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Is Porn the New Purity Culture?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 27, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers, Pornography

Is the next thing that’s going to damage sex in evangelical circles the way that we’re treating porn? Now, please understand: I think there is no excuse for watching porn. Porn is the biggest driver of sex trafficking. Even if the porn you’re...

What Youth Group Was Like Before Purity Culture

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 26, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers

I remember a conversation with my husband around 1992 about how the church was totally on the right track! We had dealt with some weird televangelism scandals and they were largely behind us. Women’s gifts were being used. A lot of the things that culture made...

How to Help Your Kids Have Healthy Relationships with Opposite Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 23, 2021 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

Ever since The Great Sex Rescue published I’ve had parents ask me–how do we make sure our kids don’t grow up with the same messages about sex? It’s funny because The Whole Story–our sex & puberty course that moms can share with...

PODCAST: What Teens Need to Hear to Keep a Healthy View of Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 8, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers, Podcasts

So if you’ve been loving what we’ve been sharing about The Great Sex Rescue–how do you make sure your kids grow up with healthy teachings? Today on the podcast we tackled how to translate some of our most important themes into something that we share...

What Were You Wearing When Teenage You Was Harrassed in Church?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 27, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers

Tragically, sexual harrassment, leering, and groping behaviour is all too common in churches–especially evangelical ones. Why “especially evangelical ones”? Because evangelical ones often stress that “boys will be boys”, “all...

Have We Taught Teen Girls to Ignore Red Flags When Dating?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 26, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers, Preparing for Marriage

What happens when we tell girls that “boys will want to push your sexual boundaries”? We’re in the middle of our debunking series, where we look at things that are commonly taught in evangelical circles, and encourage the church to get it right!...

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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.