by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 27, 2024 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex
With thanks to Brazos Press for sponsoring this post. Forgiveness is possible only after we’ve had the opportunity to name our losses. That’s how Susannah Griffith opens the chapter on lamentations in her book Forgiveness After Trauma. We talked about the book on the...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 21, 2024 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex
Forgiveness is a concept that has often been weaponized against victims. Whether it’s people married to abusers, or people married to someone who has cheated on them or hurt them in some other way, often in the church as long as that person apologizes, the onus...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 16, 2022 | Resolving Conflict
What if too much marriage advice puts the cart before the horse, demanding reconciliation before trust has been rebuilt? We’ve been looking this month at how so often evangelical marriage advice puts the emphasis in the wrong place, and thus misdiagnoses the...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 13, 2022 | Resolving Conflict
Who is the person who is most likely to read a marriage book and try to get help with their marriage? Someone whose marriage is a source of strain. If you’re in a great marriage, you don’t need to read a marriage book. You might read one if you’re...
