The Grant and Giselle Show

I’ve listened to a few episodes of this couples podcast and would say there is a lot of sound advice, scripture, and personal testimony that can edify a lot of the people who hear it. I suggest listening to a few episodes yourself and getting a good sense for yourself. One issue I do want to raise, however, is with the latest as of this review “Managing Expectations.” Specifically, they seem to indicate they do not adhere to (or at least promote) a biblical understanding of male leadership in a marriage. To quote, “a woman needs to lead herself, a man needs to lead himself.” I would invite this couple to consider a couple verses further in Ephesians where it discusses “as the church is subject to Christ, let wives be to their own husbands (v23-24). It’s not talking about respect, as this couple supposed—clearly Paul is painting a picture of the union of man and woman like unto that of Christ the bridegroom and the church his bride. Just as neither “Christ” and the “the church” aren’t “leading themselves”, likewise “man and woman” are not to lead themselves. The couple also talks about how Jesus says each of us will answer for the things we did one day, not “how my husband or wife led me to do those things”. They’re NOT wrong, but not only does this half nothing to do with marriage, being misled by a spouse CAN have consequences—starting with Adam and Eve (the latter having LED the former; the former placing blame on the latter). Aside from this unfortunate misuse of scripture, there are still some good relationship nuggets to be found in other episodes. I recommend checking them out.

All the comments about Grant’s history and spousal abuse of his ex are true. He was fired as youth pastor from Rose Drive Friends Church in disgrace in 2022, and has been coasting off the Christian dating advice grift ever since. Pray for his kids. They don’t deserve to be used as clout props. Grant, have you prepared to hear the words, “Away from Me, evildoer; I never knew you”? Ask yourself, is the legacy you are building to honor Jesus, or to worship your ego and lust?

Honest and revealing.

Trite, lacking in nuance and hypocritical to nauseating depths