#519 Why we Need to be Better at Caring for Divorced People in the Church
Christian Sexuality - Java with Juli
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🗓️ 27 May 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
When a marriage ends through divorce, it makes sense that the people involved would experience deep grief. So how do we care for those walking through it? What is a Christian approach to divorce-care and helping divorced individuals in the church?
Laura Petherbridge, who suddenly found herself divorced at 29, joins Juli to share her experience as a divorcee, discuss the work she is doing, and explain how the Church can be a place of healing and empathy for those mourning the loss of their marriages.
Guest: Laura Petherbridge
Laura’s Website: thesmartstepmom.com
Laura’s Instagram: @laurapetherbridge
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friend. Welcome to Java with Julie. I'm Julie Slattery and I'll remind you that this |
| 0:06.7 | podcast is supported by you, our listeners and it's an outreach of authentic intimacy, |
| 0:11.8 | a ministry dedicated to helping people make sense of God and sexuality. |
| 0:17.0 | Well, last week, if you listen in, we talked about single life after death in a marriage. This week, we're going to talk about single life after death in a marriage. This week we're going to talk about |
| 0:24.1 | single life after the death of a marriage. Now whether or not you have personally |
| 0:28.6 | been through a divorce this is a really important conversation for you to listen to. |
| 0:32.4 | The Bible tells us to bear one |
| 0:35.0 | another's burdens and often we distance ourselves from people who are going through |
| 0:39.4 | a divorce because frankly we just don't know how to react. |
| 0:43.0 | On today's episode Laura Petherbridge is going to help us understand |
| 0:47.0 | some of the grief process of a divorce and how we can walk with people who are going through it. |
| 0:52.0 | Laura was divorced herself many years ago at the age of 29 |
| 0:56.4 | and she knows exactly what it feels like to be ostracized, alienated, and alone after divorce. |
| 1:03.0 | And since that time, Laura has written books, |
| 1:05.0 | she's spoken and created programs |
| 1:08.0 | that help people navigate life through and after a divorce. |
| 1:12.0 | As you're about to hear, Laura has a wealth of knowledge |
| 1:15.0 | along with some helpful news and balance for those of us who are wanting |
| 1:18.0 | to help friends and family walk through this painful season of life. |
| 1:22.0 | So I hope you're encouraged and you learn a lot as you listen. |
| 1:26.8 | Well Laura it's so good to see you it has been I think we figured out like 12 years since you and I have had a conversation and I'm looking |
| 1:34.8 | forward to this. Yeah time really flies a lot's happened in that time. |
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