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Tony Reinke

Tony Reinke is a senior teacher for Desiring God, host of the Ask Pastor John podcast, and author of Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life’s Most Important Questions (2024). He lives in the Phoenix area with his wife and three children.

Where Does Technology Come From? 2024 Scudder Lecture

Where Does Technology Come From?

2024 Scudder Lecture

How should Christians orient toward technology? Should we ignore it, embrace it, be suspicious of it, or shun it altogether?

Harnessing the Lightning: Tesla’s 3,000-Year Backstory

Harnessing the Lightning

Tesla’s 3,000-Year Backstory

Is a lightning rod — and by extension, all other tech — an act of faith or an act of God-thwarting unbelief?

23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading

23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading

Many of us today love to swipe, scroll, and stare, but hardly read. Tony Reinke shares 23 tips for reading more and better in a digital age.

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Satan’s Devices: Standing Fast in the Digital Age

Satan’s Devices

Standing Fast in the Digital Age

Our smartphones and social-media feeds are a spiritual war zone. Don’t be caught powerless in the fight against Satan’s devices.

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Who Will Have Your Attention? Clinging to Christ in the Digital Age

Who Will Have Your Attention?

Clinging to Christ in the Digital Age

In an era of endless screens and scrolling, everything competes for our attention. Unless Christ has captured our hearts, we’ll search for satisfaction in all the wrong places.

God’s Law in the Gospel Age: How Jesus Sets Us Free

God’s Law in the Gospel Age

How Jesus Sets Us Free

The local church is an epicenter of genuine love because we serve a God who emanates grace, love, and joy from his very essence.

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Glory-Finding in the Gospel of John: The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 2)

Glory-Finding in the Gospel of John

The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 2)

Digital detox is of some value. But unless we recognize that God’s glory is of value in every way, our struggle against self-glory will persist.

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Glory-Seeking in the Gospel of John: The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 1)

Glory-Seeking in the Gospel of John

The War in Our Social Media Feeds (Part 1)

Too often, smartphones are not a window to new worlds, but rather a mirror reflecting what we crave most: our own glory.

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Unmasking the Deadly Sin of Sloth

Sloth says all things should work together for our comfort. God says all things will work together for our good. There’s a big difference.

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Jack’s Typewriter

Small Talk — 2013 National Conference

C.S. Lewis didn’t use typewriters because the rhythm of reading every word aloud as he wrote was interrupted by it.

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The Pastor and His Reading: Why You Are the Key to Building a Church That Loves Books

Desiring God 2013 Conference for Pastors

INTRODUCTION A few years back a young man came to me, asking me for help with his reading. I said, “Sure, let me collect my thoughts, and we’ll meet at a coffee shop to talk.” We did. But that meeting…

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