by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 26, 2026 | Parenting Teens, Podcasts
What if purity culture taught you to shrink? And you did–literally? I read Anna Rollins’ book Famished lately, and I was so enthralled by her story (and her writing). She was describing what it was like growing up in purity culture, and how all the stress...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 2, 2026 | Abuse
Jeffrey Epstein apparently found James Dobson useful. TW: I will be talking in generic terms about sexual abuse in this article, and mentioning Jeffrey Epstein. And I will be including several snippets from evangelicals that sexualize little girls. Over the weekend,...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 4, 2025 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex
We need to listen to the stories of missionary kids. Holly Berkley Fletcher released an amazing book called Missionary Kids that I read all in one sitting. I was riveted. Holly grew up as a missionary kid. And she interviewed a whole bunch of missionary kids, some...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 29, 2025 | Podcasts
The iea of soul ties was commonly taught in purity culture. Basically, it boils down to the thought that when you have sex with someone, your souls are joined in the spiritual realm. If you have sex with someone that’s not your spouse, then, part of you will...
