How can we overcome the disconnect between our Sunday faith and the rest of our week? Every week, join Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson as they discuss the joys and frustrations of reintegrating every aspect of life with their faith and interview thought leaders and practitioners who are doing it. Bob is in his 50s and Brendan is in his 20s, so they offer an engaging dialogue from different generational vantage points. If you desire insights into how to live an integrated Christian life, one in which you can better experience Jesus Christ and participate in what God’s doing in the world, this is the podcast for you.
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For this episode, we have one of our favorite guests: Jordan Raynor.On a previous episode, we had a blast talking with him about his last bestselling book, Redeeming Your Time. Be sure to go back and listen to that episode. What was impressive about that book was how, even though very practical, it was so clearly written on a strong biblical foundation.His latest book is The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel) (Waterbrook Press, 2024)Here at Reintegrate, I often discuss overcoming the false dualism between the sacred and the secular. I love how Jordan Raynor plays with those words in the title. We might want to call it “secular work,” but God calls the work of normal everyday workers, not just overseas missionaries or pastors, sacred work.Scroll down to learn more about Jordan Raynor.Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app:Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. For further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission, go to re-integrate.org.Jordan RaynorJordan Raynor's other books that help us reintegrate faith and work include Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive, Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do and Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk.He has also written two children's books (The Royal You, and The Creator in You) and a weekday devotional (The Word Before Work).Jordan's books can be purchased from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Go to their secure order form, mention you heard about Sarah's books on the Reintegrate Podcast, and receive 20% off your order! If you have questions or need more information, contact Byron here. Or call Beth and Byron at 717-246-3333.Be sure to check out Jordan's fascinating podcast, Mere Christians, where he interviews people from a wide variety of vocations about how they reintegrate faith and work.Jordan lives in Tampa, Florida, with his wife and their three young daughters. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
For this episode, we have one of our favorite guests: Jordan Raynor. On a previous episode, we had a blast talking with him about his last bestselling book, Redeeming Your Time. Be sure to go back and listen to that episode. What was impressive about that book was how, even though very practical, it was so clearly written on a strong biblical foundation.His latest book is The Sacredness of Secular Work: 4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel) (Waterbrook Press, 2024)Here at Reintegrate, I often discuss overcoming the false dualism between the sacred and the secular. I love how Jordan Raynor plays with those words in the title. We might want to call it “secular work,” but God calls the work of normal everyday workers, not just overseas missionaries or pastors, sacred work. Scroll down to learn more about Jordan Raynor.Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app:Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. For further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission, go to re-integrate.org.Jordan RaynorJordan Raynor's other books that help us reintegrate faith and work include Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive, Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do and Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk.He has also written two children's books (The Royal You, and The Creator in You) and a weekday devotional (The Word Before Work).Jordan's books can be purchased from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Go to their secure order form, mention you heard about Sarah's books on the Reintegrate Podcast, and receive 20% off your order! If you have questions or need more information, contact Byron here. Or call Beth and Byron at 717-246-3333.Be sure to check out Jordan's fascinating podcast, Mere Christians, where he interviews people from a wide variety of vocations about how they reintegrate faith and work.Jordan lives in Tampa, Florida, with his wife and their three young daughters. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
We know that quiet is an essential aspect of the spiritual life, that we need to leave the craziness of our hurried and frenzied lives and find the deep peace of being in God's presence. But in our busy lives of deadlines and distractions, of screens at work and at play, this seems abstract and impossible.David Loughney and Bob Robinson welcomes Sarah Clarkson to the podcast. She writes regularly about literature, faith, and beauty. Check out her Substack, From the Vicarge, where she writes about “suffering and beauty, theodicy and theology, imagination and the luminous grace of real, disciplined wonder.” Her latest book is Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention (Baker, 2024). In it, she tells her story of trying to overcome anxiety and hurry by cultivating a life of holy attention, an inner quiet of paying attention to God in the everyday aspects of life.Scroll down to learn more about Sarah Clarkson.Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app:Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. For further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission, go to re-integrate.org.Sarah ClarksonSarah loves reading many novels, listening to a great deal of music, and drinking as many cups of coffee and tea as she can get away with in a day. She's married to Thomas, a priest in the Church of England, and they have four children, Lilian, Samuel, Lucie, and Elanor. They live in (and she does her writing from) an old English vicarage in Oxford.Sarah Clarkson on Instagram.Sarah has also authored This Beautiful Truth: How God's Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness (Baker, 2021), Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life (Tyndale Momentum, 2018), and The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming (Tyndale Momentum, 2016). Sarah's books can be purchased from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Go to their secure order form, mention you heard about Sarah's books on the Reintegrate Podcast, and receive 20% off your order! If you have questions or need more information, contact Byron here. Or call Beth and Byron at 717-246-3333. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
Should Christians care about the ecological crises that we face? Should climate change be a concern for believers? Many Christians still view their faith as primarily a “spiritual” matter that has little to do with the “physical” world in which they live. Our guest is Steven Bouma-Prediger, who contends that protecting and restoring our planet is an essential practice for Christians. Steve has studied the Bible and understands what it teaches about this earthly life. He has written extensively about how humans are called, in the words of Genesis 2:15, to “work and take care of” the world in which we live. He is troubled by how too few Christians see this as a crucial part of Christian discipleship.Scroll down to learn more about Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Ph.D.Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger is Professor of Religion at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where he has also served as the chairperson of the Department of Religion and as the associate dean for teaching and learning. He also oversees the Environmental Studies minor. In addition, Steve teaches in Belize and New Zealand for the Creation Care Study Program. His latest book is Creation Care Discipleship: Why Earthkeeping Is an Essential Christian Practice (from Baker Academic).Among his previous books are Earthkeeping and Character: Exploring a Christian Ecological Virtue Ethic and For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care, and (co-authored with Brian J. Walsh) Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement.His books can be purchased from independent bookseller Byron Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
Both David and Bob are history buffs. But studying history is not as simple as watching a documentary, a biopic, or reading a bestselling narrative history. We need to be aware of how historians actually do their craft, and use those same tools as we watch and read. Some use history to advance their political agendas, while others just echo ideas that are not substantiated by historical scholarship. Armchair historians can often get it very wrong. How should Christians study history? Christians are a people of the Truth, so how do we know what is legitimate history? How do we reintegrate our faith with our understanding of the past?Our guest is Dr. John Fea, Distinguished Professor of American History at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He has recently released the second edition of his book, Why Study History?: Reflecting on the Importance of the Past (Baker Academic, 2024). In this book, he talks about what historians do, what bad history looks like, and how studying history can be a form of spiritual formation.Scroll down to learn more about Dr. John Fea. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission. John Fea, Ph.D.John Fea's essays and reviews on the history of American culture have appeared in numerous journals and magazines. John speaks regularly at universities, academic conferences, churches, school and teacher groups, civic groups, and historical societies and has appeared on NBC News, CNN, C-SPAN, National Public Radio, and dozens of radio programs nationwide.John writes about American history, religion, politics, and academic life at his blog housed in the online magazine Current.John Fea has authored several other books, including Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2011), and Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump (Eerdmans, June 2018). John was on two previous episodes of the Reintegrate Podcast, discussing these two books: here and here. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
We just came out of yet another contentious election year. People are as divided and polarized as ever, and the situation doesn't seem to be improving.John Inazu is the author of Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect (Zondervan, 2024).It's a unique book because John Inazu walks us through a school year as he teaches law and religion at Washington University in St. Louis. In this environment, students learn to embrace a better way to settle disputes. We get to learn alongside them, gleaning universal principles for conversing with people we disagree with. Scroll down to learn about John Inazu. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission. John InazuJohn Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the founder of the Legal Vocation Fellowship, a 15-month program for early-career attorneys, which grew out of his work with The Carver Project at Washington University. He is also a Senior Fellow at Interfaith America and also the Trinity Forum. He holds the J.D. from Duke University and a PhD in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Check out John Inazu's Substack, *Some Assembly Required. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But what if these are actually opportunities to grow in our leadership? Our guest on this episode is Dr. Gayle D. Beebe, who has been a leader for over two decades and has insights into how to overcome the disorienting challenges that we face, both personally and in our leadership.In his new book, The Crucibles That Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership, the university president shares personal stories and the wisdom of many other authors and mentors on how we can tackle suffering, revealing that, although we can be confused at first, these situations ultimately can bring us into a deeper relationship with God and also make us better leaders.Beebe identifies seven crucibles—powerful catalysts for transformation—that, when embraced, shape us into what God wants us to be.Scroll down to learn about Gayle Beebe. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission. Dr. Gayle D. BeebeGayle D. Beebe has been serving as president of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California since 2007. Before that, he was president of Spring Arbor University in Michigan. He has also served as dean of the graduate school of theology at Azusa Pacific University.He has three master's degrees: the Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, the Master of Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University, and the Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management from the Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University. He also has a PhD in Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
How can creative people honestly pursue their crafts in an age of Artificial Intelligence? What key components fuel creativity for those who make art, film, novels, poetry, graphic art, or music?Our guest is Craig Detweiler, author, filmmaker, educator, cultural commentator, and Variety Magazine's Mentor of the Year recipient.Over the years, Craig has taught and mentored thousands of students at Pepperdine, Biola, Fuller Seminary, and Grand Canyon University. He has encouraged these aspiring artists to launch creative projects with intention, awareness, and confidence. His students have founded festivals, started companies and schools, written acclaimed graphic novels, and directed movies for Marvel. Now, at a time when generative AI can aggregate text and images in seconds, he shows why “honest creativity” is one of the core tenets that separates humans from machines. For Craig Detweiler, creating honestly is a way of honoring the gift of life. Humans are called to honestly create magnificent things because it is what humans, made in the image of God, do.Craig's latest book is Honest Creativity: The Foundations of Boundless, Good, and Inspired Innovation (Morehouse Publishing, 2024).Scroll down to learn about Craig Detweiler. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission. Dr. Craig DetweilerCraig Detweiler (MFA, Univ of Southern California, M.Div. and Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is the President & CEO of Wedgwood Circle, a philanthropical investment collective funding creative projects of meaning. He is the Dean of the College of Arts & Media at Grand Canyon University. Craig is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.Check out an episode of the Reintegrate Podcast from 2020, in which Craig Detweiler discusses how to reintegrate our faith with watching movies.Check out Craig's other books:Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age (Brazos, 2018). iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives (Brazos, 2013).Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God Paperback (Westminster John Knox Press, 2010).Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century (Cultural Exegesis, Baker Academic, 2008).A Purple State of Mind: Finding Middle Ground in a Divided Culture (Harvest House, 2008).A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture (Engaging Culture, Baker Academic, 2003).You can purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
In a deeply divided nation, we've seen everyone argue over who to vote for, what policies are righteous, and how to move forward. Christians are just as caught up in the polarized politics of our day.But there has to be a better way. We are called to be informed and active citizens, but what does that mean? It has to mean more than angry memes thrown at others on social media.In his new book, political scientist David T. Koyzis asks,“How can Christians live as citizens of God's kingdom while also fulfilling their responsibilities as citizens of political communities?”Can Christians participate in the public square without getting sucked into the idolatries that come with political parties? Isn't it better to avoid politics than risk ethical compromise or division among believers?We had the honor of interviewing David on the day his new book, Citizenship Without Illusions: A Christian Guide to Political Engagement (InterVarsity Press, 2024), was released.Scroll down to learn about David T. Koyzis.Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!David T. Koyzis, PhDDavid T. Koyzis (PhD in Government and International Studies, Notre Dame) is affiliated with Global Scholars Canada and is engaged in an international academic ministry of writing, researching, lecturing, and conversing with readers of his books. Brendan and Bob interviewed David back during our last presidential election about his best-selling book, Political Visions and Illusions: A Survey & Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies. Check out that episode by following this link.He is also the author of We Answer to Another: Authority, Office, and the Image of God. David Koyzis taught undergraduate political science at Redeemer University College for thirty years and lives with his family in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.You can purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for further resources on reintegrating all of life with God's mission. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
Our work situations, family and friendships, and everything around us always change. How do we navigate through the fog of not knowing what will happen next and where we are ultimately going? This episode features two guests who can help us navigate a life that is always in flux. Leadership, career, and vocation experts Michaela O'Donnell and Lisa Pratt Slayton teach the practical skills needed to navigate constant change. Their new book is Life in Flux: Navigational Skills to Guide and Ground You in an Ever-Changing World (Baker Books, 2024). Scroll down to learn about Lisa Slayton and Michaela O'Donnell.Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!Michaela O'Donnell & Lisa Pratt SlaytonMichaela O'Donnell, PhD, is the Executive Director of Fuller Seminary's Max De Pree Center for Leadership. She is a sought-after speaker and consultant who regularly presents on the topics of vocation, career, and leadership to religious, secular, academic, and lay audiences. Check out the Reintegrate Podcast episode from June 2023 when we interviewed her about her previous book, Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World.Lisa Pratt Slayton is the Founding Partner and CEO of Tamim Partners, providing coaching and consulting to executives, businesses, nonprofits, and churches. She also serves as the Director for CityGate, a collaborative community of faith-and-work leaders who long for the transformation of cities through the everyday work of Christians and their organizations. Lisa serves as a Board Director for the Leadership Foundations Network. She also was a previous guest on the Reintegrate Podcast in April 2021.You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
We have a wealth of information at our fingertips, but information is not the same as wisdom. Whether in business, spiritual life, or everyday decisions, we need wisdom's guidance to lead with purpose and meaning. We would do well to learn over their shoulders and through their hearts from those with real-life experience and deep resources for wisdom. With decades of leadership experience in business, nonprofits, and Christian higher education, Uli Chi is just such a person. Scroll down to learn about Uli Chi.Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app!Uli ChiUli Chi is an award-winning technological entrepreneur who founded Chi-LLC, a software company that develops 3-D virtual reality space planning and visualization software. Uli is the board chair of the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health System and lends his expertise to the advisory boards for the Benaroya Research Institute and the Virginia Mason Institute. He teaches for Regent College's Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology, and Society and Fuller Seminary's Doctorate of Global Leadership. He also serves as a senior fellow and the vice chair at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary. In his new book, The Wise Leader (Eerdmans, 2024), Uli shares what he has discovered in Scripture, through personal experience, as well as from art and literature: That the nature of wisdom is fundamentally relational and other-centered and that wise leadership is a righteous blend of power and humility. You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
We have a wealth of information at our fingertips, but information is not the same as wisdom. Whether in business, spiritual life, or everyday decisions, we need wisdom's guidance to lead with purpose and meaning. We would do well to learn over their shoulders and through their hearts from those with real-life experience and deep resources for wisdom. With decades of leadership experience in business, nonprofits, and Christian higher education, Uli Chi is just such a person. Uli Chi is an award-winning technological entrepreneur who founded Chi-LLC, a software company that develops 3-D virtual reality space planning and visualization software. Uli is the board chair of the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health System and lends his expertise to the advisory boards for the Benaroya Research Institute and the Virginia Mason Institute. He teaches for Regent College's Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology, and Society and Fuller Seminary's Doctorate of Global Leadership. He also serves as a senior fellow and the vice chair at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary. In his new book, The Wise Leader (Eerdmans, 2024), Uli shares what he has discovered in Scripture, through personal experience, as well as from art and literature: That the nature of wisdom is fundamentally relational and other-centered and that wise leadership is a righteous blend of power and humility. You can purchase this excellent book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page.
The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians is filled with excellent teachings to guide us theologically and practically.We have invited Lynn H. Cohick, PhD, to discuss Ephesians based on her new commentary in the New International Commentary on the New Testament (Eerdmans, 2020).Scroll down to learn more about Dr. Lynn Cohick.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Dr. Lynn H. CohickDr. Cohick is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Director of Houston Theological Seminary at Houston Christian University. She has been the provost at two seminaries, taught at Wheaton College for eighteen years, and taught at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology.She is President of the Institute of Biblical Research (IBR), is senior translator on the New Living Translation of the Bible, and serves on the Board of Trustees at Biola University. Dr. Cohick is also the founder and President of Center for Women in Leadership, a principal of the Visual Museum of Women in Christianity.She is also the host of The Alabaster Jar podcast, on which she and her co-hosts discuss issues impacting women at the intersection of faith, theology, and ministry.You can purchase Dr. Lynn Cohick's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.You'll find more episodes at Reintegrate's podcast page. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians is filled with excellent teachings to guide us theologically and practically. We have invited Lynn H. Cohick, PhD, to discuss Ephesians based on her new commentary in the New International Commentary on the New Testament (Eerdmans, 2020). Dr. Cohick is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Director of Houston Theological Seminary at Houston Christian University. She has been the provost at two seminaries, taught at Wheaton College for eighteen years, and taught at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. She is President of the Institute of Biblical Research (IBR), is senior translator on the New Living Translation of the Bible, and serves on the Board of Trustees at Biola University. Dr. Cohick is also the founder and President of Center for Women in Leadership, a principal of the Visual Museum of Women in Christianity. She is also the host of The Alabaster Jar podcast, on which she and her co-hosts discuss issues impacting women at the intersection of faith, theology, and ministry. You can purchase Dr. Lynn Cohick's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page.
To help us, as Christians, have a clear understanding of modern-day Israel, and how it relates to the Bible, we have asked one of the nation's foremost authorities on the subject onto the podcast.Dr. Gary Burge (Ph.D., from King's College at the University of Aberdeen, and M.Div., from Fuller Theological Seminary) is a New Testament scholar, professor, author, and ordained minister. After 25 years teaching at Wheaton College and Graduate School, he is now Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary.Scroll down to learn more about Dr. Gary Burge and his books.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Dr. Gary BurgeGary Burge has written biblical commentaries and scholarly books on the New Testament. He has also tackled the theological and practical issues surrounding the people and the land of Israel and PalestineIn Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to "Holy Land" Theology (Baker Academic, 2010), Dr. Burge meticulously studies the Scriptures to describe first-century Jewish and Christian beliefs about the land of Israel. He offers a full survey of New Testament passages that directly address the question of land and faith.Gary Burge's other book on the topic is Whose Land? Whose Promise?: What Christians Are Not Being Told about Israel and the Palestinians (Pilgrim Press, 2003, Revised 2013). This book explores the history and conflicts of modern-day Israel and Palestine and also provides a study of what both the Old Testament and New Testament teach about Israel and the promised land. In this book, he also tells personal stories stemming from his many years visiting the people who struggle to live in this war-torn land, including the friendships he's made with the people of God found in Palestine, that is, the many Christians who have suffered under Israeli persecution.You can purchase Dr. Gary Burge's books from independent bookseller Byron Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
To help us, as Christians, have a clear understanding of modern-day Israel and how it relates to the Bible, we have asked one of the nation's foremost authorities on the subject onto the podcast. Dr. Gary Burge (Ph.D., from King's College at the University of Aberdeen, and M.Div., from Fuller Theological Seminary) is a New Testament scholar, professor, author, and ordained minister. After 25 years teaching at Wheaton College and Graduate School, he is now Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary. Gary has written biblical commentaries and scholarly books on the New Testament. He has also tackled the theological and practical issues surrounding the people and the land of Israel and Palestine. In Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to "Holy Land" Theology (Baker Academic, 2010), Dr. Burge meticulously studies the Scriptures to challenge the “territorial theology” that some Christians have been trained to believe due to the lingering effects of Dispesationalism and the political lobbying of Christian Zionists. He describes first-century Jewish and Christian beliefs about the land of Israel and offers a full survey of New Testament passages that directly address the question of land and faith. Gary Burge's other book on the topic is Whose Land? Whose Promise?: What Christians Are Not Being Told about Israel and the Palestinians (Pilgrim Press, 2003, Revised 2013). This book explores the history and conflicts of modern-day Israel and Palestine and also provides a study of what both the Old Testament and New Testament teach about Israel and the promised land. In this book, he also tells personal stories stemming from his many years visiting the people who struggle to live in this war-torn land, including the friendships he's made with the people of God found in Palestine, that is, the many Christians who have suffered under Israeli persecution. You can purchase Dr. Gary Burge's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page.
There was a time, back in the 70s and early 80s, when the study of Revelation, with speculations about the end times and being “left behind,” was in vogue.But today, most Christians stay away from Revelation. Preachers either ignore it or choose to teach from the safer passages, like chapters 2 through 4, or about the New Heavens and New Earth in the final two chapters. The reason is that so many of us have become frustrated by how people have portrayed it, enamored with the violence, speculation, and false predictions.Our guest on this episode is Scot McKnight, who, along with Cody Matchett, has written the book Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple (Zondervan, 2023). They say that all the future foretelling that speculative dispensationalists have been doing over the past century has distracted us from the real message of Revelation.Scroll down to learn more about Scot McKnight.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Scot McKnightScot McKnight is a New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, theologian, and author. He has written widely, including several biblical commentaries and books on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, Christian living, and church life. On Scot's Substack, he writes on a great variety of topics. He was a guest on the Reintegrate Podcast in June 2021, discussing his book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. He is currently teaching in the Doctor of Ministry program at Houston Theological Seminary. You can purchase Scot McKnight's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.You'll find more episodes on Reintegrate's podcast page. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
There was a time, back in the 70s and early 80s, when the study of Revelation, with speculations about the end times and being “left behind,” was in vogue. But today, most Christians stay away from Revelation. Preachers either ignore it or choose to teach from the safer passages, like chapters 2 through 4, or about the New Heavens and New Earth in the final two chapters. The reason is that so many of us have become frustrated by how people have portrayed it, enamored with the violence, speculation, and false predictions. Our guest on this episode is Scot McKnight, who, along with Cody Matchett, has written the book Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple (Zondervan, 2023). They say that all the future foretelling that speculative dispensationalists have been doing over the past century has distracted us from the real message of Revelation. Scot McKnight is a New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, theologian, and author. He has written widely, including several biblical commentaries and books on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, Christian living, and church life. On Scot's Substack, he writes on a great variety of topics. He was a guest on the Reintegrate Podcast in June 2021, discussing his book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. He is currently teaching in the Doctor of Ministry program at Houston Theological Seminary. You can purchase Scot McKnight's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page.
Here at Reintegrate, we believe that through your day-to-day work, you are on the frontlines of ministry, serving others – your customers or clients, your suppliers, your co-workers, and the community in which you work.Women now have professional opportunities beyond those of previous generations. But sadly, as women have seen their roles grow at work, the church's vision for women's work and calling has not grown along with it. This has left women feeling isolated and under-resourced.In this episode, we talk with Joanna Meyer, author of Women, Work, and Calling: Step into Your Place in God's World (InterVarsity Press, 2023). Joanna Meyer is the Director of Public Engagement and the Executive Director of Women, Work, and Calling at the Denver Institute for Faith & Work. She also is the host of The Faith & Work Podcast. Prior to her work there, Joanna worked in global telecom, nonprofit consulting, and campus ministry. She has a Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship from Bakke Graduate University. Scroll down to read more about this episode.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!On this EpisodeIn our discussion with Joanna Meyer, she addresses multiple tensions that Christian women face – between home and work and between the great gifts that they have and the limiting beliefs that hold them back from providing their workplaces with the fullness of those gifts. All the while having to navigate the complex and sometimes difficult gender dynamics in the workplace. She offers great advice for both women and the men who work and live with them!You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
Here at Reintegrate, we believe that through your day-to-day work, you are on the frontlines of ministry, serving others – your customers or clients, your suppliers, your co-workers, and the community in which you work. Women now have professional opportunities beyond those of previous generations. But, sadly, as women have seen their roles grow at work, the church's vision for women's work and calling has not grown along with it. This has left women feeling isolated and under-resourced. In Joanna Meyer's new book, Women, Work, and Calling: Step into Your Place in God's World (InterVarsity Press, 2023), she addresses multiple tensions that Christian women face – between home and work and between the great gifts that they have and the limiting beliefs and that hold them back from providing their workplaces with the fullness of those gifts. All the while having to navigate the complex and sometimes difficult gender dynamics in the workplace. Joanna Meyer is the Director of Public Engagement and the Executive Director of Women, Work, and Calling at the Denver Institute for Faith & Work. She also is the host of The Faith & Work Podcast. Prior to her work there, Joanna worked in global telecom, nonprofit consulting, and campus ministry. She has a Master of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship from Bakke Graduate University. You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. You'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David on Reintegrate's podcast page.
Yes, we should reintegrate the Christian faith with science. But what if that means that we should look for the creator God in every aspect of God's creation? What if the Bible and science are meant not only to coexist but actually to inform one another? John Van Sloten has written God Speaks Science: What Neurons, Giant Squid, and Supernovae Reveal about Our Creator (Moody, 2023), in which he dives into what God reveals about life and himself in the created order, which is explored and studied through scientific vocations.Scroll down to read more about this episode.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!On this EpisodeJohn Van Sloten is a pastor, theologian, and writer who seeks to discern God's voice revealing himself in all things, both in the book of the Bible and the book of God's creation.John has written two other books reintegrating the Christian faith with all of life. His first book, The Day Metallica Came to Church: Seeing the Everywhere God in Everything (Square Inch, 2010), listens for God's whispers in pop culture. His second book, Every Job a Parable; What Walmart Greeters, Nurses and Astronauts tell us about God (NavPress, 2017), looks at what God reveals about us and himself in the things we do at work.Check out this review of John Van Sloten's previous books from independent bookseller Byron Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order any of John's books online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
What if the Bible and science are meant not only to coexist but actually to inform one another? John Van Sloten is a pastor, theologian, and writer who seeks to discern God's voice revealing himself in all things, both in the book of the Bible and the book of God's creation. His latest book, God Speaks Science: What Neurons, Giant Squid, and Supernovae Reveal about Our Creator (Moody, 2023), dives into what God reveals about life and himself in the created order, which is explored and studied through scientific vocations. You can purchase this book and John Van Sloten's previous books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David.
“The Great Commission” (Matthew 28:16-20) is the central driving mission for God's people. But here is a question to consider: How does this commission that churches have for people relate to the mission that God has for every aspect of life? Before we know what our mission is, we must first know what God's mission is. Christopher J. H. Wright (PhD, Cambridge) is the Global Ambassador of the Langham Partnership, strengthening leaders in churches around the world. He was chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group and the chief architect of The Cape Town Commitment from the Third Lausanne Congress of 2010. He has written many books including commentaries on Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel. Two incredibly influential books have been The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative (IVP Academic) and The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission (Zondervan Academic). His latest book is The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission (Baker Academic, 2023). This book was the winner of the Christianity Today 2024 Book Award for “Missions/Global Church” and the Outreach 2024 Resource of the Year for “Mission and Cross-Cultural.” In this book, Dr. Wright shows us that how we read the Bible has a profound impact on how we understand what mission is. He says, “People read and preach the Bible in tiny bits and pieces, for its promises or rules or doctrines, and fail to take it as the true story of the universe – past, present, and future – a story in which we are called to participate as coworkers with God.” You can purchase Chris Wright's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. ________________ Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David.
“The Great Commission” (Matthew 28:16-20) is the central driving mission for God's people. But here is a question to consider: How does this commission that churches have for people relate to the mission that God has for every aspect of life? Before we know what our mission is, we must first know what God's mission is. Scroll down to read more about this episode.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!On this EpisodeChristopher J. H. Wright (PhD, Cambridge) is the Global Ambassador of the Langham Partnership, strengthening leaders in churches around the world. He was chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group and the chief architect of The Cape Town Commitment from the Third Lausanne Congress of 2010. He has written many books including commentaries on Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel. Two incredibly influential books have been The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative (IVP Academic) and The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission (Zondervan Academic). His latest book is The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission (Baker Academic, 2023). This book was the winner of the Christianity Today 2024 Book Award for “Missions/Global Church” and the Outreach 2024 Resource of the Year for “Mission and Cross-Cultural.”In this book, Dr. Wright shows us that how we read the Bible has a profound impact on how we understand what mission is. He says, “People read and preach the Bible in tiny bits and pieces, for its promises or rules or doctrines, and fail to take it as the true story of the universe – past, present, and future – a story in which we are called to participate as coworkers with God.”You can purchase Christopher JH Wright's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.________________Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
We love to talk movies on the Re-integrate Podcast. Why? Because we want to reintegrate our enjoyment of pop culture with our Christian faith.Our guest on this episode is film critic Josh Larsen. He is co-host of the WBEZ (Chicago's NPR station) radio show Filmspotting, which is also one of the top movie podcasts. Josh is also the editor and producer for Think Christian, a website and podcast exploring faith and pop culture. He has been writing and speaking about movies professionally since 1994.Scroll down to read more about this episode.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!We discuss with Josh Larsen his two books:Movies Are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings (InterVarsity Press, 2017), andFear Not!: A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies (Cascade Books, 2023, a part of Fuller Seminary's Reel Spirituality Monograph series).Movies we discuss (with time stamps):From Movies are Prayers:* The Tree of Life (7:41)* Avatar (10:31)* 12 Years a Slave (12:39)* Toy Story (16:57)* My Neighbor Totoro (20:31)From Fear Not:* Night of the Living Dead (29:20)* The Wolf Man (33:26)* Frankenstein (36:49)* The Creature from the Black Lagoon (37:46)* Halloween, Friday the 13th, & Nightmare on Elm Street (39:03)* The Conjuring (41:00)* The Sixth Sense (46:19)* The Shining (49:09)Connect with Josh Larsen:* Larsen on Film* Letterboxd* X (formerly Twitter)* Facebook* YouTube Film Reviews* Filmspotting* Think ChristianYou can purchase Josh Larsen's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.________________Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
We love to talk movies on the Re-integrate Podcast. We want to reintegrate our Christian faith with our engagement with pop culture. Our guest on this episode is film critic Josh Larsen. He is co-host of WBEZ (Chicago's NPR station) radio show Filmspotting, which is also one of the top movie podcasts. Josh is also the editor and producer for Think Christian, a website and podcast exploring faith and pop culture. He's been writing and speaking about movies professionally since 1994. Josh is the author of two books about which we talk with him: Movies Are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings (InterVarsity Press, 2017), and Fear Not!: A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies (Cascade Books, 2023, a part of Fuller Seminary's Reel Spirituality Monograph series). Movies we discuss (with time stamps): From Movies are Prayers: The Tree of Life (7:41) Avatar (10:31) 12 Years a Slave (12:39) Toy Story (16:57) My Neighbor Totoro (20:31) From Fear Not: Night of the Living Dead (29:20) The Wolf Man (33:26) Frankenstein (36:49) The Creature from the Black Lagoon (37:46) Haloween, Friday the 13th, & Nightmare on Elm Street (39:03) The Conjuring (41:00) The Sixth Sense (46:19) The Shining (49:09) Connect with Josh Larsen: Larsen on Film Letterboxd X (formerly Twitter) Facebook YouTube Film Reviews Filmspotting Think Christian You can purchase Josh Larsen's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. ________________ Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David.
Scroll down to read the episode description.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Episode Description:Many Christians must deal with some sort of mental or emotional suffering. While life is a good creation from a loving God, in a fallen and broken world, normal human life can be really difficult.While we have made tremendous advancements in therapy and psychiatry, the burden of living still comes down to the mundane choices that we each must make each moment, starting with the daily choice to get out of bed.Our guest on this episode is Dr. O. Alan Noble, the author of On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living (InterVarsity Press, 2023). This is a book in which Alan sits with us and puts words to our experiences of mental or emotional suffering.Alan is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University.We are thrilled to welcome Alan Noble back to the podcast. You might want to check out the episode from February 2022, in which Alan discussed his excellent book, You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World.______________You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.________________Thanks for listening!Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.Music provided by Brian Donahue. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
Many Christians must deal with some sort of mental or emotional suffering. While life is a good creation from a loving God, in a fallen and broken world, normal human life can be really difficult. While we have made tremendous advancements in therapy and psychiatry, the burden of living still comes down to the mundane choices that we each must make each moment, starting with the daily choice to get out of bed. Our guest on this episode is Dr. O. Alan Noble, the author of On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living (InterVarsity Press, 2023). This is a book in which Alan sits with us and puts words to our experiences of mental or emotional suffering. Alan is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. We are thrilled to welcome Alan Noble back to the podcast. You might want to check out the episode from February 2022, in which Alan discussed his excellent book, You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World. ______________ You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. ________________ Thanks for listening! Please share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
Scroll down to read the episode description.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Episode Description:What does it mean to be human? We live in an age of many voices trying to shape our understanding of who we are and what we are supposed to do. Our guest on this episode is Dr. Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton). She is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University and the author of Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (InterVarsity Press, 2023).Our identity is rooted in Genesis 1, where humanity is created in God's image. Imago Dei is our human identity, made to represent God in his very good creation. And what we do in our vocations flows directly from who we are as the Imago Dei. ______________You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.________________Thanks for listening!Please leave a review and share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.Music provided by Brian Donahue. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
What does it mean to be human? We live in an age of many voices trying to shape our understanding of who we are and what we are supposed to do. Our guest on this episode is Dr. Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton). She is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University and the author of Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (InterVarsity Press, 2023). Our identity is rooted in Genesis 1, where humanity is created in God's image. Imago Dei is our human identity, made to represent God in his very good creation. And what we do in our vocations flows directly from who we are as the Imago Dei. ______________ You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. ________________ Thanks for listening! Please leave a review and share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
Scroll down to read the episode description.Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Episode Description:For many American Christians, the presumptive next big event in redemptive history will be the Rapture. Many believers have been influenced by the fictional stories of the Left Behind novels and movies which depict military conflict in Israel, the Rapture in which all true believers are taken to Heaven, and the great tribulation in which those who are left behind must endure seven years of war and suffering.In this episode of the podcast, we explore the key theological ideas of a theological system called Dispensationalism, which was the predominant default theology of American Christianity for most of the 20th Century.We discuss key figures, like John Nelson Darby, James H. Brookes, D.L. Moody, C.I. Scofield, Lewis Sperry Chafer, John Walvoord, Charles Ryrie, Hal Lindsey, and Tim LaHaye, and how a whole pop-dispensational media complex developed that undermined the scholastic movement of the Bible institutes and seminaries.Daniel G. Hummel, Ph.D., (American History, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is the author of the new book, The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Eerdmans Press, 2023). Dan is the Director of The Lumen Center, located at University Square on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Lumin Center is a community of Christian scholars working at the intersection of Christianity and culture. He has held appointments at UW-Madison and Harvard University.You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off.________________Thanks for listening!Please leave a review and share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney.Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission.On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.Music provided by Brian Donahue. Get full access to Bob Robinson's Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe
For many American Christians, the presumptive next big event in redemptive history will be the Rapture. Many believers have been influenced by the fictional stories of the Left Behind novels and movies which depict military conflict in Israel, the Rapture in which all true believers are taken to Heaven, and the great tribulation in which those who are left behind must endure seven years of war and suffering. In this episode of the podcast, we explore the key theological ideas of a theological system called Dispensationalism, which was the predominant default theology of American Christianity for most of the 20th Century. We discuss key figures, like John Nelson Darby, James H. Brookes, D.L. Moody, C.I. Scofield, Lewis Sperry Chafer, John Walvoord, Charles Ryrie, Hal Lindsey, and Tim LaHaye, and how a whole pop-dispensational media complex developed that undermined the scholastic movement of the Bible institutes and seminaries. Daniel G. Hummel, Ph.D., (American History, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is the author of the new book, The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Eerdmans Press, 2023). Dan is the Director of The Lumen Center, located at University Square on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Lumin Center is a community of Christian scholars working at the intersection of Christianity and culture. He has held appointments at UW-Madison and Harvard University. You can purchase this book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. ________________ Thanks for listening! Please leave a review and share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
There have been Christians throughout history who God has called to societal activism on behalf of the poor and oppressed. And the power in which they did so was found in their inner faith practices that connected them intimately with God through Christ and His Spirit. Mae Elise Cannon is the author of Just Spirituality: How Faith Practices Fuel Social Action (IVPress, 2013). As both a historian and a Christian advocate for peace and justice in the Middle East, she explores the direct connection between Christians' personal relationship with God and their outward actions of kindness, mercy, compassion and advocacy. She looks at how several notable Christian historical figures were able to engage in their societal challenges because of their spiritual practices. Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Here is our interview with Mae Cannon. Cannon formerly served as the senior director of Advocacy and Outreach for World Vision, as a consultant to the Middle East for child advocacy issues for Compassion International in Jerusalem, as the executive pastor of Hillside Covenant Church in Walnut Creek, California, and as director of development and transformation for extension ministries at Willow Creek Community Church. She holds an MDiv from North Park Theological Seminary, an MBA from North Park University's School of Business and Nonprofit Management, and an MA in bioethics from Trinity International University. She received her doctorate in American History with a minor in Middle Eastern studies at the University of California (Davis) focusing on the history of the American Protestant church in Israel and Palestine. Mae Cannon is also the author of Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps for a Better World (with a forward by John Perkins) (IVPress, 2009) and the editor of A Land Full of God: Christian Perspectives on the Holy Land (Cascade Books, 2017). You can purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please leave offer a review and share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
What would you say if you were completely honest with yourself and with God? Jennifer Dukes Lee leads David and Bob (and you!) on a journey of telling truths, some fun and some painful, through her new book, Stuff I'd Only Tell God: A Guided Journal of Courageous Honesty, Obsessive Truth-Telling, and Beautifully Ruthless Self-Discovery (Bethany House, 2023). With daring questions, provocative lists, and quirky charts and illustrations, this journal is a place to record all the stuff you'd only tell God: ideas, beliefs, secrets, memories, wonderings, and wishes–things that might seem outlandish or outrageous to anyone else but are what make you, you. You'll find the space and the help you need to unearth the real you, the you that is sometimes buried deep beneath a layer of self-protection. Jennifer Dukes Lee lives on the fifth-generation Lee family farm in Iowa, where she and her husband are raising crops, pigs, and who she says are “two beautiful humans.” Jennifer is also author of Growing Slow and It's All Under Control. Read "A Letter to My Younger Self" by Bob Robinson at Theology of Work Project / The High Calling. You can purchase Jennifer's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off. Thanks for listening! Please leave offer a review and share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
This episode of the Reintegrate Podcast is a little different in that we live-streamed it in conjunction with the Logos Daily Circle. Our guest is Jason Stone, the founder of the Logos Daily Circle. This is the first of what we are hoping will be a new joint venture between Reintegrate and Logos Daily to feature our guests to the huge community in the Logos Daily Circle. TIME STAMPS What we discuss in this episode: 0:00 Getting to know Bob, David, and Jason 8:30 What is Logos Daily Circle? 13:42 What is Reintegrate? 18:52 How should "online community" (like Logos Daily) be different than "social media?" 25:22 What is "calling," and how can we reintegrate our vocations with God's mission? 35:30 What is the connection between callings and the kingdom of God? 41:09 Does what we do in our work in a fallen and temporary world really matter? 52:40 How can pastors better equip people to be missional in and through their vocations? Connect with us on Facebook: Reintegrate Logos Daily Bob Robinson David Loughney Jason Stone Connect with us on Twitter: Reintegrate Logos Daily Bob Robinson David Loughney Jason Stone Connect with us on Instagram: Bob Robinson David Loughney Jason Stone Logos Daily Thanks for listening! Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
Michaela O'Donnell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary, which helps leaders respond faithfully to God in all seasons of their life, work, and leadership. Her book, Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World (Baker, 2021) is based on her deep research and is filled with stories and insights from faithful entrepreneurs. She offers a step-by-step paradigm for discovering what God is calling each of us to do in a changing world and practical habits suited for the new world of work. Dr. O'Donnell is a business entrepreneur, a teacher, and a sought-after speaker and consultant who regularly presents on the topics of vocation, career, and leadership. She has fifteen years of experience in business marketing, founding and running, with her husband Dan, Long Winter Media, which helps brands through creating multi-media content. At the Depree Center, she created a six-week remote cohort experience rooted in her PhD research, called Road Ahead, designed to help people in transition to discern next steps and gain clarity about what God is calling them to do. Purchase Michaela O'Donnell's book from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off, Thanks for listening! Please leave offer a review and share this podcast with your friends. Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
Have you ever had a profound experience while watching a movie? When you were so overwhelmed by emotion that you could call it spiritual? In his book Seeing Is Believing: The Revelation of God Through Film (IVP, 2022), theologian Richard Vance Goodwin argues that such experiences may sometimes be encounters with God. He explores how certain films use various visual strategies to invite viewers to feel emotions that may open them up to God's presence. Check out The Arts & Faith Top 100 Films Films mentioned in this podcast: Magnolia 2001: A Space Odyssey Silent Light The Tree of Life The Fountain Hail, Caesar! Dr. Richard Goodwin is adjunct assistant professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also Academic Director of Teaching and Learning at Pathways College of Bible and Mission in New Zealand. Richard's doctorate explored the intersection of theology and film, the thesis of which served as the basis for this book. Prior to that, he completed an MA in Theology through Fuller Seminary, which is just down the road from Hollywood with a track record of engagement with pop culture. Now as affiliate faculty at Fuller, he teaches classes in Theology and Pop Culture as well as Theology and TV. Richard lives in his native New Zealand with his wife and two sons. Purchase Jordan Raynor's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
How are you at managing your time? Perhaps the problem is that you are trying to "manage" your time when you are called to "redeem" your time. In this episode, we discuss with Jordan Raynor some principles to reintegrate our faith with our work (and all of life) so that we become more like Jesus Christ in his time on earth: purposeful, productive, and present. Jordan Raynor is a leading voice in the faith and work movement. He is the author of several books, including Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive (Waterbrook, 2021). These 7 principles are based on how Jesus managed his time on earth and how he responded to human constraints much like the ones we face today. Listen to Jordan's podcast, Mere Christians, where he interviews guests across the widest variety of vocations, exploring how the gospel influences their work — those who aren't pastors or religious professionals, but who work as entrepreneurs, baristas, accountants, etc. Jordan also offers a quick 5-minute devotional podcast called A Word Before Work. Purchase Jordan Raynor's books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
We all are fascinated with the End Times. What is our final destiny? This is eschatology. If we were to take a random survey of Christians in North America, we would hear something like this: Our destiny is heaven. When we die, we go off to our home with Jesus, worshiping God for all eternity in an otherworldly existence. We will finally shed this earthly life and live as God wants us to live, with Jesus and away from this earthly life. Most pastors preach that the earth is not our home, that what God has for us is to live forever in another place, Heaven, and that Earth will be no more. Our guest on this episode is J. Richard Middleton. In his book, A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology (Baker Academic, 2014), he makes the case that the Bible teaches that the ultimate hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven. Instead, it is full-bodied participation in a new heaven and a new earth, brought into fullness through the coming of God's kingdom. Dr. J. Richard Middleton (Ph.D. (Free University of Amsterdam) is Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis at Northeastern Seminary. He also serves as adjunct Professor of Theology at Roberts Wesleyan College and adjunct Professor of Old Testament at the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology in Kingston, Jamaica. Richard was our guest on a previous episode (March 14, 2022) discussing his book The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 (Brazos Press, 2005). His most recent book is Abraham's Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker Academic, 2021). He is also the co-author (with Brian Walsh) of The Transforming Vision: Shaping a Christian Worldview (IVP Academic, 1984) and Truth is Stranger Than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age (IVP Academic/SPCK, 1995). Purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
The world's most outspoken atheist, Richard Dawkins, wrote in his book, The God Delusion, “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” No wonder there are some Christians today who want to distance themselves from that God and focus solely on the God of the New Testament and Jesus Christ. It's easier to think simplistically that Jesus changed all that, and that the vindictive bully of the Old Testament has been replaced by the loving, forgiving, sacrificial God of the New Testament. Our guest is Christian philosopher and apologist Paul Copan, author of Is God a Vindictive Bully?: Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments (Baker, 2022), winner of the Christianity Today 2023 Award of Merit in the category of Apologetics & Evangelism. In this book, Dr. Copan takes on some of the most difficult Old Testament challenges and places them in their larger historical and theological contexts. He explores the kindness, patience, and compassion of God in the Old Testament and shows how Jesus in the New Testament reveals both God's divine kindness and also God's divine severity. The God of the Old Testament is definitely fully revealed in the person of Jesus Christ, but it turns out to be the same God. Dr. Paul Copan (Ph.D., Philosophy, Marquette University) is a Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author. He is a professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University (Florida) where he is the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics. He is the author or editor of over forty books. He recently edited War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views (IVP, 2022) and wrote Loving Wisdom: A Guide to Philosophy and Christian Faith (Eerdmans, 2020). Among his previous published works, we find Is God a Moral Monster: Making Sense of the Old Testament God (Baker, 2011). Purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
Does the American evangelical church need a wake-up call? Have we become unaware of our blind spots? Our guest on this episode is Matthew Soerens. Matthew is the U.S. Director of Church Mobilization for World Relief, where he helps evangelical churches understand the realities of refugees and immigration and to respond in ways guided by biblical values. He is also the national coordinator of the Evangelical Immigration Table. He previously coauthored Welcoming the Stranger and Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis. His latest book, coauthored with Eric Costanzo and Daniel Yang, is Inalienable: How Marginalized Kingdom Voices Can Help Save the American Church (InterVarsity Press, 2022). Matthew Soerens and his coauthors suggest that we must listen to the voices of global Christians and the poor who offer significant insights and hope from the margins, and to the ancient church which survived through the ages amid temptations of power and corruption. By learning from the global church and marginalized voices, we can return to our roots of being kingdom-focused – loving our neighbor and giving of ourselves in missional service to the world. Purchase their book from Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
For Christians who work in engineering and developing technology, it's not always clear how their faith and work integrate. How can designing and using technology actually be a way of loving God and our neighbors? On this episode, we interview three veteran engineers to understand how that particular vocation can be reintegrated with the mission of God. Our guests have co-written a truly unique book, A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers (IVP Academic, 2022). Our guests are: Steven VanderLeest (PhD in computer engineering, University of Illinois) is a software technical lead at The Boeing Company. Previously, he was a professor of engineering at Calvin University. He was also the first president of the Christian Engineering Society. Read his blog, “Faithful Technology.” Ethan Brue (PhD in mechanical engineering, Iowa State University) is professor of engineering at Dordt University. He has worked as an engineering consultant in the energy generation sector and as a research and development engineer in the agricultural science and technology industry. He does research in thermochemical reactor design, fluidization, biomass gasification, combustion, and solar energy engineering. Derek Schuurman (PhD in electrical engineering, McMaster University) is professor of computer science at Calvin University. He previously worked in industry as an engineer, designing embedded systems. He has done research in the areas of robotics and computer vision as well as faith and technology issues. Purchase their book from Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about this book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
There is a crisis of knowledge that we are all experiencing. It seems that nobody trusts what anybody else is saying. In politics and in the media, on social networks, there has been an increasing inability to discern truth. What causes us to explore conspiracy theories? How can we know when someone is telling a half-truth for political ends? What is the way forward for Christians as we try to navigate a world full of information but not much wisdom? Our guest is Bonnie Kristian, who writes about these issues in her book, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (Brazos Press, 2022), which has won the "Award of Merit" in Christianity Today's 2023 Book Awards. Bonnie is an experienced journalist who writes opinion pieces on foreign policy, religion, electoral politics, and more. She has a column at Christianity Today. She is also a contributing fellow at Defense Priorities, a foreign policy think tank. She was deputy editor at The Week. A graduate of Bethel Seminary, she lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and twin sons. >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
You're not supposed to “let God take control” of your life and work. You're not supposed to “hear God's voice in your heart.” And, you're not supposed to be guided by God's Holy Spirit by inner feelings of peace, intuitions, or impressions. These are three things believers have recently come to believe as being essential to being Christian. But according to our guest Phillip Cary, they are not found in the Bible and actually will cause harm – psychologically, morally, and spiritually. Phillip Cary is a Professor of Philosophy and the Chair of the Philosophy Department at Eastern University. He has written several books on Augustine, drawing on his doctoral dissertation at Yale under the guidance of Nicholas Wolterstorff. Brazos Press has just released the expanded second edition of his best-selling book, Good News for Anxious Christians: 10 Practical Things You Don't Have to Do. Andy Crouch says of this book, “Graceful and liberating, it is a word of wisdom and hope that just might convince anxious Christians that the gospel really is better news than we've yet imagined." Byron Borger wrote, "Tremendously rich and thoughtful and wonderfully written… This book is written by a gentleman [who] is, well, a genius… This is an anti-self-help book that takes historic and solid theology and uses that to counter the silliness – silliness that may become toxic – that is often found in popular-level evangelicalism. This is solid pastoral theology, inviting deeper and more mature thinking about the slogans and clichés we too often hear.” Purchase this book from Byron at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about Phillip Cary's book on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
How do I navigate the work world as a Christian? My work matters but should I get my identity from what I do? How can I live with integrity, doing good work while also being authentic in who I am? Denise Lee Yohn is a keynote speaker, consultant, and writer on brand leadership. She has led seminars at such places as Facebook, Lexus, the NFL, and more. When she started her professional career, Denise also became a Christ-follower — and ever since then, she's been passionate about reintegrating faith and work. She is the director of the Faith & Work Journey, a spiritual formation and professional development experience. She founded the Marketplace Ministry at Harbor Church in San Diego and serves as a founding leader of Vision Pathways, a two-year discipleship and career program that equips recent college graduates to follow Jesus in all of life. She is a popular speaker at Christian organizations and conferences, has contributed to The Gospel Coalition and De Pree Center, and has served as an advisor to the Theology of Work Project. >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or personal devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
We live in a culture infatuated with celebrity, which has infiltrated the evangelical Christian church. How? We look to Christian celebrities and cultural strongmen for leadership and validation. And we have seen many celebrity pastors, ministry leaders, and cultural icons fall from their lofty celebrity platforms because they didn't have the needed spiritual maturity or accountability. On this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast, we are honored to have award-winning journalist Katelyn Beaty. Her new book from Brazos Press, Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church. Get this book from independent Christian bookseller, Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Katelyn Beaty is a journalist and editor. Check out the podcast she co-hosts, “Saved by the City,” and her previous book, A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World (Simon & Schuster, 2016). >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson (@Bob_Robinson_re) and David Loughney (@David_Loughney). Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
Dr. Michael F. Bird is an Australian biblical scholar and Anglican priest who writes about the history of early Christianity, theology, and contemporary issues. He is Academic Dean and a lecturer at Ridley College in Melbourne. Check out his YouTube channel, Early Christian History with Michael Bird. He is the author of 30 books, including The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus (Eerdmans, 2014), Evangelical Theology,(2nd edition published by Zondervan in 2020), The New Testament in its World (with N.T. Wright) (Zondervan, 2019), and his latest, Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible (Zondervan, 2021). These books are available from independent Christian booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by Brian Donahue.
How is art an inroad to our experience of God? How does making things give us a more tangible knowledge of the love of God and the joy of being a human in God's image? What role do imagination and creativity have in a full-orbed theology? Our guest has some profound thoughts on these things. We are deeply honored to have renowned artist Makoto Fujimura on this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast. Mako Fujimura is a leading contemporary artist in what is called the "slow art" movement. As a Japanese-American, he studied art at Bucknell University and then studied traditional Japanese painting in the doctorate program at the Tokyo University of the Arts. His art is a fusion of fine art and abstract expressionism utilizing the techniques of ancient traditional Japanese art. His art has been featured widely in galleries and museums around the world including collections in The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, The Huntington Library, and the Tikotin Museum in Israel. In addition to being a leading contemporary painter, Mako is an arts advocate, writer, and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural influencer. Among his books are Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture (NavPress, 2009), Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life (InterVarsity Press, 2017). His latest book is Art and Faith: A Theology of Making (Yale University Press, with a foreword by N.T. Wright, 2021). Fujimura founded the International Arts Movement in 1992, now called IAMCultureCare, which oversees the Fujimura Institute. He recently initiated Culture Care Creative which nurtures artists and creative catalysts, academics, and professional advocates to provide a sanctuary in which to gather, learn, collaborate, and create, including the Acadamy Kintsugi. See Mako explain and illustrate Kintsugi in this YouTube video. Purchase Makoto Fujimura's books from independent Christian booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.
The Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper famously said these words in a speech he gave when he opened a new university: “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” Jessica Joustra and Robert Joustra are the editors of a new book titled Calvinism for a Secular Age: A Twenty-First-Century Reading of Abraham Kuyper's Stone Lectures (IVP, 2022) It's a book that features contemporary Christian theologians, historians, scientists, and artists applying to today the concepts Kuyper introduced to America in 1898 in his famous Stone Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary. These lectures, reflecting on the role of the Christian faith in a variety of social spheres, emphasized that our Christian faith addresses every aspect of life. This book seeks to bring those concepts into the 21st Century. Jessica Joustra (Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is Assistant Professor of Religion and Theology at Redeemer University and an associate researcher at the Neo-Calvinist Research Institute at the Theological University of Kampen in The Netherlands. Robert J. Joustra (Ph.D., University of Bath) is Associate Professor of Politics & International Studies at Redeemer University and the Director of the Albert M. Wolters Centre for Christian Scholarship. Jessica and Robert live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with their new son Jacob. Purchase the book from independent Christian booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.
According to recent research, our brains go to the path of least resistance when we engage people who are unlike us. We perceive anyone different from us as a threat. In other words, we all have preferences and even prejudices. The Bible says that in our fallenness, we sinfully show partiality toward people who resemble us; we play favorites. According to Rodger Woodworth, overcoming our prejudices and bridging the cultural divide is the result of living out the gospel. Dr. Rodger Woodworth was the founding pastor of two interracial churches, an adjunct seminary professor, and was the Director of Cross-Cultural Ministries for CCO (Coalition for Christian Outreach). He has a Doctorate of Ministry in Complex Urban Settings, served on the Board of Directors for several Pittsburgh ministries, and is the author of the new book, Playing Favorites: Overcoming Our Prejudices to Bridge the Cultural Divide (Wipf & Stock, 2021). Purchase the book from independent Christian booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts for the Re-integrate Podcast are Dr. Bob Robinson and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.
Truth be told, most Christians, even many pastors, don't really have a firm understanding of what heaven is. Where is the final destiny of the believer? What will we be there and what will we do there? In this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast, we invite an expert to share his insights. Dr. Michael Wittmer is Professor of Systematic & Historical Theology and the Director of the Center for Christian Worldview at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary at Cornerstone University. He is the author of lots of articles and several books, including books that deal with the topic on this episode of the podcast: Anticipating Heaven (Our Daily Bread Publishing, 2019). Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God (Zondervan, 2009), and he just served as the editor of Four Views on Heaven (in the Counterpoints series, Zondervan, 2022), in which four Christian scholars provide their differing interpretations about what happens after we die and then offer responses and rejoinders to each other. Read Mike Wittmer's devotionals at Our Daily Journey. Read his humorous and insightful tweets. Connect with Mike on Facebook, where he often posts video devotions. Purchase Michael Wittmer's books from independent Christian booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Dr. Bob Robinson, Brendan Romigh, and David Loughney. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God's mission and online resources for further learning. You can also find out about a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you'll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast.
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