Episode 159: Technology w/ Andrew Laubacher
This week, Jake and Bob are joined by Andrew Laubacher, the Executive Director of Humanality, to explore how our digital world is reshaping our attention, attachments, and relationships. After stepping away from social media and smart phones to overcome addiction, Andrew realized that healing sometimes requires more than better habits, fasting, or more prayer—it requires recovering the way God created us to live and relate. Together, they discuss the false intimacy of online community, the loneliness epidemic, and why technology is never as neutral as we assume. Andrew also shares practical steps you can begin today to live intentionally with technology.
Episode 149: Healing In Men (Part 1) w/ John Edwards
This week, Jake and Bob welcome John Edwards, a fellow guy in the pew, to share his raw and redemptive journey from addiction and secrecy to finding his identity in God. From outward success and hidden cocaine use to the devastating loss of his mother, John reveals how grief, shame, and a longing for affirmation shaped his choices—and nearly destroyed his marriage and family. He opens up about the masks he wore, the lies he believed about God as a harsh judge, and the panic attacks that finally exposed the prison he was living in. With honesty and courage, John recounts the night he chose confession over isolation, and how mercy began to break through years of self-reliance and despair. If you’ve ever felt abandoned by God or buried under your own failures, this conversation is an invitation to bring your whole story into the light.
Episode 114: Healing & Trust w/ Carrie Archual
This week, Jake and Bob are joined by Carrie Archual, a longtime friend and prayerful intercessor in their families’ lives. Carrie walks us through her profound journey of a cancer diagnosis. From learning surrender to experiencing deep spiritual consolations, Carrie shares the transformative power of faith in the face of suffering. They also discuss the duality of pain and healing and how true healing isn’t always physical restoration alone.
Episode 70: Healing and the Holy Family with Sr. Miriam James
Jake and Dr. Bob welcome Sr. Miriam James Heidland onto the podcast to talk about her new Advent devotional, “Behold” which touches on difficult family dynamics through relationship with the Holy Family.
Episode 7: Theology of the Body & Healing | Part 5 (Union of Man & Woman)
Bob and Jake continue the series on the Theology of the Body (TOB) and healing by focusing on the idea of “original unity” and how the relationship between men and women was intended, how it’s wounded, and how it’s restored.
Episode 6: Theology of the Body & Healing | Part 4 (Female)
Bob and Jake continue the series on the Theology of the Body (TOB) and healing by focusing on how females uniquely reveal God's glory, how they are wounded, and how they are healed.
Episode 5: Theology of the Body & Healing | Part 3 (Male)
Bob and Jake continue the series on the Theology of the Body (TOB) and healing by focusing on how males uniquely reveal God's glory, how they are wounded, and how they are healed.
Episode 4: Theology of the Body & Healing | Part 2 (Identity)
Bob and Jake continue the series on the Theology of the Body (TOB) and healing by talking about how our identity is found in God. God gives us our identity but it’s possible we have a skewed image of God that affects our identity and peace. It’s important that we are aware of where we are bringing the deep questions of our hearts because if we lose God’s identity, we lose our identity.
Episode 3: Theology of the Body & Healing | Part 1 (Introduction)
Bob and Jake start a series on the Theology of the Body (TOB) by sharing stories of how the TOB has brought healing into people’s lives. They discuss various aspects that are essential to the healing process and ground TOB as an essential background for healing.
Episode 2: Our Background
Bob and Jake discuss how their (and our) life story is the critical backdrop to our healing journey.
Episode 1: Our story
In this episode Jake and Bob share some of their own experiences of personal restoration and the value of honesty and openness.