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Keith: It’s a Short Line from Male Power to Abuse of Women and Children

by Keith Gregoire | Apr 20, 2022 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Sheila here! Last week I published some “Fixed it for Yous” from biblical counselors which were extremely disturbing. My husband Keith was just infuriated, and asked to write his response. He’s quite passionate about this, and he’ll be...

4 Concerns I Have with Biblical Counseling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 13, 2022 | Abuse

Biblical counseling is a “school” or method of counseling that believes the Bible is sufficient for the problems that we encounter in life. It eschews psychology and “secular” research, and focuses on using the Bible to counsel people. Many...

Your Thoughts on Biblical Counseling vs. Licensed Counseling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 12, 2022 | Abuse

Yesterday I caused quite a stir by talking about some of the problems with how the biblical counseling movement started, and some of the problems with some places it’s currently being taught. I want to stress that we don’t need to think of biblical...

Biblical Counseling and Horrid Perspectives on Abuse: How Did Things Go So Wrong?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 11, 2022 | Abuse

Biblical Counseling Can Be Dangerous. Julie Roys has been doing an expose of how John MacArthur handled counseling Eileen Gray, whose husband was physically and emotionally abusing her children (and later found to be also sexually abusing them). When she went to the...

7 Questions to Ask to Vet Your Counselor

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 10, 2021 | Resolving Conflict

How do you find a good counselor when you need to seek help for marriage issues? Sheila here! I found Sarah Allman on Instagram, where we interacted about the vital importance of vetting counselors before you go to see one. This is something I’d been...

Next Steps after Reading The Great Sex Rescue

by Camden Morgante | Nov 9, 2021 | Bare Marriage, Sex

If you’ve read The Great Sex Rescue, it may have opened your eyes to so much that’s holding you back. But where do you go from here? Sheila here! Today Dr. Camden Morgante, a clinical psychologist and good friend, is joining us to suggest next steps after...