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PODCAST: Why John Piper Should Stop Talking about Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 23, 2022 | Podcasts

Recently John Piper had a podcast telling a woman how to deal with a “harsh” husband. It was atrocious advice–especially since women in emotionally abusive relationships would listen to this advice and think that it pertained to them (since most...

John Piper Tells Women with Harsh Husbands–to Basically Do Nothing

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 14, 2022 | Abuse

On Friday on his podcast, John Piper told a woman married to a harsh husband to just be gentle with him. Pray more. Remember it might be his personality. Win him with kindness. Show appreciation and call out the good in him. And don’t talk to other people about...

What Does It Meant to Be “Against Abuse”?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 8, 2022 | Abuse

Okay, everybody: raise your hand if you’re pro-abuse! Of course no one is pro-abuse. So what does it mean to be anti-abuse? Just a few quick thoughts on a Tuesday (I try not to write long posts on Tuesdays to give myself a day to get a lot of work done), but I...

PODCAST: What Are Christian Resources NOT Telling You About Abuse?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 21, 2021 | Abuse

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month–and today I thought we’d take a look at what too many Christian resources are NOT telling us about abuse. It’s another edition of the Bare Marriage podcast, and I wanted to make sure that we had at least...

10 Truths About Emotionally Destructive Marriages

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 24, 2021 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

How can you tell if your marriage is emotionally destructive, or if it’s just a normal level of pain? I caused a firestorm on Facebook over the weekend when I asked whether we talk too much about how “marriage is hard”, and then when people are truly...

Reader Question: When Does Anger Become Abuse?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 4, 2021 | Abuse, Resolving Conflict

How can you tell if your husband has anger management issues, or if he’s actually abusive? I’m starting a series on the blog this month on direct communication, and yesterday we looked at what hinders speaking directly. We’ll also cover what direct...