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How Has Evangelical Teaching about Sex Contributed to Horrific News Stories?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 19, 2021 | Pornography

The shootings in Atlanta this week are all too tragic–but I believe they are also a logical extension to how evangelicalism too often talks about sex, porn, and women. First, before I delve into this too much, these shootings were racially motivated. He killed...

12 Ways to Help Christian Men Overcome Lust

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 1, 2021 | Pornography

For twenty years now Christians have been inundated with news about “every man’s battle” and how every man struggles with lust. But what if our approach is part of the problem? I believe that because we talk about how all men struggle with lust,...

Lust Isn’t Every Man’s Battle–And We’ve Got the Numbers! A Podcast

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 28, 2021 | Podcasts, Pornography

What if we actually ask men about lust–and it turns out that the majority don’t struggle with it? That’s the focus of our podcast today–what does the “all men struggle with lust” message do to us? Before we get started, a quick...

What Were You Wearing When Teenage You Was Harrassed in Church?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 27, 2021 | Parenting Teenagers

Tragically, sexual harrassment, leering, and groping behaviour is all too common in churches–especially evangelical ones. Why “especially evangelical ones”? Because evangelical ones often stress that “boys will be boys”, “all...

(Your) Final Words on the Stumbling Block Debate about Lust and Modesty

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 4, 2020 | Parenting Teenagers

Yesterday on the podcast I shared about how “don’t be a stumbling block” is a toxic message to give to young girls about modesty. It all stemmed from a discussion on Facebook where I was presenting a scenario where a 13-year-old girl was blamed for...

PODCAST: Can We Please Put the Lust and Modesty Debate Behind Us for Good?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 3, 2020 | Parenting Teenagers, Podcasts

I am very, very tired of the “don’t be a stumbling block” argument when it comes to modesty for girls. I know that this is a very widespread debate, and I have talked about it before in two main posts: My 40% Modesty Rule Why Don’t Be a...