Restore The Glory Podcast

This week, Jake and Bob welcome Dr. Sean Tobin, author and psychologist, to explore the reality of spiritual warfare and deliverance ministry. Dr. Sean reframes deliverance not as a battle to fear but as a process of centering our hearts in Christ. They discuss how fear, self-reliance, and isolation fragment the soul, why the simplicity of love and praise is more powerful than you think, and the proper balance between technique and communion. This is a hopeful conversation about spiritual battle, one rooted not in fear, but in confidence in a Father who relentlessly pursues healing, wholeness, and communion with His children.
 
Key Points:
 Spiritual warfare is real, but we need not be afraid.
Deliverance is not about removing darkness but allowing the light of Christ back into our hearts.
The enemy's main tactics are to make us feel afraid, isolated, or grasp in self-reliance.
Feeding fear or falling into superstition can strengthen spiritual bondage instead of bringing freedom
The simple practices of faith (prayer, trust, and praise) are more profoundly effective than you think.
Spiritual warfare is ultimately about ministering to people, not fighting demons.
Healing involves restoring belonging, communion, and trust in God's presence.
Like healing, deliverance is a process, and does not usually happen in a single moment.
God can use spiritual conflict to refine, mature, and draw us into deeper communion with Him.


Resources:
Dr. Sean Tobin's Website
Big GOD, Little Devil by Dr. Sean Tobin
Big GOD, Little Devil audiobook narrated by Dr. Sean Tobin



Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:03 Dr. Sean's Background
09:59 Learning About Spiritual Warfare Can Help Increase Our Faith
16:16 How Fear Plays into the Enemy's Hands
21:37 Isolation, Self Reliance, and Distrust are Part of Spiritual Warfare
26:38 Authority and the Power of Suggestion
31:48 The Effects of Simple Practices
41:43 Technique vs Relationship with God
49:01 Words of Encouragement as You Enter the Battle
 
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This week, Jake and Bob discuss the relationship between healing, deliverance, and spiritual warfare. They explore the nature of spiritual strongholds (patterns of thoughts or beliefs that oppose the reality of who God is) and why these strongholds often obstruct emotional and spiritual healing. Jake and Bob also nuance the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary experiences of grace and how the supernatural is hidden within the quiet or ordinary moments. Finally, they address the role of spiritual authority within the Church, the importance of recognizing your own authority, and why authentic healing flows from relationship with Christ rather than technique.

 
Key Points:
The healing and deliverance processes are deeply connected 
Spiritual warfare is part of everyday life
Strongholds are built from repeated thoughts, beliefs, and lies that oppose the reality of who God is
The ordinary is often where the supernatural is most active. Extraordinary experiences are not a measure of God's presence in our lives
Wounds can become entry points for spiritual influence if left unaddressed
Deliverance often involves dismantling lies and beliefs (strongholds) rather than confronting extraordinary manifestations
Prayer, the Sacraments, and virtues are our weapons in spiritual warfare
Healing comes from relationship with Christ, not because of a specific prayer formula or technique
There are different levels of spiritual authority within the Church
 
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:02 Engaging in a Spiritual Battle as a Catholic
12:21 How Do We Pull Down Strongholds in Our Life?
18:21 The Supernatural isn't Exclusive to Extraordinary Moments
25:11 Ordinary and Extraordinary Dynamics in Healing and Deliverance
34:56 The Difference Between Human and Angelic Intelligence
43:55 What are the Different Levels of Authority in the Church?
57:43 How Can We Exercise Our Authority? 



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This week, Jake and Bob are joined by Jason Evert, a Catholic speaker, author, and expert on the Theology of the Body. Together they explore the history of gender theory, how contraception shifted culture, and why it's important to root our identity in God. They also discuss how wounds and unmet needs are often tied to the experience of gender dysphoria and how our culture avoids addressing the source of suffering. 

 
Key Points:
The term gender has only recently entered into our vocabulary
Wounds, past traumas, and unmet needs for belonging, love, and safety are often the root cause for someone experiencing gender dysphoria
Many European countries and leading medical institutions are now rethinking their gender-affirmative protocols after evidence showed these interventions often failed to resolve underlying distress and caused harm
Rather than addressing the source of suffering, our culture has told us our bodies are the problem
The different gender labels within society today offer an identity and community to those feeling rejected or isolated
Our identity is as beloved children of God and shouldn't be reduced to how we feel or our social affiliations
The truth can become a weapon if we don't first listen in love and acknowledge the experience of suffering

 
Resources:
Jason's Website
Male, Female, Other? A Catholic Guide to Understanding Gender by Jason Evert
Male, Female, Other? booklet by Jason Evert with an introduction by Chole Cole
Theology of the Body in One Hour by Jason Evert
Navigating Gender with Charity and Clarity Course
Gender Resources
 
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:36 How Jason Discovered the Theology of the Body
05:35 The History of Gender Theory
15:45 When the Body is Made the Problem
23:54 Addressing the Experienced Suffering
29:51 Same Sex Attraction and Finding Your True Identity
38:33 How to Share the Truth without Using Truth as a Weapon
46:44 They Need to Trust You Before They Will Trust Your Ideas
54:33 Resources
 
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This week, Jake and Bob discuss identity: why it matters, how it is formed, and its role in the healing process. We live in a fallen world with an enemy who spreads lies that can send us down paths far from the truth of who we are. Through questions like "Who am I?", "Whose am I?", and "Do I belong?" Jake and Bob explore how to reclaim our God-given identity and rest in the freedom of living in that truth.
 
Key Points:
Finding your identity in Christ and living out of that truth is part of the healing process
We begin the search for our identity in childhood and continue to deepen it (whether in truth or lies) throughout life
Because we live in a fallen world, our identity can easily be influenced by the lies we believe about ourselves, others, and the world around us
Healing is more than the relief from pain. Maturing in our God-given identity is actually a form of healing
We become what we believe we are. We come to know ourselves and learn to love ourselves as we learn who we are in God
There is value and healing to be found in the journey of finding our identity in God

 
Resources:
Jake's Identity Course (Use the code RESTORE10 at checkout for 10% your enrollment) 
The Chastity of Jesus and the "Refusal to Grasp"
 
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
08:05 "What Am I?" and " Who Am I?"
21:58 The Struggle Against My God-given Identity
29:34 Do I Belong?
39:57 The Path to Finding Your Identity
48:12 Maturing Within Your Identity
55:23 The Purity of Love
 
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This week, Jake and Bob explore how inner healing is rooted within the tradition of the Catholic Church. Drawing from the Catechism, they discuss the three expressions of prayer—vocal, meditative, and contemplative—and how each form is incorporated within the inner healing process. Far from being a psychological exercise, inner healing comes from a deeply relational encounter with Jesus and restores the whole person so we might live in deeper communion with Him.
 
Key Points:
Inner healing prayer is deeply rooted in the Church's tradition
The Catechism identifies three key expressions of prayer: vocal, meditation, and contemplative. These are all at the heart of the inner healing process
Healing comes from an encounter with Jesus and is not a result of a mere completion of steps 
When we pray, we need to engage our hearts instead of simply repeating words
God is always present when we pray, even when we cannot hear His voice
Inner healing often requires us to patiently cooperate with God's timing. He knows more about the mysteries and vulnerabilities of our hearts than we do
 
Catechism Paragraphs Mentioned in the Episode:
Vocal Prayer: CCC 2700
Meditation: CCC 2705 - 2706, 2708, 
Contemplative Prayer: CCC 2709 - 2710, 2716 

 
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
04:18 Inner Healing is Rooted in Scripture and Tradition
06:45 Vocal Prayer
13:21 Meditation
22:45 What to do When We Distrust Our Human Hearts
31:12 Contemplative Prayer