Bare Marriage
Bare Marriage
Sheila Gregoire
Episode 306: Thalidomide, Bad Marriage Books, and a Jesus Who Laughs
1 hour 3 minutes Posted Nov 27, 2025 at 12:00 pm.
Introduction & Happy Thanksgiving
The God who Laughs
Can we rest in God?
What if we don’t need to suffer to be like Jesus?
The Missouri "Trophy Wife" Pastor Drama
When Your Church Family Lacks Empathy For Women’s Health Needs
Defending The Great Sex Rescue Research
Why do some people say that toxic marriage books were helpful?
The Thalidomide Analogy
The markers of a good and successful marriage book
Good Fruit Faith Initiative Announcement
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Send us Fan Mail Happy American Thanksgiving! We're rerunning one of my favorite episodes from four years ago where Rebecca and I talk about what God is actually like—spoiler: He laughs and takes joy in life, not just suffers on the cross. We also dive into why our Great Sex Rescue research matters and address all those critiques about our methodology (and yes, we're now peer-reviewed, so that critique doesn't really work anymore). Plus, we tackle that awful Missouri pastor story about "troph...