Can We Respect Women, Please? A New Look at the Church’s View on Lust

by Keith Gregoire | Mar 24, 2020 | Men's Corner, Pornography, Theology of Marriage and Sex

What if the real reason that lust is bad really isn’t about sex? i’ve talked about lust before on the blog–with the question “is lust really every man’s battle”? I’ve written that noticing is not lusting. But my husband Keith...

Have We Made Sex into an Entitlement?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 13, 2020 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

What happens if we tell women that husbands are entitled to sex–no matter what? I’m a big proponent of sex in marriage. Most of what I write is about sex. I have a revamped version of 31 Days to Great Sex coming out this summer with Zondervan. I’ve...

Can You Divorce for Abuse? Our Tendency to Treat Adultery as Worse than Abuse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 3, 2020 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Unfortunately (in my mind), there has not been consensus in the Christian world on whether or not a person is biblically justified to divorce in cases of abuse. It’s long been held that you can divorce for adultery, but not for abuse (I explained why I think...

When to Walk Away Review: How to Deal with Toxic People–and Toxic Marriages

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 29, 2020 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

When it comes to toxic people–and toxic marriages–do we have the courage to walk away? Alice had endured being married to Alex for over 20 years. She had kept trying to make the marriage better–being nice to him; keeping a nice house; studying all...

Let’s Look at the Evidence: Do Marriages Work Best if Men Make the Decisions?

by Keith Gregoire | Jan 28, 2020 | Men's Corner, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Wait! Did that tag line say Sheila’s HUSBAND is writing this post about making decisions in marriage?!? Yes, everyone, this is Keith writing my debut blog post for the website. Some of you may already know me from a few of the podcasts I have been in, but aside...

If You Pray Hard Enough, Will God Stop Your Husband from Abusing You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 22, 2020 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Can you change an abusive marriage just by praying hard and having enough faith? A while ago a woman sent me in a letter criticizing me for saying that it’s okay for women to divorce in cases of abuse, because I should be telling women to have faith for a...

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