Theology of Marriage and Sex Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

On the Mars Hill Podcast and The Things We Do to Women

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 28, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Episode 5 of the Mars Hill Podcast is delving into how Mark Driscoll taught about sex. Wow. For those of you who don’t know, Mars Hill was a megachurch and a network of satellite churches in the early 2000s in the Pacific Northwest, centered in Seattle, founded...

Even IF Women Want Love More than Respect–Is That a Good Thing?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 16, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

We’ve all heard the trope that men need respect while women need love. It’s in the best-selling book Love & Respect, which I have critiqued copiously. And as we pointed out in a podcast on the problems with unconditional respect, the whole...

“The Church Needs a New Sex Talk”

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 14, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

“The church cannot continue to treat sexual desires as a male-only issue.” That’s in the conclusion of a big article in Relevant Magazine about The Great Sex Rescue. The three of us–Rebecca, Joanna and me–were all interviewed for the...

What Women Believe about Stay-At-Home Dads–Despite What the Church Teaches

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 12, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

On the whole, women who attend church tend to believe, or are even more likely to believe, several key evangelical teachings about sex. It makes sense. If you invest in your church culture, your beliefs tend to line up with the church culture. And as we found in The...

You’ve Got to See These “Fixed it for Yous”!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 7, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

I was blown away by your messages of encouragement yesterday, here and on Facebook. Thank you so much! I got up this morning with something I wanted to write that I’ve been thinking about, but you all told me to rest, so I think I’ll leave it and write...

Jesus Doesn’t Leave Holes. He Fixes Them.

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 2, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

I’d like to tell you a story today about socks, holes, and re-knitting something beautiful. I love knitting socks. Well, I love knitting anything, but socks are great when it’s hot because they’re small so they don’t lay in your lap when...

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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.