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No More Covering Up Abuse or Covering for Abusers–a Plea for Churches

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 12, 2018 | abuse, responsibility

I believe that God created marriage to be a wonderful, intimate relationship between a husband and a wife. I believe that marriage is to reflect the relationship that God wants to have with us–that sexuality is not just physical, but is about an intimate...

Readers’ Stories of Spiritual Abuse at Teen Missions International

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 10, 2018 | abuse, teenagers

Last week I was talking about the dangers of legalism, and I launched that series by telling a personal story of a missions trip I took with Teen Missions International back in 1986. I talked about how the emphasis was skewed, how the head leaders showed little grace,...

About Andy Savage, Sexual Abuse, and Doing the Right Thing

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 21, 2018 | abuse, grief, healing, responsibility

Yesterday, Andy Savage, pastor at megachurch Highpoint in Memphis, resigned finally after a sordid few months when his church gave him a standing ovation despite admitting that 20 years ago, while a youth pastor, he forced a youth group member to perform oral sex on...

It’s Okay to Be Rude to Creepy People

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 1, 2018 | abuse, culture

If you want to protect yourself from sexual assault, sometimes you’ve got to be rude. And that’s absolutely okay. Like many of you, I was glued to Twitter and YouTube watching the testimony of the many victims at the Larry Nassar trial. I read a lot of the...

How Sexual Abuse Survivors Can Develop Sexual Confidence

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 26, 2018 | abuse, fun in bed, intimacy

This post is brought to you by MELT Massage Courses. I don’t believe that survivors of sexual abuse need to be scarred forever sexually. I do believe that you can still have a great sex life. At least, I truly want to believe that. And this week I’ve cried...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! 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 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.