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On Kissing Before Marriage, Hilarious Reviews, and Horrifying Advice

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 29, 2022 | Sheila Snippets, Uncategorized | 32 Comments

On Fridays I like to take a look at what's been happening on social media this week, because often most of the writing/thoughts end up on Facebook or Instagram, and if you mostly read the blog you may miss them. So let's go: Let's talk Kissing Before Marriage! I...

PODCAST: Do You Know Your Attachment Style? with Krispin Mayfield

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 28, 2022 | Podcasts | 18 Comments

I'm so excited to be switching gears for a month to talk about attachment! I've been reading some books in the last year, and thinking and talking to people who are super smart, and I've become convinced that many issues in our marriages and spiritual lives are...

Do we Think Jesus Saves Women so Women Can Save Men?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 27, 2022 | Theology of Marriage and Sex | 65 Comments

How is it that we defeat sin? According to the Bible, the Holy Spirit transforms us into the likeness of Christ (Romans 8:29) and sanctifies us once we make Jesus Lord of our life. We live by the Spirit (Romans 8) and we aren't slaves to sin anymore. We take every...

Why My First Post-COVID Speaking Engagement Started with an Apology

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 22, 2022 | Speaking Events | 3 Comments

Yesterday I had the great privilege of speaking at Colorado Christian University's Chapel.. It was my first post-COVID (since COVID? COVID's not really over) speaking engagement in person. I've done several via Zoom--some MOPS groups, a counseling group, several...

PODCAST: Do Christians Have Better Sex Lives? A Response to Josh Howerton

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 21, 2022 | Podcasts | 10 Comments

Do Christians have better marriages and sex lives? Last month Josh Howerton, lead pastor at Lakepointe Church in Dallas, wrote a Twitter thread sharing research with 5 reasons Christians are doing better than the media gives us credit for. Matt Chandler, head of The...

Keith: It’s a Short Line from Male Power to Abuse of Women and Children

by Keith Gregoire | Apr 20, 2022 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex | 59 Comments

Sheila here! Last week I published some "Fixed it for Yous" from biblical counselors which were extremely disturbing. My husband Keith was just infuriated, and asked to write his response. He's quite passionate about this, and he'll be recording this for our podcast...

Why Evangelicals Can’t Influence the World about Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 19, 2022 | Theology of Marriage and Sex | 67 Comments

For the last three years I've been trying to change the evangelical conversation about sex. I've been pointing out how we went so very far off track with so much of our messaging in our best-sellers--focusing on men's satisfaction and ignoring women's; seeing sex as a...

PODCAST: The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible–and Research! Feat. Mary DeMuth

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 14, 2022 | Abuse, Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex | 26 Comments

We misunderstand women in the Bible--and we misunderstand gender aspects of research! So let's talk. We've got Joanna visiting, so we've recorded a whole bunch of segments about how not to misuse research! Plus today Mary DeMuth joins us to talk about her new book The...

4 Concerns I Have with Biblical Counseling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 13, 2022 | Abuse | 55 Comments

Biblical counseling is a "school" or method of counseling that believes the Bible is sufficient for the problems that we encounter in life. It eschews psychology and "secular" research, and focuses on using the Bible to counsel people. Many Christian counselors are...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.