It’s Not Idolatry to Expect Connection with Your Spouse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 13, 2023 | Connecting

When we marry, it’s because we want to be with someone for the rest of our lives. We enjoy being with them. We love them. We want that relationship. And God said that was a good thing! “It is not good for man to be alone.” This month on the blog...

Expectations in Marriage: 4 Things You Should Expect from Your Spouse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 11, 2023 | Connecting

Is it wrong to have expectations in marriage? We’ve been talking about entitlement in marriage, and on Monday I wrote about the difference between feeling entitled and having realistic expectations in marriage. I want to expand on that today. So often...

How NOT to Be an Entitled Husband or Entitled Wife

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 9, 2023 | Resolving Conflict

What is it that actually kills a marriage? In the Christian world, “lack of commitment” is often named as the culprit that brings a marriage to an end. I don’t agree. Even if you didn’t have commitment, if the marriage was great, why would anyone leave?Sure, every...

MARRIAGE MISDIAGNOSIS: Is Evangelicalism Solving the Wrong Marriage Problem?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 7, 2022 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Are Expectations in Marriage Wrong? 3 Things You Should Expect from Your Spouse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 10, 2020 | Marriage

Is it wrong to have expectations in marriage? We’ve been talking about emotional maturity this month, and yesterday, as I was writing about how to have a conversation when a spouse is stonewalling, it reminded me of a post I wrote a while back about how...