Unapologetic with Julia Jeffress Sadler

Julia is back this week for a conversation with her favorite guest—her dad, Dr. Robert Jeffress—for their special Ask The Pastor show! For this episode, Julia took the questions you submitted and had Dr. Jeffress share his answers. Together, the two talked through lighter topics like his favorite (and least favorite!) aspects of being a pastor and the most famous person he’s met, later diving into...

It’s so important to share the gospel with our kids, but how do we actually do that? Popular kids podcaster, Jessica White, tells us exactly what that can look like on this super practical episode of Unapologetic! Like Julia, Jessica also hosts a kids bible podcast—hers called Kids Bible Stories. Together, these two moms passionate about sharing Jesus with their kids talk about how to get our kids...

Today on the show, Julia welcomes a guest she’s been wanting to talk with since Unapologetic began: Cissie Graham Lynch! Cissie is the granddaughter of one of the most famous evangelists of all time: Billy Graham. But although Cissie comes from a ministry family (something she and Julia have in common), that doesn’t mean she hasn’t faced her own spiritual battles. Julia and Cissie talk about it al...

Peter Mutabazi was only 10 years old when he ended up on the streets of Uganda without food or family. Fast forward to today, and Peter is living in the U.S. as an adoptive dad of three and foster dad to 50-plus kids. What made this incredible testimony possible? As Peter will tell you, the hand of God and one person believing Peter deserved a second chance. On this inspiring episode of Unapologet...

There’s a big difference between simply talking about (and often criticizing!) ministry and actually doing ministry, a truth pastor Luke Lezon knows firsthand. In this week’s episode of Unapologetic, Julia and Luke aren’t afraid to go there: tackling the current culture of “failure porn,” why the church needs to pour into the generation of 18-29 year-olds, and how to encourage and equip girls who...

It can sometimes be hard to share the gospel with a culture that seems to speak a language different from the one we speak at church. But Jesus is calling us to do exactly that. As an evangelist and church planter, Shauna Pilgreen has firsthand experience translating Jesus to a culture desperate to hear his truth. On today’s episode of Unapologetic, Julianne sits down with Shauna to break it all d...

International minister and bestselling author John Bevere wants you to live in fear of God. But a life lived in fear of God is probably a lot different than what you’d imagine. In his own life and ministry, John has seen that fear of God transform him personally, change his family, and allowed him to take the gospel to millions upon millions of people. On today’s episode of Unapologetic, John and...

Happy 2024 and welcome to a whole new year of unapologetic conversations! We’re kicking off the year with some timeless encouragement from bestselling author, business owner, and mom of eight (yep, eight kids!) Julie Carr! Julie’s may not be a name you know, but through her writing and consulting businesses, she’s had a hand in crafting messages from many of your favorite speakers, including peopl...

October 7th, 2023, was a day that changed the world forever. That was the day terrorist group Hamas attacked the nation of Israel, reigniting a conflict that has been simmering for decades. When Christians saw the headlines that day, many wondered, are we living in the end times prophesied in the book of Revelation? In his newest book, Are We Living in the End Times?, Dr. Robert Jeffress addresses...

It might seem hard to believe that a third-world country like Uganda has something vital to teach us about true contentment and joy, but that’s exactly what ministry leader Kelly Miller learned while working with students there. In fact, living and serving in Uganda changed this former software executive’s heart so much that he founded a ministry and wrote a book on his experience—all about how tr...

By now, we’ve probably all realized that America is in crisis. With drag queen story hours and college kids rallying to celebrate Hamas, it’s not hard to see that the Christian principles our country was founded on are not being practiced. As Christians, is there anything we can do to turn the tide and fight back against the path of destruction our country is going down? John Cooper thinks so. On...

Having “the talk” with your kids is hard enough, but given the culture we’re living in today, parents are now being forced to have multiple difficult conversations around the topics of sexual identity, transgenderism, and how God created us with their kids. On this timely episode of Unapologetic, Julia’s friend and colleague, Julianne Thompson, steps into the host chair to chat with the director o...

We’re sharing our third and final talk from Girls Night 2023 at First Baptist Dallas, this time featuring bestselling author and speaker, Madison Prewett Troutt! Madi has been on the podcast a few times now, but you’ve never heard her like this. During her time on stage Madi challenged each one of us to rise up and be the royals God is calling us to be. But how do we rise up? Especially in a world...

Take a seat in the room at First Baptist Dallas’s second-annual Girls Night as we hear from best-selling author and business coach, Christy Wright! Christy used her time onstage to talk all about how to combat fear and build confidence. It was a powerful time that left everyone present with practical tools they can use today to fight against the fear of the enemy. During her talk Christy used stor...

Join us LIVE from the second-annual Girls Night at First Baptist Dallas to hear from best-selling author and internationally-known teacher, Lisa Bevere! Lisa brought the WORD during her time—painting a clear picture of what it looks like to be a true rebel for Christ in 2023. During her talk, Lisa outlined how God is calling the women of the world to come together in unity for Him—speaking the tru...

**We’re taking a 2-week fall break and re-releasing some of our favorite episodes of Unapologetic! Maybe you missed them the first time, or maybe this is simply your chance to listen to the wisdom in these conversations again—either way, we can’t wait for you to dive in! This conversation with Sheila Walsh on the mental health struggles we face, even as Christians, originally aired on October 27th...

**We’re taking a 2-week fall break and re-releasing some of our favorite episodes of Unapologetic! Maybe you missed them the first time, or maybe this is simply your chance to listen to the wisdom in these conversations again—either way, we can’t wait for you to dive in! This conversation with Mark Batterson, all about the power of prayer, originally aired on July 19th, 2023. We’re kicking off sea...

For many of us (non-Christians and Christians alike), the 10 Commandments can seem outdated, irrelevant to our culture today. But that belief couldn't be further from the truth! According to Dr. Robert Jeffress, even though the 10 Commandments are 3,500 years-old, the truths and practices contained in them are more relevant today than ever before. On this week’s episode of Unapologetic, Julia invi...

We all know words matter, but the words we say to the kids in our lives may matter even more. On this episode of Unapologetic, Julia welcomes back bestselling author and podcaster Annie F. Downs, this time to chat all about her new kids book, So Happy to Know You! Julia and Annie talk all about the fun elements of the book, including adjectives for each letter of the alphabet, illustrations that d...

In anticipation of Girls Night 2023 happening THIS Friday, we’re throwing it back to last year’s Girls Night with Rebecca St. James and Madi Prewett Troutt! During this episode of Unapologetic, recorded in front of a live audience of over 800 girls and women, Julia, Rebecca, and Madi got real! Together, these three unapologetic women dug into what they believe Christians should stop apologizing fo...

What does the Good News of the gospel have to do with laundry, putting our kids to bed, or even potty training? According to author and speaker Emily Jensen, Jesus can be found in all these mundane moments of motherhood if only we have the eyes to see him there. On this week’s episode of Unapologetic, Julia sits down with Emily—fellow mom and the co-founder of online ministry, Risen Motherhood—to...

To some degree, we all have regrets. Things we did, things we didn’t do, wrong decisions we made—whatever it is, living from a place of regret and shame is not what God wants for us. On this week’s episode of Unapologetic, Dr. Robert Jeffress joins Julia to walk us through how to say goodbye to regret for good. Thanks to sin, we all miss the mark when it comes to God’s standard for our life. But t...

Everybody wants to be loved, but what if the love we’re all actually needing doesn’t come from a person? On this week’s episode of Unapologetic, Bachelor star turned speaker and author, Madi Prewett Troutt, is here to tell us that the love we’re all looking for can only be found in Jesus. During this fun and honest conversation, Julia welcomes Madi back to the show (this time as a newly married wo...

One of Julia’s go-to pastors and real-life friends, Shane Pruitt, is back on Unapologetic this week, sharing some powerful gospel truths and talking about why witnessing to the younger generation is so important. As a Next Gen director, Shane has a heart for Gen Z. Together he and Julia talk about why they care so much about college students, teens, and kids hearing the good news of Jesus, the imp...

Licensed therapist Jason VanRuler knows what it’s like to be stuck. But he also knows how to break through whatever is holding us back and get to the other side. This week’s episode of Unapologetic is a fun one, as these two trained therapists talk all things attachment theory, finding safe people, getting past your past, and everything in between! Julia doesn’t hold back from asking Jason some to...