Why the Pastor Forcing the Pregnant Teen Girl to Apologize to the Church is Worse Than You Thought

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 8, 2025 | Parenting Teens

Last Sunday, a disturbing video went viral of a teen girl apologizing for being pregnant in front of her church. It was an Apostolic church in Virginia. After her confession. The congregation applauded, but then the pastor got up and chastised them, saying that no one...

Does Our Theology Let Girls Say No to Boys?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 17, 2024 | Parenting Teens

Why “Is it Biblical” May Miss the Big Issues in the Bedroom

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 17, 2024 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Virginity Is Not a Synonym for Sexual integrity

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 17, 2024 | Preparing for Marriage

Have we missed the boat on sexual integrity? I was hoping to do a series on honoring God with a new sexual ethic, but I overpromised. Keith and I have our marriage book due in March, and I’m frantically trying to write it, and I spent so much of Monday and Tuesday of...

We Need a New Christian Sexual Ethic

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 8, 2024 | Series, Theology of Marriage and Sex

What if the current Christian sexual ethic isn’t working? One of the big things to come out of our work evaluating the effects of purity culture is that our sexual ethic, the things that we taught teens about sex, is falling short. The way we’re teaching about sex is...