Episode 413: SOUL CARE SUMMER - Andy Crouch, "Create More Than You Consume"

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Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick
Episode 413: SOUL CARE SUMMER - Andy Crouch, "Create More Than You Consume"
Aug 24, 2026 Season 17 Episode 413
Michael John Cusick

Andy Crouch's The Tech-Wise Family isn't about keeping pornography out of your home. It's about building the kind of home where you know what you actually want — and where technology doesn't quietly replace it. In part two of this conversation, Michael and Andy get into the ten commitments at the heart of the book, and they're not what you'd expect.

They talk about why the goal is wisdom and courage rather than limits, and how untethered access to technology quietly reinforces the fear of being known. They discuss what Sabbath actually looks like — not collapsing on the couch but feasting, playing, worshipping, and resting — and why Andy thinks it's the most broken commandment. They get into what kids say they actually want help with when it comes to devices, which turns out not to be pornography but sleep. And the episode ends somewhere no one expects: at the bedside of the dying, and what it means to be a family that knows how to show up, put the phone down, and stay.

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