Problems with The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace: A Review

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 7, 2024 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

ONE OF THE THINGS WE’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT ON THIS BLOG IS MAKING SURE THE SELF-HELP AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE IN THE EVANGELICAL WORLD IS HEALTHY. Over the last few years, our team has surveyed over 32,000 people, measuring how certain teachings common in the evangelical...

PODCAST: The Well-Trained Wife with Tia Levings

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 1, 2024 | Abuse, Podcasts

What happens to your marriage when you get dragged into fundamentalism? Tia Levings went to a flagship SBC church. She wasn’t supposed to get sucked into fundamentalism. But Tia ended up being stuck in an abusive marriage, trying to fix things by following advice from...

PODCAST: How Submission “Cults” Groom for Abuse–One Woman’s Story

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 11, 2024 | Abuse, Podcasts

When you’ve been raised to submit, will you even recognize abuse? With thanks to the NIV Kingdom Girls Bible for sponsoring this podcast! Today on the Bare Marriage podcast, we’ve got such a compelling interview with Lauren Rose from Called to Peace...

7 Ways Churches Can Help People Going through Divorce

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 5, 2024 | Abuse, Faith

with thanks to Brazos Press and the book Forgiveness After Trauma for sponsoring this post. Divorce is one of the most painful things a person can go through. But often, right when people need help the most, the church abandons them. A few weeks ago on the Bare...

What Does Accountability Look Like When Someone Hurt You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 3, 2024 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex