by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 26, 2022 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
When Christian marriage advice goes wrong, we can end up following it to the letter–and failing our spouses. In the summer, when Rebecca and I were talking about this, one long-time reader sent me in her story, which illustrates this well, and I saved it to run...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 22, 2022 | Life, Marriage, Resolving Conflict
So the wet towels anecdote from Love & Respect has gone big on social media this week. And I wanted to share it with you! As some of you may remember, I’ve been appalled at what Emerson Eggerichs said in his book Love & Respect (again, the most used...
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....
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 21, 2019 | Abuse, Libido, Uncategorized
If your husband wakes you up for sex, or starts sex with you when you’re asleep, is that okay? A reader sent me a link to a post that The Transformed Wife did recently where she was telling a woman that being woken up for sex when she didn’t want to be is...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 12, 2019 | Sex
You’re allowed to say no to sex. Unfortunately that can be a radical thing to say in some church circles, and I’ve been writing lately about God created sex to be a mutual experience, not just a one-sided experience. Women’s pleasure matters, too,...
