Tony Reinke

4 days ago | crossway.org | Brett McCracken |Ivan Mesa |Tony Reinke

The Medium Is the MessageThis line of thinking is naive because every technology carries with it opportunities to be beneficial for us as individuals and societies. But every technology also changes things potentially for the worse. And we have to be aware of those changes and be critical and alert to what might be changing in our lives, in the way we interact with one another, and as a culture because of these new technologies.

2 months ago | crossway.org | Brett McCracken |Ivan Mesa |Samuel James |Tony Reinke

Healthy Spiritual FormationI’m a parent of three young children (ages 6, 4, and 3) who are growing up in an age of ubiquitous screens. Like most parents in today’s world, I worry about how they’re being shaped by today’s technologies. Here are a few suggestions for practical ways Christian parents can encourage healthy spiritual formation in a scrolling age. 1. Mind what you’re modeling. So much of how kids learn is caught, not taught.

Jan 10, 2025 | crossway.org | Samuel James |Tony Reinke

Digital PracticesFor most of my life, I have believed that the way meaningful transformation works is this:I earnestly pray for and try to generate strong feelings. Once these strong feelings are achieved, doing the right thing will feel natural. As I’ve talked to people my age about the things we’ve learned about the Christian life as we’ve gotten older, one of the consistent themes in these conversations is the discovery—often well after adolescence—that this isn’t how most change works.

Nov 1, 2024 | crossway.org | Andrew Walker |Christian Walker |Tony Reinke

Respecting Earthly AuthorityParents, have you ever had your children ask you about politics? What’s going on on the news? What’s going on in yard signs? Who does God tell us to obey, and why should we obey them? When we think about politics, we have to go to this idea of authority. In fact, Romans 13 talks about how government is actually a minister on God’s behalf. And one of the things that God gives to government is legitimate authority. And authority is not bad.

Sep 8, 2024 | desiringgod.org | Tony Reinke

Interview TranscriptMike Andrews, hello and thank you for the invitation to appear on The Narrative Podcast, from the Center for Christian Virtue, by recording. My name is Tony Reinke, a nonprofit journalist and teacher based in Phoenix. I have sought to serve the church by writing on tech and media for a decade now. I serve as a senior teacher at desiringGod.org, and have the honor to be the producer and host of John Piper’s podcast, Ask Pastor John. You sent three really good questions.