by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 29, 2025 | Resolving Conflict, Theology of Marriage and Sex
Toxic marriage advice hurts those in abusive marriages. But it also hurts those in so-called good marriages–because bad advice is just plain bad advice. Here at Bare Marriage we often critique marriage advice that’s given in evangelical circles, showing how that...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 20, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
We have a plague in the evangelical church of unqualified people giving dangerous advice. In our original study for The Great Sex Rescue (we’ve since conducted three more!), we identified four main teachings that do great harm–teachings which are not biblical,...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 25, 2025 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Last week Josh Howerton preached in a sermon that he was being persecuted. He talked about how he frequently is “cancelled” as a pastor, when internet mobs come after him, and the first time that happened his wife Jana prepared a feast and told him that he...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 11, 2025 | Books, Theology of Marriage and Sex
The Doug Wilson blowup made me realize: We need to speak to our friends about fear. Did you see the CNN interview with Wilson and members of his church last week? Basically, in that interview they supported: Women existing primarily for reproduction (exactly against...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 31, 2024 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
“People would listen to you more if you weren’t so angry!” I hear this a lot. Or else it’s, “People just aren’t able to hear you because of your tone. I can’t share your stuff because they’d just tune you out.” And then there’s the inevitable, “I liked you better when...
