by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 24, 2024 | Parenting Teens, Theology of Marriage and Sex
I grew up believing God was chronically disappointed in me. I knew He loved me, absolutely. But I also pictured God kind of like a self-help magazine cover: 7 Ways You Could be More Disciplined; 4 Ways You Could Be Getting More Things Done; 3 Ways You Could Stop...
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...