by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 18, 2026 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex
A funny thing happened last week for Mother’s Day. The Gospel Coalition, a rather mainstream evangelical organization founded by the late Tim Keller and having entirely male leadership, published a Facebook post. And what was their message for Mother’s Day? Was it...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 2, 2026 | Abuse
Jeffrey Epstein apparently found James Dobson useful. TW: I will be talking in generic terms about sexual abuse in this article, and mentioning Jeffrey Epstein. And I will be including several snippets from evangelicals that sexualize little girls. Over the weekend,...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 29, 2025 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex
Toxic marriage advice hurts those in abusive marriages. But it also hurts those in so-called good marriages–because bad advice is just plain bad advice. Here at Bare Marriage we often critique marriage advice that’s given in evangelical circles, showing how that...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 13, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Focus on the Family thinks life was better in 1964. You know, when many minorities in the U.S. had few civil rights. When women couldn’t leave abusive husbands. When women couldn’t get credit in their own name, or get a mortgage. That was better! When...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 6, 2024 | Libido, Research
The 72 Hour Rule is Made Up by Evangelical Authors. Yep. This month on the blog we’re “fact checking” common sex beliefs, and one of the biggest ones in evangelical circles is the 72 hour rule: the idea that a wife must have sex with her husband...
