David Raped Bathsheba: Why It’s Important that We Allow for This Interpretation

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 18, 2019 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Rachael Denhollander said that David raped Bathsheba. And then everything broke loose. She said it two weeks ago at the Caring Well conference from the Southern Baptist Convention, talking about how to recognize sexual abuse. But after she said it, a pastor from...

What Happens to a Marriage if One of You Has a Crisis of Faith?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 30, 2019 | Emotional Connection, Faith

Does Jesus have to be the centre of your marriage for your marriage to survive? Could that teaching even be dangerous? After I wrote a post recently about how non-Christians can have good marriages, someone who has been following this blog sent me an email about how a...

An Example of What Gaslighting Women Using the Bible Looks Like

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 19, 2019 | Abuse, Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Tragically, too often in “Christian” teaching women’s views are ignored, or “gaslighted”. It’s time for a new To Love, Honor and Vacuum podcast, and this one’s a doozy, and a bit of a departure from my normal podcasts....

Netflix’s Unbelievable is Unbelievably Good

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 16, 2019 | Abuse, Book Reviews, Theology of Marriage and Sex

So I binge watched Unbelievable (with some exceptions that I’ll tell you) on Saturday, and I was very impressed. I had another post all scheduled to go for today, but I wanted to tell you about this show because it’s a new one and everyone’s talking...

Do Only Christians Have Good Marriages?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 13, 2019 | Faith

Do you need to be a Christian to have a good marriage? Last week I wrote a post on what makes a good marriage. When I was initially sketching out my points, I instinctively wanted to include something about letting Jesus lead your marriage, or having the power of the...

When Opioid Addiction Hits too Close to Home

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 16, 2019 | Grief

Addictions steal people’s lives, and they steal family’s hearts.Whether it’s substance abuse, pornography, gambling, or whatever, addictions are silent killers. This week tragedy struck someone close to the To Love, Honor and Vacuum community, and to...

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