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Reader Question: My Husband is a Racist

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolving Conflict

What do you do if your husband is a racist, and his beliefs cause rifts in your family?I’ve got a bit of a heavy reader question today!It’s Canada Day here, but I’m going to publish a post today and then take Thursday & Friday off for the July 4...

What if Proverbs 31 Wasn’t Actually Written for You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 1, 2019 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

What if women aren’t the main audience for Proverbs 31?I was recently sent a really interesting article by reader Jennifer Walls. She’s not a blogger, but she had a thought, and she wanted to share it more widely, so she wondered if I’d like to...

10 Trends in the Purity Culture that I’m Watching

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 20, 2018 | 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...

10 Reasons to NOT Kiss Dating Goodbye

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 6, 2018 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

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...

10 Things I Learned on the Other Side of the World

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 11, 2018 | Faith

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...

My Husband Has Something to Say to Those Who Insult Women

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 11, 2018 | Abuse, Sheila Snippets, Theology of Marriage and Sex

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...