by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 31, 2026 | Sexual Intimacy, Theology of Marriage and Sex
The strangest thing about watching Netflix’s Death of a Pastor’s Wife is how familiar it all feels. Our family has been attending an Anglican Church since COVID ended. We haven’t been in a typical evangelical church for over 7 years. We left because of trauma and...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 17, 2026 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Is the aim of complementarianism to give men leadership over women? Most complementarians would eventually say yes, even if reluctantly. They would say that God calls men to headship over women, which means that men have to be willing to lead their wives–which...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 13, 2026 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex
Ever noticed how much evangelical marriage advice treats men like little boys? And the solution that helps men mature and grow up is women? But then these same books turn around and tell you he’s the leader? So basically men aren’t capable of being mature...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 4, 2026 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex
Let’s react to pastors, influencers, and more! One of the things that we like to do periodically is play some of the horrid reels that get sent to us and react to them. Yes, the reels are interesting and there’s lots of commentary to be made. But one of...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 1, 2026 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Is it necessary to critique complementarianism to help people have a better sex life? One of the critiques I get at Bare Marriage is that I’d be more impactful if we stopped critiquing complementarianism so much. I was talking last week about a big podcast that...
