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How Do We Make Sure These Two Horrific News Articles Stop Happening?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 2, 2022 | Abuse

I read two terrible news articles over the weekend that had me grieving and got me all riled up. News article #1: A woman reports her rape to her Christian college, and is then is banned from campus for having pre-marital sex. NBC News explains what happened: When...

Out of a Bill Gothard Cult, and Finding Jesus: Podcast with Emily Elizabeth Anderson

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 7, 2022 | Podcasts

One of the things I enjoy most about working online is meeting really cool people. And one of those cool people is Emily Elizabeth Anderson from Thriving Forward. We met on Facebook, and it took me a while to connect the dots to realize that I had already heard of...

Movie Reviews for Redeeming Love: What You Need to Know

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 24, 2022 | Abuse, Book Reviews

Everyday for the last month I’ve received multiple social media messages asking me to write a review of the Redeeming Love movie. Redeeming Love was originally a novel written by Francine Rivers in 1991, and it quickly became one of the best-selling Christian...

The Sexual Abuse Questions Podcast: Pointing to Recovery

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 1, 2020 | Podcasts

Sexual abuse is one of the most damaging and traumatic things a person can go through. Warning: This podcast and post may be disturbing to people with sex abuse in their past, but we didn’t go into great detail about anything specific . God designed sex to be...

The Let’s Prevent Bad Marriages Podcast!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 3, 2020 | Podcasts, Preparing for Marriage

What if someone you love is about to make a bad marriage choice? Or what if your girlfriend/boyfriend isn’t treating your relationships or your issues seriously? We’re tackling two complicated reader questions on the podcast today! Listen in: Listen to...

How to Awaken Love…or at Least Stop Feeling Like You’re Broken!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 15, 2020 | Abuse, Making Sex Feel Good

The title of this post may sound corny, but do you remember that verse about awakening love in Song of Solomon? Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. Song of Solomon...