The Ultimate Flaw in the Book Love and Respect: Jesus Isn’t at the Center

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 16, 2019 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex

This week we’ve been talking about how books like Love & Respect go so far off base. I started with showing how the view of sex in Love & Respect is very wrong. And then yesterday I showed how the concept of a wife giving a husband unconditional respect...

A Review of Love and Respect: How the Book Gets Sex Horribly Wrong

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 14, 2019 | Book Reviews, Theology of Marriage and Sex

What happens when a bestselling Christian marriage book, like Love and Respect, treats sex as if it’s just for the husband?Sometimes I get overwhelmed by the emails and comments on this blog from desperate people. I’ve been trying to address these things...

Do All Women Feel Lonely?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 18, 2018 | Faith

With thanks to Thomas Nelson for sponsoring this post.I’m not sure if I can point to a single time in my life where I didn’t feel a little bit lonely–a little bit like an outsider.And yet, the more I talk to other women, the more I hear the same...

Sometimes I Forget What My Husband Needs from Me

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 9, 2018 | Emotional Connection, Marriage, Resolving Conflict

With thanks to Thomas Nelson, publishers of Erin Smalley’s new book 10 Things a Husband Needs from His Wife, for sponsoring this post. Sometimes I get so caught up in my own disappointment or frustration that I forget what Keith needs from me. And a lot of that...

Did Jane Austen Really Believe that Love Conquered All?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 2, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

What did Jane Austen really believe about love? The first expensive book I ever bought for myself was a lovely gold-embossed book containing both Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. I was a teenager browsing a used bookstore, and I fell in love. Then I...

A Few Things I’ve Really Enjoyed Lately

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 16, 2016 | Book Reviews

On Mondays I try to answer Reader Questions, on Tuesday I try to do a Top 10 post, on Wednesdays I always post about marriage, and on Fridays I try to post a 400-word inspirational marriage post. That works wonderfully for planning, but it means that sometimes I have...

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