by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 31, 2023 | Parenting Teens
Are we missing something if we save kissing for marriage? One of the tenets of purity culture was that all physical contact–even kissing–should be saved for marriage. It wasn’t just that sex is for marriage. It was that kissing was too. Some couples...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 24, 2023 | Parenting Teens
When you’re a teen, it’s normal to have sexual feelings. In fact, sexual feelings are a normal part of life for adults too! We have sex dreams (the content of which can sometimes be quite alarming). We can feel attraction to people. We can feel...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 13, 2023 | Podcasts
Have you ever heard the J.O.Y acronym? It’s supposed to sum up our attitude towards how we live our lives, and it stands for: Jesus first Others second You last This is very much what we’re taught in church–that we come last. Yet Jesus said that...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 10, 2023 | Parenting Teens
We had an amazing Theology in the Raw podcast with Preston Sprinkle. It dropped on Thursday, but I’d like to tell you about it, because we’ve never had this opportunity before to answer (friendly!) pushback about our views on modesty and consent. We were...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 2, 2023 | Parenting Teens, Podcasts
What dating rules work best for teen girls? We’re so excited that our brand new book She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self and Speaking Up launches next month! Until that launch, we want to take the podcasts to walk you...
