What Is Submission in Marriage? Hint: It’s Not Obedience!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 22, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

What does submission in marriage mean? The verses in Scripture addressing wives and talking about submission are some of the most weaponized in the Bible. They’ve been used to tell women that it’s wrong to correct your husband (as Emerson Eggerichs does in...

Women: Are You Following Jesus Or Your Husband?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 10, 2025 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Who should we ultimately follow? I’m wrapping up my submission series soon, and today’s post gets to the heart of the matter: too often we tell women that once they’re married, their husband stands in the place of Jesus in their lives. On Monday we...

Is Submission in Marriage Really About Breaking Ties When You disagree?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 8, 2025 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Why the Doctrine of Submission Has Made Women Treat Marriage Like an Idol

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 27, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

The doctrine of submission puts our emphasis in the wrong place Recently I decided to rerun a series that I did a few years ago on submission, because I point to the posts so often, and yet most of you weren’t following me when I wrote them! And once I write...

Submission Series: What Does It Mean to Obey Like Sarah?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 20, 2025 | Series, Theology of Marriage and Sex

It’s time to revisit submission and Sarah! Way back in 2018, even before we wrote The Great Sex Rescue, I wrote a big series on submission. I haven’t revisited it much since then because I had already written the series! But this week I’ve found...