by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 1, 2019 | Abuse
As parents we want to do everything we can to protect our kids from sexual abuse. And even though we can never completely eliminate the risk, we can make it more likely that they will tell us if something is up. We can make it more likely that we will notice. And we...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 29, 2019 | Abuse
Today I want to tackle a difficult subject: how can you enjoy sex after sexual abuse in your past? Your whole outlook on sex has often been poisoned, so that it’s something icky, destructive, manipulative, and even evil. And now you’re married to a man...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 28, 2019 | Faith
Do we understand what a safe counselling situation looks like? Last week I wrote a post on 10 questions you should ask your biblical counsellor before counselling. It was a controversial one to write, and I said pretty much all I wanted to say. But this week two...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 25, 2019 | Abuse
On Friday I was talking about how churches should handle sexual abuse allegations. But what if you have to report sexual abuse yourself? A number of issues came out in the comments on that post that I thought really should be highlighted. So instead of answering a...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 22, 2019 | Abuse
Churches and sexual abuse are in the news all too frequently today. First it was the Catholic Church. Then other denominations started to be looked at–most recently in a huge expose of the Southern Baptist Convention (700 victims in 200 churches; read the...
