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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