PODCAST: Incels vs. Pastors–“We Respond to Crazy Pastor Clips” Pallooza!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 11, 2025 | Podcasts

Let’s take on some common horrid evangelical talking points! I thought, as we’re getting to the end of the year, that Keith and I could spend a podcast just reacting to some of the common things we hear pastors say from the pulpit, or influencers say...

What If the Church Emphasized Emotional Wholeness Rather Than Marriage?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 8, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Scripture does not say that our goal in life is to be married. If anything, 1 Corinthians 7 says the opposite, that people should remain single if they can. Marriage is nowhere mentioned as the main reason that God created us, and is certainly not mentioned as a...

PODCAST: The Problems with Complementarianism in a Nutshell

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 20, 2025 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Complementarians often use pretty words to obscure what they believe. They say things like “men are meant to be the protectors!”, or “men bear the burden of responsibility” or “we are all equal, but we just have different roles.”...

PODCAST: Francine Rivers’ And the Shofar blew Part 2

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 13, 2025 | Podcasts

Thank you to Zondervan and For the Love of Women for sponsoring this podcast It’s the second part of our conversation about Francine Rivers’ And the Shofar Blew! (and you can listen to Part 1 here!) Even though I’ve mostly critiqued nonfiction books,...

Did Women Ruin the Church Too? Dorothy Greco, The New York Times, and Jesus

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 10, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Thank you to Zondervan and For the Love of Women for sponsoring this post! Last week, The New York Times had a ridiculous headline asking if women ruined the workplace. I bet that Dorothy Greco, who wrote the book For the Love of Women that we talked about on a recent...