by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 20, 2018 | culture, Sex
The purity culture has been with us for a while–but some super interesting things are happening. And I want to share with you 10 trends that I’m keeping a watch on. But first–what is the purity culture? It’s hard to define exactly, but...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 6, 2018 | culture, romance
I didn’t grow up in the “I Kissed Dating GoodBye” culture, but my kids did. I made Rebecca read the book when she was 14 (sorry, Becca!). I told the girls no dating until they were at least 16, and I strongly discouraged it until later. Over the...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 11, 2018 | culture, healing
Last week our family returned from a missions trip to a children’s home in Kenya. It was our fourth time visiting the Mulli Children’s Family, a home to orphaned, abandoned, or abused children. MCF was started a Kenyan almost 30 years ago. Charles Mulli...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 11, 2018 | abuse, culture, Sheila Snippets
In the 1980s, I used to go to sleep listening to a Steve Camp song. Steve Camp was a Christian music artist, and I had all of his cassettes. One song in particular always spoke to me–a remake of Larry Norman’s The Great American Novel. The last few lines...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 10, 2018 | culture, grace, Sex
“If you get raped, does that mean you’re not a virgin anymore?” That was one of the anonymous questions asked at a small group my 17-year-old daughter was at one summer. The adults leading the discussion hemmed and hawed, saying technically, they...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 16, 2018 | culture, healing
My standard advice to people having marriage issues is this one: Find yourself a good church, get a mentor couple, and ask for help. When you have a good church community, then you have support when you need it. So today I want to share with you a behind-the-scenes...