The Podcast Where YOU Can Speak Up, Too, and Become Part of the Change

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 13, 2022 | Podcasts

Listen to the Podcast Here Browse all the Different Podcasts See the Last “Start Your Engines” (Men’s) Podcast Or, as always, you can watch on YouTube:   Timeline of the Podcast 0:10 Exciting/Encouraging Things4:30 RQ: How can I speak up more at...

2-Step Plan to Tell if a Book or Teacher is Safe and Healthy

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 22, 2021 | Research

In the evangelical church, too many of our books, resources and pastors spread messages that we now know are harmful–and we don’t have a way to stop it. Last year, we conducted  a survey of 20,000 predominantly Christian women to see if any of the messages...

The Problem with How Children’s Bibles Mess Up the Story of Adam and Eve

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 1, 2021 | Faith

Joanna, who is the mom of two littles, has had a pet peeve for years about how baby Bibles and kids’ Bibles mess up the story of Adam and Eve. I asked on Facebook last week for some pictures of how your baby/children’s Bible handled the story, and HUNDREDS...

3 Reasons Christian Teaching to Women Makes Direct Communication Sound Like a Sin

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 10, 2021 | Connecting

Do gendered teachings in the church make direct communication harder? We’re in the middle of our series on direct communication–why direct communication is hard; what direct communication looks like; why direct communication feels mean, but isn’t....

Love and Respect is Being Recommended to Coerce Women into BDSM Relationships

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 2, 2021 | Books

Can we please stop pretending that Love & Respect empowers women? I get the best stuff from readers who send me links, etc.. And this weekend a male reader, who has been doing some research into domestic violence, sent me his notes after watching a YouTube video...