Iron Sharpens Iron: How to Speak Up when Something’s Bugging You in Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 20, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

How do you ACTUALLY confront your spouse when something’s bugging you? We’re in the middle of our iron sharpening iron series on the blog this month, where I’m talking about how marriage is supposed to make us better people. We’re supposed to...

I’m Passing the Torch on Love & Respect. 10 Ways You Can Pick it Up

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 17, 2020 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

This has been a huge week on the blog as we end our year-long look at Love & Respect. And, as promised, today I want to share your comments and pass the torch to you all, so that you can continue the work. I was so encouraged by how many comments came in this...

PODCAST: Our Love & Respect Wrap Up

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 16, 2020 | Abuse, Podcasts

It’s one year this week since I ran my huge Love & Respect series. I’ve written about how Love & Respect treats sex horribly and harms marriages off and on throughout this last year, since the original week-long series ran. And now, on this one...

An Open Letter to Focus on the Family about Love & Respect and Emerson Eggerichs

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 15, 2020 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Focus on the Family initially had its logo on the book Love & Respect, and heavily markets it through their website and emails, often giving it as a freebie to people who donate. As I have talked about at length on this blog, I have grave concerns about the book....

Is It Okay if Christian Marriage Books are Just a Little Bit Harmful?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 14, 2020 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Christian marriage books should not harm people. That seems to me to be a no-brainer, but often in discussions about books that I believe spread a toxic teaching, people will say something like: Well, I got a lot of out of it. I didn’t agree with all of it, and...

Iron Sharpens Iron Series: It’s NOT a Sin to Confront Your Spouse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 13, 2020 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex

If you think there’s something wrong in your marriage, or you feel hurt or distant from your spouse, is it okay to confront your spouse and bring it up? That may seem like an odd question, but hear me out on this. I’m in the middle of our “iron...

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