{"id":7729,"date":"2026-03-03T17:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapetunes.cc\/?p=7729"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:42:18","slug":"real-talk-intimacy-and-gender-pastor-joel-sims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapetunes.cc\/?p=7729","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk | Intimacy and Gender | Pastor Joel Sims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our new series, <em>Real Talk,<\/em> we will discover God&#8217;s Word on real issues. The Bible does not shy away from these topics, and neither will we. 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