Almost thirty years ago, a small but mighty professor at Gardner-Webb University taught a generation of students how to search their hearts, hear God's voice, and spot the difference between faith and its counterfeits. Her classes were so transformative that students warned each other: "Take a Cullinan class, but be prepared to change your major."

In this episode, Corie sits down with Dr. Alice Cullinan, now in her eighties, still writing, still teaching, to talk about what happens when the marketplace flips your apple cart. They explore what it means when the people who share your faith don't seem changed by it, how to tell the difference between God's voice and your own, and why the spiritual disciplines she taught decades ago might matter more now than ever.

Whether you grew up in the church, left the church, or are trying to figure out what to do with the church, this conversation is an invitation to linger.

In this episode:

• The "apple cart" moments that reshape what we believe about the people around us.
• Dr. Cullinan's origin story of a life-altering decision at her lowest moment to shaping generations of students.
• Navigating ministry as a woman when institutions weren't ready.
• "Time for a Checkup": the spiritual inventory practice that changed everything.
• How to discern God's voice from your own in a noisy marketplace.
• What Dr. Cullinan thinks about the evolution of the evangelical church
• Why she says, "I do not trust myself ..."

If you'd like to watch the raw, unproduced video of this interview, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/HLCDhcSw2Qk

Dr. Cullinan's Resources: 📚 Books on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0a5wfBIy 🎥 Lamplighters Ministries Video Bible Studies: https://www.lamplighters-ministries.org/video-bible-studies/ ✍️ Her blog: https://alicecullinan.blogspot.com/

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(Watch this interview instead on Youtube: https://youtu.be/qbuAB-_cPEE?si=s16WkXuBCwv9TG-x)

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Kau'ilokoikaika Franklin Guard — known to those who loved him as Nick — is the 2026 TUP Virtual Memorial Mile honoree. Nick died on June 20th, 2022 after struggling with the mental and physical impacts of his military service. He was a soldier, a husband, a father, and a friend whose life continues to inspire all who knew him. In this video, Corie Weathers sits down with Nick's wife, Cydney, for a deeply personal conversation about who Nick was, the weight of loss, and the love that endures. We are #MotivatedByTheirLives 🇺🇸

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What happens when stress doesn’t just affect individuals—but entire communities?

In this episode of Restored, I sit down with sociologist Dr. Seth Abrutyn, whose research explores how collective stress, cultural trauma, and social pain shape mental health, belonging, and the survival of communities over time.

Drawing from his book Life Under Pressure and his work on collective and cultural trauma, Seth helps us understand why communities under prolonged pressure—whether schools, neighborhoods, minority groups, or institutions—can begin to fracture, lose trust, and struggle to care for their people.

Seth's article that inspired this episode: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21568693231213088

More about Seth: https://sethabrutyn.com/

If this episode stirred something in you, you’re invited to share your story. You can record a short voice memo and email it to: 📩 https://linktr.ee/corieweathers

Music: $50 to Breathe & I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie