Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick
Helping people become whole by cultivating deeper connection with God, self, and others. Visit www.restoringthesoul.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 360
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 223 - Brian Boecker, "False Self vs. True Self"
“The call of spirituality is to be fully human and fully alive.” - Brian Boecker
Ruth Haley Barton once said, “...there is a truer self waiting to be recognized and breathed into life by the Spirit of…
Episode 222 - Michael John Cusick, "Ceaseless Striving, Part 2"
“Relationship in community at its best is always bearing fruit.” - Michael John Cusick
Today on the podcast, we conclude Michael’s conversation with Mark Vesper and Steve Sargent of Foxhole Symphony, …
Episode 221 - Michael John Cusick, "Ceaseless Striving, Part 1"
“Our weakness and our brokenness is our power.” - Michael John Cusick
For the next two episodes of the podcast, we’re excited to partner with the fine men of Foxhole Symphony. Mark Vesper and Steve Sa…
Episode 220 - Michael John Cusick, "Dysbelief, Part 2: Moralism"
“Most Christians are stuck between ceaseless striving and brokenness.” - Dallas Willard
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael continues a series about Dysbelief. He will look at the “gap betw…
Episode 219 - Michael John Cusick, "Dysbelief, Part 1"
“Belief is actually about trusting that God is good.” - Michael John Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael debuts a series about Dysbelief. He will look at the “gap between what you be…
Episode 218 - Julianne Cusick, "A Holy & Horrible Journey"
“Despite the grim circumstances, we could see God’s hand in it all.” - Julianne Cusick
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael spends one of the most important hours of his life in conversation…
Episode 217 - Winn Collier, "A Burning in My Bones"
“It was such a joy to discover in his deep heart, behind the scenes, Eugene was the man we thought he was.” - Winn Collier
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes back Winn Collier. If…
Episode 216 - Dr. Rodney Reeves, "Spirituality of John"
“I think what we all need is a redemption story. That's basically what the human heart longs for.” - Dr. Rodney Reeves
On this episode, Michael welcomes Dr. Rodney Reeves, Senior Pastor of First Bapti…
Episode 215 - Brian Boecker, "The Awakening: A Move Toward Wholeness"
“Sometimes God cruelly puts me in places of exposure because He wants to bring healing to things that I have covered over.” - Brian Boecker
On this episode, Michael welcomes another member of the Rest…
Episode 214 - Tony Anderson, "The Heart of Man, Part 2"
“Evangelicals in America are one of the most unreached people groups.” - Tony Anderson
On this episode, Michael concludes his conversation with Tony Anderson. As the Executive Producer of the film, Th…
Episode 213 - Tony Anderson, "The Heart of Man, Part 1"
“The only thing that translates to the world is raw experience with God.” - Tony Anderson
On this episode, Michael welcomes Tony Anderson to the podcast.
Tony describes himself as a “sonic architect” …
Episode 212 - Laura Barringer, "A Church Called TOV"
“Only one side could be telling the truth and it's really disturbing either way.” - Laura Barringer
On this episode of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes Laura Barringer to the podcast.
Over the pas…
Episode 211 - Brenda Salter McNeil & Rick Richardson, "The Heart of Racial Justice"
“The greatest act of worship is to become who God says you are.” - Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil
On this episode of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes authors Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick …
Episode 210 - Ian Morgan Cron, "The Story of You, Part 2"
“If you don’t have a narrative that you can share with yourself and others about who you think you are, you’re in trouble.” - Ian Morgan Cron
On this episode of Restoring the Soul, Michael concludes h…
Episode 209 - Ian Morgan Cron, "The Story of You, Part 1"
“All transformation begins with story transformation.” - Ian Morgan Cron
On this episode of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes back our good friend, Ian Morgan Cron, to discuss Ian’s latest book, “T…
Episode 208 - Ryan Taylor, "Awkward Spirituality, Part 2"
“I think God is continually beckoning us into this space of intimacy and in order to get there, we oftentimes have to be devastated.” - Ryan Taylor
On this episode of Restoring the Soul, Ryan Taylor j…
Episode 207 - Ryan Taylor, "Awkward Spirituality, Part 1"
“We’re afraid to lose the control that we think we have over the life that we think that we’re living.” - Ryan Taylor
On the next two episodes of Restoring the Soul, Ryan Taylor joins Michael to talk …
Episode 206 - Brian Zahnd, "When Everything Is On Fire, Part 2"
“Everyone is invited into the experience of God.” - Brian Zahnd
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael concludes his conversation with Brian Zahnd. Brian is the founder and lead pastor of Word…
Episode 205 - Brian Zahnd, "When Everything Is On Fire, Part 1"
“Faith will not be sustained by some allegiance to a tradition but by one’s experience.” - Brian Zahnd
On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael welcomes author and Pastor Brian Zahnd. Brian is t…
Episode 204 - Kevin Triplett, "Men's Weekend Intensive"
“There’s no better freedom than being the person God created you to be.” - Kevin Triplett
On this edition of the podcast, Michael welcomes back Kevin Tripplett. Kevin was a guest in 2017 alongside Ton…