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  • "High-Agency Christians" vs. Loser Theology | The Home Fires Podcast

    October 12, 2026 · 58 min

    Jumping off from Michael Clary's book, Loser Christianity, Abigail and Tilly have a conversation about the high-agency Christian. Can Christians bring glory to God by doing great work, accomplishing great things, and even pushing for a…

  • Liberal arts, AI, and the Shire | The Home Fires Podcast

    September 29, 2026 · 56 min

    After much discussion around what it means to be human, why we shouldn't be measuring our humanity up against AI, and the intersection of liberal arts and homemaking, Abigail and Tilly decide that the Shire is worth protecting and the best…

  • "What History Are You Reading?"

    September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    In this episode, Tilly and Abigail discuss favorite history reads from the past year or so. Are there any enduring principles for reading history, when every historian works under some kind of bias? How do you read history with virtue and…

  • Embracing New Roles in Middle Age

    July 28, 2026 · 54 min

    Abigail and Tilly talk about the new roles that come with middle age and how to swap hats or add new ones gracefully. They also discuss the importance of family stories and sharing our history with our children, among other sundry…

  • Female Friendship in Books We Love

    June 30, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

    In this episode, Abigail and Tilly discuss female friendship, using characters from well loved books as a jumping off point. They pull lessons from the friendships of Maryanne and Elinor from Sense and Sensibility, Molly and Cynthia from…

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  • The Media Found Tilly's 'Wife School'

    May 19, 2026 · 58 min

    Tilly was the subject of an article by The Guardian on the rise of online wife schools. We take some time to respond and note the ways it was framed to denigrate the goodness of Christian marriage. We expound on how older women really can…

  • On TradWifery

    April 21, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    It's finally time to weigh in on the trad wife movement. Is it heading in the right direction? Is it a trap to avoid? Is it even one thing or is it several different things under one label? But before we get there, we get updates on coyote…

  • Healthy Morbidity and Spring Rhythms

    April 3, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Sometimes a little morbidity is just what we need to live well. Abigail and Tilly discuss notes to their children in the event that either would face an untimely demise. Then they turn their attention to gardens, spring cleaning, and…

  • Shepherding Your Small Child with Picture Books

    March 11, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    Shepherding Your Small Child with Picture Books   In this episode, Reading Rainbow meets Home fires as Tilly and Abigail each collect stacks of favorite picture books and talk through what they love about them. They also discuss…

  • A BBC Writer Walks Into a Church

    February 10, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    In this episode, Tilly talks to James Cary, BBC sitcom writer, author, podcaster, YouTuber and stand-up theologian. They talk about what it was like for Cary to work in British television as a conservative Christian white male, as well as…

  • Is my child reading too much? Audience Q&A

    February 3, 2026 · 59 min

    In this episode, Abigail and Tilly jump into a grab bag of questions recently discovered in Spotify. They discuss the latest developments in Minneapolis, handling winter storms with joy, Tilly's father's gumbo recipe, critical…

  • ICE Raids, Cross Con, and Self-Control

    January 20, 2026 · 56 min

    In this first episode of the new year, Tilly and Abigail mainly just catch up. Some big things happening in Abigail's world (we won't spoil it!) and Tilly's recent experience with the young folks at Cross Con. Also a goodish amount of talk…

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About the show

We are Abigail Dodds and Tilly Dillehay, and we're here to encourage you to make your homes a wartime outpost of life in Christ.