I Didn’t Really Care if My Sons-in-Law Were Debt-Free, Tattoo-Free Virgins

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 19, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage

I never told my daughters that they should marry virgins. I told them instead they had to marry guys who loved Jesus. And those two are not necessarily synonymous. This week Lori Alexander’s article “Men Prefer Debt-Free Virgins without Tattoos” went...

How To Not Be a Legalistic Parent

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Apr 5, 2018 | Family

Are you a legalistic parent? I sure hope you’re not! And I’m pretty sure you hope you’re not one, too! None of us wants to be legalistic. Most of you reading my blog l want great, authentic and God-honouring relationships with your kids. This week...

Top 10 Signs You’re in a Legalistic Church

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 3, 2018 | Faith

Are you in a legalistic church? How can you know? Yesterday I shared my experience with Teen Missions International back in the summer of 1986. It was very focused on authority and rules, and had very little grace. And it was life sapping. Jesus, on the other hand,...

How I Was Once Labelled Rebellious on a Teen Missions Trip

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 2, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers, Sheila Snippets

What if legalism is keeping us from knowing and experiencing the resurrected Christ? Yesterday we celebrated Easter, when Jesus rose from the dead, defeated sin, and sent the Holy Spirit to be with us so that we could live in His power. But I’m worried that many...

Do We Need to Teach our Kids That They’re Dirty Rotten Sinners?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Mar 15, 2018 | Family

Christian parenting advice seems to really like discipline and obedience. Rebecca here on the blog today. As I was researching other parenting books and various Christian parenting blogs as I wrote my book, Why I Didn’t Rebel, this focus on repentance and...

Wifey Wednesday: Women, Please Trust Your Instincts

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 14, 2018 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Sometimes God gives us a feeling that something is wrong with our marriage. And when He does, He wants us to act.I once was speaking at the FamilyLife Canada Weekend Getaway conference in Niagara Falls, and one thing that came up in the women’s session was this...

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