Sheologians

This week we are joined by our friend Tilly Dillehay to talk about her smash hit, totally excellent, helpful, encouraging, liberal-upsetting Instagram worthy (in all the right ways) Wife School. We discuss why she started doing such a crazy thing, why she pushes hard against being the magnifier of our spouses failures, and what it means to be the kind of wife your husband can trust. Join us! The post An Evening with Tilly Dillehay appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2026

This week we answer a Snodgrass voicemail about identity. What if you know that you have imbibed some wrongheaded ideas both from the world AND the church about who you are and what your vocation as a mother is all about? How do you go about untangling the question? Join us! The post I Forget Who I Am appeared first on Sheologians.

Published: 25 May 2026

Welcome to our annual episode where we recommend some of our current favorite reads, recipes, and hot tips. This is a summ(her) recommends, not a Summer-sans-Joy recommends (which makes it better than if it was just Summer recommending things because none of y'all need more protein waffle recipes....or do you?). The post Summer Recommends appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2026

This week Joy takes us to hymn school and a box of Kleenex may be required. We discuss the goodness of the typical Sunday school answer, the danger of an untrained mind, and more. Join us! The post Fix Your Eyes Upon Jesus appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

We received a common thread in a series of our listener questions: what do I owe people? Specifically, do I owe people anything differently when they're my friends? What if they're my christian friends, or if they are unbelieving friends? Join us as we discuss friending in the most practical way we possibly can. The post I Owe You One? appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2026

How do you know when the Lord has finished adding children to your family? Simple enough question, but something, if you are married, you have likely asked yourself. This week we talk family planning. The post How many children CAN I have? appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026

This week we answer a listener question about books on feminism. Where do you go if you want to do the reading but you aren't sure if you can trust the source? Then we talk about parenting your children when their emotions are out of control. Join us! The post Angry & Out of Control appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

This week we dive into a Snodgrass Question! She gets an A+ on her homework for asking about coco aminos and super practical tips regarding hospitality, both physically, emotionally, and mentally. Join us! The post Be Our Guest appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2026

It's our somewhat annual episode where we take a moment to reflect on another trip around the sun. Hopefully this year we can convince our younger listeners that arriving in your later 30's is something to look forward to; and hopefully for our older listeners we can cheer you on as we follow your trail! The post On Turning 37 appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2026

This week we are joined by Pastor Chris Brauns, author of one of our favorite books, Unpacking Forgiveness. We talk a little about that, as well as his newest book, The Way of Repentance. He helps us think through what repentance and forgiveness actually look like, boots to the ground. Join us! The post An Evening with Pastor Chris Brauns appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2026

This week we answer a listener question about conscience and submission. What does submission look like if we are being asked to do something against our consciences? Join us! The post My Conscience is STILL Bothered! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2026

Do you ever wonder what people are thinking about you? Have you ever been sure what they are thinking about you is awful? Ever make up entire stories in your head that you later found out were not, in fact, the truth? This week we talk about the Christian duty not to be internally monologuing the world as if every thought or assumption you have ever had is the same thing as the truth. The post Paranoia! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2026

So you're praying and reading your Bible and your church is a great church and you are sharing the Gospel with your neighbors and your children but then you see it....the post online that lets you know you aren't even living for God at all because you've been doing that one thing wrong. Now you're bothered. What to do?! The post My Conscience is Bothered! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2026

This week we answer listener messages about household management routines, what to do when you feel like a failure, the weirdest things that happen to us, informal prayer versus formal prayer, more on international missions work, and more. Join us! The post Grab Bag appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2026

After we share unhinged content in our Notes app, we discuss whether or not it matters why we sin. Join us! The post Does It Matter Why I Sin? appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2026

It should surprise no one that there exists a man whose expertise lies in finding bodies in bodies of water. And it should surprise no one that there are men who pretend to die in order to avoid taking responsibility. Join us this week as Joy tells the true story of very different kinds of men. The post The Loser of Big Green Lake appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2026

This week Summer tells an incredible story of women doing unbelievable things – earning them the title of The Night Witches. The Nachtexen, as the Germans who hated them called them – did some really incredible things during the largest military invasion in history with just wood, canvas, and of course, bombs. Press play! The post The Night Witches appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2026

Life is difficult. Talking about our difficulties is not the same thing as complaining, so how do you make sure you know the difference? Complaining is a great option if you want to make life harder, you want to display a lack of faithfulness & godly leadership, you enjoy forgetting what God has accomplished for you, and you want to encourage a root of bitterness to shoot up in your life! The post Complaining is Optional appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 2026

After we introduce y’all to the revolutionary idea of the house purse, we decided to ask each other slightly controversial questions just to see what the other person has to say about manners, plastic surgery, David & Bathsheba, and so on. Join us! The post Quick Takes appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2026

This week we discuss millennial red flags and how to assess who your enemy is. Knowing where the battle is actually located is a part of being a faithful fighter. Join us! The post The Enemy! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 19 January 2026

After an exciting announcement and catching up on listener voicemails, we discuss what it's like to have to fight your own temperament. If you're not naturally the most joyful person, do you need to be? What if you're trying to be joyful and you're just repeatedly falling flat on your face? The post Joy Comes in the Morning! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2026

We are kicking off 2026 with Russian literature, reading the Bible as a searchlight, crunchy cleaning, perfecting one thing at a time, and worrying about character over curriculum. Join us! The post New Year Recommends appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2026

It's the year 386 and we are in Antioch. Tensions are rising along with political corruption and taxation. Early church father John Chrysostom (aka "Golden-Mouth") isn't having it. He's about to deliver a sermon so fire that prison gates are going to be swung wide open. Join us in our year's final episode as Summer tells the story of one of the most famous sermons in all of church history! The post The Sermon That Set the Prisoners Free appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 29 December 2025

Have you ever wondered if animals just ~know~ things? This week Joy tells us unbelievable true stories of creatures that just knew. Bring tissues. The post Tales of Dominion appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2025

After we enlighten you regarding wildly underrated Christmas movies, we discuss the Christmas season, expectations, parenting during the holidays, and running low on emotional gas. Join us! The post Can You Take a Wonderful Season Like Christmas & Turn it into a Problem? appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2025

If you have repented and received forgiveness and still feel bogged down by shame, what is going on? Do you feel the "need" to "forgive yourself"? Have you ever been the person who is the problem, and just cannot move on from it? Join us! The post My Reign of Terror is not Over! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

Cotton Mather is known for his part in the Salem Witch Trials -- or is he? Join us this week as Joy takes us to school on one of history's most infamous Puritans! The post are you wrong about Cotton Mather? appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2025

Have you ever heard of the Zong Massacre? William Wilberforce? Granville Sharp? Probably - but you likely haven't heard of their ally and former slave, Olaudah Equiano, a man so in love with the Lord that it changed the course of history. Join us! The post The Most Interesting Retelling of the Most Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025

Growing up means becoming the new you. And growing always comes with growing pains. This week we discuss mom-growing-pains and how to avoid the steps that lead to the pit of despair. The post It’s the Pit of Despair! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2025

In this episode we talk about things that are good to keep track of and things that are sinful to keep track of. How can you tell the difference? Join us! The post Keeping Track appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025

This week Joy explains why she said something so crazy a few months back about how she prayed in faith for another child and God gave her one (what a crazy thing to say!). The post God Answers Our Prayers appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2025

In our second catch up episode of the year we chat Charlie Kirk, postpartum time, current reads, favorite movies, and more yappy catch-uppy things. Join us! The post Break Thoughts appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

Current reads, thoughts on sight reading, doomscrolling, postpartum head space, traveling the world when you're older, and the important life lessons you can learn from traveling to outer space. The post Exit the Time Warp appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025

This week we are putting the HER in spiraling, as we address the common question all mothers have: what about me?! And the thing is, of course you are important and of course you need to figure out what to do with yourself when your primary duties are focused outward—outward towards your husband, your children, your household, your church. What about you? Are you drowning? Where is the lifeline? Join us! The post What About Me? appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025

This week we discuss one of the most common but painful life experiences - miscarriage. Despite being common, it remains difficult to both process and navigate. Harder still, we might easily lose ourselves in asking the Lord, "Why?" Join us this week as we discuss some of the ins and outs of dealing with miscarriage. The post God is Sovereign Over Your Miscarriage appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2025

In this episode we answer listener emails that require a bit more than a paragraph of response: is 'grounding' real? What are practical steps to cultivating self-control? So on and so forth, join us! The post Grab Bag appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2025

Have you ever heard of the strange case of Essie Dunbar, or the Dancing Plague of 1518? This week Summer tells us two of history's most unbelievable tall tales. The post Dig Up the Dancing Queen appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2025

This week Joy teaches us all how to be good students by relaying the encouraging history of a man that has definitely touched your life whether you realize it or not. Join us! The post The Peanut Butter Man appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025

This week we talk about sneaky bad morals-of-the-story in movies, and the ways that divorce impacts families. Join us! The post Divorce appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2025

This week we talk talk all about weddings - the planning, the purpose, the fun disasters, the way that man plans and God laughs. Join us! The post Weddings appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2025

Anxiety, catastrophe, intrusive thoughts, feeling afraid, assuming the worst....if these characterize your life, it is likely that you fear death. Join us this week as we talk through why conquering these in our thought lives matters, and how to confront it! The post What if Something Bad Happens? appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 27 August 2025

After time travel movie recommendations (and unrecommendations) corner, we talk practical domestic tips meant to be customized to everyone's different needs. Join us! The post We Get to Work! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2025

This week we talk about the connection between true humility and confidence. Why are humble people generally unconcerned with so-called "self esteem"? Why can you go through life with MORE confidence if you believe you are not always right? Join us! The post You Love Yourself Enough appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025

After we regale each other with our most recent run-ins with the wildlife around us, we discuss whether or not children should/do/are allowed/must bicker with each other in order to develop into normal adults. Spoiler alert: we are against sin in all of its forms, whether the person carrying the sin out is young/tired/hungry/a sibling. Join us! The post “Bickering” appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2025

After we cover important home printer problems and remind you all of the import of CS Lewis telling fairy tales, we jump into this week's topic: being good at making accusations! There's actually a way to do this and we know what that is because God's word tells us so. Join us! The post Insert Accusation Here! appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2025

After we discuss the propaganda in children's books that is hidden by beautiful artwork (at least, it used to be!), and the foods that everyone pretends to love but secretly hates, we discuss ways to be faithful consumers of biblical encouragement. The post Being Encouraging & Encouraged appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2025

After a brief discussion about favorite Bible translations, the revelation Summer had about Israel, and the incredible thing that Moses's mother did, we dive into the HOW of removing spiritual cobwebs from the corners of our ceilings. Join us! The post Confess Those Sins appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 14 July 2025

One of the Lord's many kindnesses to us is to give us the example of faithful generations that have come before us. This week we share stories of the women who have shaped us personally. Join us! The post When I Grow Up appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025

In this episode we discuss the importance of exercising your authority in the home for the best of the household. Are you a mom? You have a job - and part of it is being worth the trust of your children. Join us! The post Trust & Obey appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2025

Have you taken the time to learn godly stubbornness, or are you easily emotionally manipulated? Have you considered that compassion for the wicked is something that God hates? This week we discuss how to spot and evade emotional manipulation, even if the call is coming from inside the house. The post Emotional Manipulation appeared first on Sheologians.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025