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

Tea and Tent Pegs, “All Men Struggle with Lust”, and More!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 19, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

This week has been taken up by two things: talking about the problems with the “all men struggle with lust” message, and telling you all about our Tea and Tent Pegs event! It’s time for another edition fo my Friday Round-Up, where I cover...

The Podcast on The Making of Biblical Womanhood

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 18, 2021 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex

The amazing Beth Allison Barr is joining me today to talk about women and the history of the church. One of the funniest things I often see when I go on Amazon and look up The Great Sex Rescue is the books that are recommended next to it. It seems like people...

Women Shouldn’t Have to Suffer So Men Don’t Feel Shame

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 17, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

The results on Instagram about how the “all men struggle with lust” message affected you dealt a big emotional wallop on me. I told you about it yesterday, but I’d like to explore it a little more today. I received hundreds upon hundreds of answers...

Do You Need to Get Angry at What Purity Culture Stole from You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 15, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Anger is not always a bad thing–and some of us would benefit from a bit of it! i’m just back from a weekend knitting retreat with my mom. About 60 knitters gathered at an inn close to where I live for some knitting classes and show and tell and just great...

Yes, You Can Write a Sex Book That Can Help (Almost) Everybody

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 19, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

“A book about sex isn’t for everyone. It can’t be — and it shouldn’t be.” That’s how Debra Fileta, a licensed counselor and the co-author of the recent book Married Sex with Gary Thomas, begins a recent article where she...

More Fixed It For Yous: Can Christian Resources Please Stop Enabling Abuse and Sexual Coercion?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 6, 2021 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Sometimes the way that Christian resources talk about sexual coercion and abuse makes me want to cry. When writing The Great Sex Rescue, we read the 10 bestselling marriage books (we excluded 3 because they didn’t talk enough about sex) and 6 iconic sex books....

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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.