Why Complementarianism Depends on Keeping Women in a Bubble

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 26, 2026 | Connecting, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Complementarianism is threatened when women see there are alternatives. I’ve got some quick new findings for you today, and then some birthday reflections I had yesterday (took the day off to celebrate my 56th birthday, mostly by building new garden beds, which...

Why the Patriarchy-Egalitarian Spectrum Is Deceptive: Egalitarianism is the Middle!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 6, 2026 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

I’m often accused of swinging the pendulum to the other extreme. Note: this article appeared on my Substack last week, and I wanted it here to to preserve it on my website! Plus I added some good stuff to it! I remember a commenter writing about how her husband was...

PODCAST: The Problems with For Men Only by Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 30, 2026 | Men's Corner, Podcasts

For Men Only presents such a sad view of marriage! Written by Shaunti Feldhahn and her husband Jeff, it’s a companion book for her best-seller For Women Only, that we’ve talked about before.  This is a conversation that Rebecca has been wanting to have...

Women Have Agency: You Don’t Have to Obey Churches or Husbands Who Want to Control You

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 29, 2026 | Abuse, Faith

Yesterday I had a message from a woman being summoned in to defend herself to a toxic elders’ board. She had been going to a very hierarchical, controlling church and had realized it wasn’t healthy and had decided to take her family and go elsewhere. The...

Anger vs. Pity: What Is the Appropriate Emotion to Those Espousing Male Hierarchy?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 27, 2026 | Faith

What if pity is actually a good strategy? And what if pity reveals a bit of God’s heart too? Let me tell you about something that blew my mind yesterday, and I was dreaming about all night. I saw a reel last night where Jameela Jamil was talking about our...