by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 2, 2024 | Faith
So many people want a Bible that reflects God’s heart for honouring and respecting women. But with so many Bibles offering biased translation work that elevates men over women, it can be hard to decide on which Bible is the best one to learn from. With Christmas...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 13, 2024 | Faith
What does it mean to keep Jesus at the center of faith? A couple of weeks ago I made an offhand comment in a podcast. I don’t even remember what podcast episode it was now, but in that episode, I said that Jesus is the Word of God; Jesus is the ultimate word, and we...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 2, 2024 | Faith, Parenting Teens, Parenting Young Kids
With thanks to Zonderkidz for sponsoring this post. When my girls were small, one of their biggest pet peeves with church was that they always did the same Bible stories. Whenever they went to summer camp, it would inevitably be: Daniel and the Lions’ Den David and...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 22, 2024 | Faith
Sexism on the mission field can do so much damage. In so many parts of the world, patriarchy is already baked in. Jesus should be rescuing us from that! But what happens when missionaries come in and teach about Jesus–but also bring patriarchy? Then instead of...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 29, 2024 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Do you think the Bible teaches people to accept bad behavior? It can certainly seem that way! And one of the passages that is most often used to support that is the idea that we should “turn the other cheek.” I remember being in a Bible study at IVCF in university...