Saving Face: Aimee Byrd Writes to Heal Those Left Bruised by a Defaced Church

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 28, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

With thanks to Zondervan and Saving Face for sponsoring this post When I was seven years old I used to go on walks with Jesus. I was the only child of a single mother, and I was often quite lonely. But I took Jesus at His word when He said, “I have called you friend.”...

My Somewhat Scattered Easter Thoughts At the Margins

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 21, 2025 | Faith

Theology doesn’t save us.  Doctrine doesn’t save us.  Resurrection saves us. (And transformation is the point!) I’ve been thinking about that ever since my podcast last week with Aimee Byrd, talking about her new book Saving Face, which is quite...

PODCAST: SAVING FACE–Finding God, My Self, and Community with Aimee Byrd

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 17, 2025 | Podcasts

Why does church hurt often leave us feeling so alone? Why do we study our Bibles and study our Bibles, and still feel distant from God and others? Aimee Byrd is joining us to talk about her beautiful new book Saving Face, which points us to the journey of true...

Our Attitude to Women in MInistry is the Exception, Not the Rule

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 31, 2025 | Faith, Theology of Marriage and Sex

with thanks to Brazos Press and Becoming the Pastor’s Wife for sponsoring this post My grandparents met in Bible college. It was the 1930s in Manitoba, and they were both approaching 30. They weren’t fellow students, though.  She was the teacher.   My...

Becoming a Pastor’s Wife: How Women’s Voices have Been Silenced in the Church

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 24, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

(Thank you, Brazos Press, for sponsoring this post! Our sponsors make what we do possible, and we are so excited to be able to endorse and promote this book.)  Beth Allison Barr knows what it is to be pigeonholed because she’s a woman. To be told that even though she...