuse, we are typically familiar with the conventional stereotypes around abuse. We typically picture a younger, weaker party who is taken advantage of by a dominant person. It’s rare we picture a friend, mentor or someone we trust harming us.

Unfortunately this is what happened to Tricia Lott Williford. In the same 72-hour span in which she experienced the sudden and unexpected death of her husband, she experienced sexual assault from someone she considered a friend and a mentor.

Tricia and her therapist, Jana Richardson, join Juli to talk about how to recognize, fight, and recover from abuse in all its forms.

Guests: Tricia Lott Williford and Jana Richardson

Website: tricialottwilliford.com

Instagram: @tricialottwilliford

Book: You Are Safe Now by Tricia Lott Williford and Jana Richardson, MA, LPC, EMDR

Book: And Life Comes Back by Tricia Lott Williford

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Java with Juli:  #497 Trying to Heal? Here’s Why Knowing Your Story is Essential

Blog: How Do I Know If I’m in an Abusive Relationship?

Blog: As Christians, How Do We Respond to Abuse Allegations in the Church?

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Is laughter important? Why did God give us the ability to laugh?

Laughter might not be top of mind when it comes to how we live as Christians or how we live in relationship with others, but laughter is a gift God has given to us, and there are many reasons why.

This week, comedian, author and Pastor Ted Cunningham is Juli’s guest, and he explains the health and relational benefits of laughing much and laughing often.

Guest: Ted Cunningham

Website: Woodland Hills Church

Book: A Love That Laughs by Ted Cunningham

Blog: Your Marriage Should Be Fun

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Accidental influencer and author of “Forever Home”, Anh Lin, shares her story of journeying through trauma and brokenness to a place of healing.

You’ll hear Anh talk about:

• Her unlikely encounter with Jesus

• How she medicated her pain and grief with partying and alcohol

• Experiencing rock bottom, even after finding Jesus

Guest: Anh Lin

Anh’s website: girlandtheword.com

Anh’s Instagram: @girlandtheword

Book: “Forever Home: Moving Beyond Brokenness to Build a Strong and Beautiful Life” by Anh Lin

Blog: How Do I Know If I’m in an Abusive Relationship?

Blog: Don’t Waste the Pain

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David and Terri Sumlin are the founders of Marriage Life Ministries, a ministry that helps couples improve their marriages through a focus on communication, conflict and intimacy. Years ago, when their own marriage was on the brink of divorce and rocked by a 3-month affair, this ministry was exactly what they needed.

Join Juli, David and Terri, as the couple talk about how God’s intervention saved and restored their marriage.

Guests: David and Terri Sumlin

David and Terri’s Website: marriagelifeministries.com/

David and Terri’s Instagram: @marriagelifeministries

Blog: Forgiveness is Hard, Grace is Harder

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What can we learn from close examination of the lives of the men we read about in scripture? These were real people,who the Bible reveals had their own very human struggles, battling insecurity, pride, deception, and lust.

This week’s podcast guest, Chase Replogle, is a pastor at Bent Oak Church in Missouri, and is the author of “The Five Masculine Instincts". The  book covers the lessons we can learn from male Biblical figures like Samson, Moses, and Cain. This is a great episode that discusses some common motivators for men (and women), and offers guidance on how to address inner motivations that push us further from God’s heart and calling on our lives.

Guest: Chase Replogle

Website: chasereplogle.com/

Instagram: @thepastorwriter

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Is there a theological approach or framework to understanding gender? Is there scriptural support for the messages we receive about gender from movies, books, and institutions? And what does it mean for us to live as ‘lights on a hill’ within a culture that continually evolves in its discussions about gender and sexual issues?

Join John and Sarah Stonestreet from the Colson Center as they join Juli in exploring some of the underlying beliefs surrounding sexuality in our culture, and talk about how we can embrace and pursue the good and beautiful narrative found in scripture.

Guests: John and Sarah Stonestreet

Website: The Colson Center

Website: identityproject.tv/

Instagram: @thecolsoncenter

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Ed and Lisa Young, founding pastors of Fellowship Church, join Juli for an honest and faith-filled conversation about their journey through grief. The couple’s oldest daughter, Lee-Beth, passed away a little over two years ago after an ongoing battle with poor mental health and alcohol abuse, and in this powerful interview, they share about the unexpected comfort and hope they discovered as they wrestled with their pain, loss and sorrow and held their faith in tandem.

Guests: Ed and Lisa Young

Website: Fellowship Church

Book: A Path Through Pain by Ed and Lisa Young

Blog: How To Heal And Grow: Four Surprising Pathways To Christ-Likeness

Blog: God’s Healing Stinks

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For too long, many Christians have heard and believed the misconception that living in God’s freedom and redemption means they’ll never struggle with sin or temptation. This is one of the things the Bible is pretty clear on. The heroes of the faith like Paul, David, Moses, and Abraham loved and new God and still lived imperfectly.

Maybe it’s time for us to recognize that being saved doesn’t mean we’ll never sin again, but that it means we’re on a journey of loving Jesus, pursuing Him, falling short and returning to Him.

This week’s podcast guest, Lina Abujamra, knows this well. She joins Juli to talk about what it looks like to spend a lifetime struggling with lust and sexual temptation, and still choose Jesus.

Guest: Lina Abujamra

Book: Don't Tell Anyone You're Reading This by Lina Abujamra

Website: livingwithpower.org/

Q&A: What Is the Difference Between Sexual Integrity and Purity?

Book: God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery

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