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...
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.
