by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 27, 2021 | Faith
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 men...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 11, 2021 | Abuse
What happens when the church, which is supposed to be your safe haven, becomes the place where you are abused? Publisher’s Weekly named Ruth Everhart’s The #MeToo Reckoning one of their books of the year for 2020 in the religion category, and for good...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 8, 2021 | Faith
This week the world watched as America went crazy. It actually broke my heart to see the nation that has been the shining light of democracy the world around have insurrectionists attempt a coup. I have had the privilege of visiting so many moving American monuments...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 14, 2019 | Abuse, Podcasts
I’m afraid that most of us don’t know the signs of grooming behavior when it comes to sexual abuse. I know I didn’t! But sexual abuse, especially in churches, has been in the news a lot lately, and I thought it was worth doing a post on recognizing...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 8, 2019 | Faith
What if the way churches are hiring youth pastors is hurting our youth and hurting our youth pastors? This is going to be a long one. My girls and I have been talking about this for years, as they have watched friends go the Bible college/youth pastor route, and we...
