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Compassion for Anna Duggar–And How We Judge Success in Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 30, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Josh Duggar has been arrested by the feds, and I’m so sad for Anna Duggar. I wasn’t going to write about this today, but it actually intersects with a number of things I’ve been thinking about this week, and I thought I could put them all in one...

PODCAST: Are You a Community Giver or Taker?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 12, 2020 | Doing Life Together

Real community goes both ways! In March we’re dedicating the month to talking about community, and this week we talked about 10 ways to break into a new church. One of the things we wanted to emphasize, though, is that community is not just about what you can...

When to Walk Away Review: How to Deal with Toxic People–and Toxic Marriages

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 29, 2020 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

When it comes to toxic people–and toxic marriages–do we have the courage to walk away? Alice had endured being married to Alex for over 20 years. She had kept trying to make the marriage better–being nice to him; keeping a nice house; studying all...

Iron Sharpens Iron: How to Speak Up when Something’s Bugging You in Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 20, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

How do you ACTUALLY confront your spouse when something’s bugging you? We’re in the middle of our iron sharpening iron series on the blog this month, where I’m talking about how marriage is supposed to make us better people. We’re supposed to...

PODCAST: How Iron Sharpens Iron

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 9, 2020 | Podcasts, Resolving Conflict

Are you using your influence in marriage so that iron is sharpening iron? We’re starting our January series on the blog, and I’m really excited about it! We’re talking about how marriage is supposed to help us grow to be better people, and I...

Podcast Extras: How to Handle Toxic Family Members at Christmas

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 12, 2019 | Podcasts

What do you do when your extended family is just plain crazy? Or at least you FEEL like they’re crazy? Today on the podcast I’m talking about how to handle toxic family members at Christmas. Listen in to the podcast here: Listen to the Podcast Here Browse...