Sheila Wray Gregoire

On Michelle Duggar’s Signature and the Infantilization of Women in Fundamentalist Christianity

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 17, 2022 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Like you, I’m heartbroken by the Josh Duggar case, and by the continued support for him from his wife. I noticed something that I shared on social media yesterday, and I thought it was worth a super quick post because I’m curious what my commenters think...

A 7 Point Plan for the Church to Care for Victims, not Support Abusers

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 16, 2022 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

What happens when we stress forgiveness over authenticity and confession? I want to start this morning with the story that got me thinking in this direction, and then propose 7 guidelines for how we, as Christians, handle taking sides when abuse is made public....

On Modesty: We Shouldn’t Sacrifice Teen Girls’ Well-Being for Adult Men’s Comfort

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 13, 2022 | Parenting Teenagers

A basic principle in the Old Testament is actually quite a simple one: People of God don’t sacrifice children. Read through the prophets, and you’ll hear the judgment against nations that sacrifice their kids to Molech, or make children “walk through...

PODCAST: Connection Not Punishment: A Better Way to Parent feat. Wendy Snyder

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 12, 2022 | Parenting Small Children, Podcasts

What if discipline and spanking aren’t synonyms? What if there was a much more effective way of disciplining your kids where you connect with their heart and it actually BUILDS your relationship? Let’s continue our awesome talk with Wendy Snyder from...

The 5 Love Styles and the Attachment Styles Dance

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 11, 2022 | Emotional Connection

Our attachment style that we learn in childhood affects our “love styles” as adults. I’m a big fan of the book How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich. It’s one of the few Christian marriage books that I can recommend wholeheartedly. How We...

Sexual Pleasure: Why Equality of Effort Won’t Get Us There

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 10, 2022 | Making Sex Feel Good

Just a super quick post today on why “equality” sometimes misses the boat when it comes to sexual pleasure. I use Tuesdays either to take a day off from writing the blog, or to share something super quick that’s on my mind and I just want to write it...