by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 22, 2026 | Men's Corner, Podcasts
One of the things that amazes me is that so little is expected of complementarian men. The last few weeks has shown us that in spades, as so many pastors reacted to Philip Yancey’s affair by saying, “It could have been any of us,” and SBC megachurch...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 12, 2026 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Last week we learned that best-selling and beloved author Philip Yancey confessed to an 8-year affair. He announced in a statement he was stepping back from ministry, as he was now disqualified. His wife Janet issued a statement too saying that she was devastated, but...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 8, 2025 | Podcasts, Research
Let’s look at some interesting new research studies on infidelity and more! Every now and then we like to do a research spotlight podcast where we pull a bunch of new studies and see what they say about the things that we talk about all the time here at Bare...
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...
