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Keith: It’s a Short Line from Male Power to Abuse of Women and Children

by Keith Gregoire | Apr 20, 2022 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Sheila here! Last week I published some “Fixed it for Yous” from biblical counselors which were extremely disturbing. My husband Keith was just infuriated, and asked to write his response. He’s quite passionate about this, and he’ll be...

PODCAST: The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible–and Research! Feat. Mary DeMuth

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 14, 2022 | Abuse, Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex

We misunderstand women in the Bible–and we misunderstand gender aspects of research! So let’s talk. We’ve got Joanna visiting, so we’ve recorded a whole bunch of segments about how not to misuse research! Plus today Mary DeMuth joins us to talk...

4 Concerns I Have with Biblical Counseling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 13, 2022 | Abuse

Biblical counseling is a “school” or method of counseling that believes the Bible is sufficient for the problems that we encounter in life. It eschews psychology and “secular” research, and focuses on using the Bible to counsel people. Many...

Your Thoughts on Biblical Counseling vs. Licensed Counseling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 12, 2022 | Abuse

Yesterday I caused quite a stir by talking about some of the problems with how the biblical counseling movement started, and some of the problems with some places it’s currently being taught. I want to stress that we don’t need to think of biblical...

Biblical Counseling and Horrid Perspectives on Abuse: How Did Things Go So Wrong?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 11, 2022 | Abuse

Biblical Counseling Can Be Dangerous. Julie Roys has been doing an expose of how John MacArthur handled counseling Eileen Gray, whose husband was physically and emotionally abusing her children (and later found to be also sexually abusing them). When she went to the...

If Your Church Makes You Feel Guilty and Miserable…Leave

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 4, 2022 | Abuse, Faith

Sometimes church is a toxic place. Not always. Not even usually! Study after study has found that religiosity actually helps people, and people who go to church tend to have better mental health, better relationships, and better lives overall. HOWEVER–and...

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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.