He’d Die for You. But Will He Do the Dishes?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 10, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Why Complementarianism Is Part of the Bad Outcomes Package for Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 3, 2025 | Faith, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Does complementarianism lead to good marriage outcomes? I’m going to answer that question in this post, but I want you to keep something in the back of your head as you’re reading this. One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just...

Have Babies, Not Orgasms? Our Critics Say We’re Against Procreation

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 10, 2023 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Last week, Denny Burk accused us of being for women’s pleasure rather than procreation. Burk is the head of the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, which defends extreme complementarianism (patriarchy), and thinks it’s of God. He wrote an article...

Daniel Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Weaponizes 1 Corinthians 7 Against Women

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 3, 2022 | Libido

If you think 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 is a command for women to have sex on demand with their husbands, you’ve lost the plot. And not just that, but you have no business leading an SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) seminary where future SBC pastors are trained. But...

Women Deserve Orgasm, Too: It’s Not Selfish for a Woman to Want to Orgasm During Intercourse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 5, 2019 | Sex

Do women deserve to orgasm when making love to their husbands? Is it reasonable to expect that when a couple is making love, both of them should receive pleasure? I normally do a top 10 post on Tuesdays, and I had something all ready to go, but there was a discussion...