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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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

As we read the news, we are not just being informed but we are being formed. Our news consumption easily shapes our sense of belonging and it can grind our minds into little bits as we are engulfed by so much information. We certainly should know what’s going on around us and we should seek to know and understand the news. But how should a Christian do so? In a media world filled with pundits left and right, how can a Christian’s consumption of news be different? On this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast, we have someone who has some great thoughts on this issue. Jeffrey Bilbro is the author of Reading the Times: A Literary and Theological Inquiry into the News (IVP, 2021), a book that won a 2022 Christianity Today Book Award of Merit. Jeff is Associate Professor of English at Grove City College. He is an editor at Front Porch Republic and a contributor to The Liberating Arts. Connect with him on Twitter. Purchase his 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 are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is 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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

What is God actually redeeming in us? What does it mean to be human? What is our mission in the world? Christians should seek the answers to these big questions. But we may lack the theological tools to answer. Our vision of the purpose of God and of us humans can be myopic because we haven’t steeped our minds in the truths about humanity found in the first chapter of Genesis, where it is revealed that we are created in the image of God. Dr. J. Richard Middleton (Ph.D. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam) is the author of The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 (from Brazos Press, 2005). He 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. Check the show notes for links to all his books and a way to get 20% off if you mention Reintegrate His most recent book is titled Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God (Baker Academic, 2021). Previous books include A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology (Baker Academic, 2014). 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 Dr. Middleton'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 Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is 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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Whether we know it or not, our lives are formed by invisible habits, habits that create in us anxiety, frustration, depression, and exasperation. How do we lean into the promise of the gospel when we remain addicted to our technology, scrolling through our social media feeds, streaming tv and movies at any time and in any place, all the while hurrying to get our work done with increasing demands and deadlines? Justin Whitmel Earley is the author of two books on creating healthy habits to yoke ourselves to Jesus, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction (InterVarsity Press, 2019) and Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms (Zondervan, 2021). He is a lawyer, author and speaker. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in English Literature before spending four years in Shanghai, China, as a missionary. Justin then received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and he now runs his own business law practice in Richmond, Virginia. Purchase Justin Whitmel Earley'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 Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is 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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Everything in Western society teaches us that we belong to nobody but ourselves. This sounds great! We can create our own identities, map out our own lives, and find our own significance. This means that we are entirely responsible for ourselves. But Alan Noble says this overwhelmingly burdens us to try to justify our existence and to create and express our own identities. And society is more than happy to manipulate us as we do so. There is a lot of money to be had in people who are burdened with creating, sustaining, and projecting who they are. Alan Noble (Ph.D., Baylor University) is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the editor-in-chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and the author of articles and books, including Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age (InterVarsity Press, 2018). He just published You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World (InterVarsity Press, 2021). Buy Alan Noble'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 Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is 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. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

It has become vogue to deconstruct everything, especially Christianity, without any desire for the reconstruction of something that is closer to the real Jesus Christ and the way of life he offers us. Honest doubt about what we’ve been taught is a good thing. In fact, healthy deconstruction can create great spiritual growth. But doubt can also lead someone to lose their faith. Our guest says that we can question our faith without losing it. A. J. Swoboda (PhD, University of Birmingham) is assistant professor of Bible, theology, and world Christianity at Bushnell University. He also leads a Doctor of Ministry program in Holy Spirit Leadership & Ministry Practice at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of a number of books, including the Christianity Today 2019 Book Award Winner (Spiritual Formation) Subversive Sabbath (Brazos Press, 2018). His latest book is titled After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith without Losing It (Brazos Press, 2021). This book is a much-needed assist to doubters and those of us who are seeking to help them. -- Buy A.J. Swoboda'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 Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

What is a Christian’s role in making cultural change? What is a Christian’s role in a polarized political society? Does the gospel of Jesus Christ inform us on any of this? Dr. Bruce Ashford (Ph.D. in Theological Studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an author, speaker, and columnist. He wrote or co-wrote nine books, including Every Square Inch: An Introduction to Cultural Engagement for Christians, The Gospel of Our King: Bible, Worldview, and the Mission of Every Christian, The Doctrine of Creation: A Constructive Kuyperian Approach, and Letters to an American Christian. He is a Senior Research Fellow at The Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, England. -- Buy Bruce Ashford'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 Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Yes, we can deepen our Christian discipleship by reintegrating faith, work, and economics. Our guest, Charlie Self, says that Christians have the means to bless their local economies in unique ways that can transform coworkers and neighbors as Christ is glorified. We discuss wholehearted discipleship that extends beyond our Sundays at church and into our workplaces the rest of the week. Dr. Charlie Self is a Christian leader whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects and is well known for drawing on vast bodies of knowledge to address the problems Christians face. He has over four decades of experience reintegrating church, academy, marketplace, and the public square, helping people see that all domains of service can serve the kingdom of God. He has been an ordained pastor for over four decades, serving as an associate and senior pastor in several congregations. He has earned four degrees: a Bachelor’s in History, two Master’s degrees (one in History and one in Philosophical and Systematic Theology), and a Ph.D. in Modern European History. He is a visiting professor of church history at The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary where he teaches courses in apologetics, church history, mission history, leadership development, and discipleship. He has served as the Director of Learning Communities for the Made to Flourish pastors network. He is also co-developer of ”Discipleship Dynamics,” a biblical, empirically verified whole-life discipleship assessment that measures 5 Dimensions and 40 Outcomes. Charlie is the author of three books, the latest being Flourishing Churches and Communities: A Pentecostal Primer on Faith, Work and Economics for Spirit-Empowered Discipleship (from Acton Institute’s Christian Library Press, 2013). Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

In a society fixated on anxiety, competition, and comparison Jesus Christ offers another path. He has told his followers that instead of living in constant striving and competition that each of us has equal dignity and worth. It's often assumed that the good life is only for the most wealthy, attractive, and powerful. Poor, sad, and suffering people are left out. But Jesus offers a ninefold path in the Beatitudes that is for everyone. Whatever your story, whatever your struggle, wherever you find yourself, Jesus says that you are blessed in Him. Mark Scandrette's latest book is The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes (IVP, 2021). In this book, Mark explores the nine sayings in the opening verses of Matthew chapter five, helping readers move beyond their first instincts to instead embrace the deeper reality of the kingdom of God. He invites us into nine new postures for life. Instead of living in fear, we can choose radical love. Mark Scandrette is the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A Center for Integral Christian Practice, where he leads retreats, workshops, and projects that help participants apply spiritual wisdom to everyday life. His multidisciplinary studies in applied psychology, family health, and theology have shaped his approach to learning and transformation. He is on the creative team for NINE BEATS collective, a project exploring the beatitudes as a 21st-century vocabulary for the living way of Jesus. Check out ninefoldpath.org for more information. __ Buy this 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 these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! >> Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

The significance of the Bible’s extensive teaching about the natural world is easily overlooked by Christians accustomed to focusing only on what the Bible says about God’s interaction with human beings. Who cares about the creation? Well, God told us humans that we are supposed to care for the creation. Jonathan A. Moo is associate professor of New Testament and environmental studies at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. He has a unique education, having graduate degrees (including a PhD from Cambridge) in both biblical studies and wildlife ecology. He collaborated with his father, Douglas Moo, on the book, Creation Care: A Biblical Theology of the Natural World (Zondervan, 2018). Douglas Moo is one of the most respected New Testament scholars of this generation. Buy this 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 these books on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

How does our faith inform our public life? We know it addresses our personal lives, our personal holiness, our families, our churches. But does our faith inform our work? Our enjoyment of art? Of fashion? Of architecture? Instead of simply relying on the political pundits on the cable news channels, do we have access to theologically shaped ideas to issues like political ideologies, immigration, race relations, and economics? Our guest on this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast is Dr. Matthew Kaemingk. He is the Richard John Mouw Assistant Professor of Faith and Public Life at Fuller Theological Seminary where he also serves as the Director of the Richard John Mouw Institute of Faith and Public Life. His research and teaching focus on marketplace theology, Islam and political ethics, and public theology. His latest publication is a book he edited as a festschrift to honor the life and work of Richard Mouw, Reformed Public Theology (Baker Academic, 2021). The book has essays written by experts from all over the world offering insights on issues facing us in the 21st Century, everything from immigration, euthanasia, economics, art, race, Christian practices like prayer, communion, baptism, confession, and piety, as well as political ideologies, populism, and activism. Other books from Matthew Kaemingk include Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear (Eerdmans, 2018) and Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy, cowritten with Cory Willson,(Baker Academic, 2020). Check out our podcast from April 2021 where we discuss that excellent book with Matt. Buy these books from Independent 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! Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. N6JkwT2Clmq8TyWiqmG5 N6JkwT2Clmq8TyWiqmG5 N6JkwT2Clmq8TyWiqmG5 N6JkwT2Clmq8TyWiqmG5 Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Too many of us have experienced abuse of power from pastors in our churches. This happens in churches that have allowed for a culture of toxicity. To resist toxicity, we need to restore goodness in our churches. The Hebrew word translated “good” is tov. Scot McKnight and his daughter Laura Barringer have written A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing (Tyndale, 2020). In this episode, we interview Scot McKnight. Dr. McKnight is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lisle, IL. He is a New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and theologian. He has a very popular blog called "Jesus Creed" that is housed at ChristianityToday.com. Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. To get your copy of A Church Called Tov, contact Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts and Minds Bookstore. You can order online through their secure server or call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about it on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

How do we invite God into our everyday work lives? We spend most of our time not at church or in a quiet place, but at work! How do we find God there? In a new book, Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work (Hendrickson Publishers in partnership with the Theology of Work Project, 2019), co-authors Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker help us to create practices within our work-a-day lives to see where God is already present in our work environment. If we want to be transformed into Christ’s likeness, the great place for that to happen is where we spend so much of our time and energy: Our work. Today on the Reintegrate Podcast we have one of the authors of this book. Denise Daniels, Ph.D., was recently appointed the Hudson T. Harrison Professor of Entrepreneurship at Wheaton College. Previously she was a Professor of Management at Seattle Pacific University, where she also served as the Associate Dean and Interim Dean in the School of Business, Government, and Economics. Denise is the co-Principal Investigator on a $1.5 million dollar research project funded by the Lilly Endowment examining how Christians in the United States reintegrate their faith with their work. While at Seattle Pacific University, she was the producer of an excellent documentary film series, Faith & Co. designed to inspire deeper connections between faith and work (be sure to check this out, it is now free online!). Contact Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts and Minds Bookstore to purchase the book. Call 717-246-333. Mention that you heard about it on the Reintegrate Podcast and get 20% off! Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Are you a recent college graduate, or an upper-classman in college, or have a loved one in that stage of life? It is an anxious time, transitioning out of college. New careers, new places to live, new relationships. A lot is changing. Today’s guest has lots of practical wisdom and tools to help with the transition. Erica Young Reitz is the principal and founder of After College Transition. She has several years of college ministry experience working for the CCO and directing a program at Penn State University called Senior EXIT, which prepares students for life after college. She is the author of After College: Navigating Transitions, Relationships and Faith (InterVarsity Press) and you can find articles by her in Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, and Collegiate Collective. Erica also serves as a lecturer in English for Penn State University’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric and as an adjunct faculty member for Geneva College’s Master’s in Higher Education Program. She lives in State College, PA with her husband and two children. Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

What does it take for Christians to pursue "shalom" in every corner of society? How can churches be a blessing to their communities in practical ways to actually make life better for those who live there? Our guest is Dr. Amy Sherman, the author of several books, manuals, and over 80 articles and essays. Her last book, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good from InterVarsity Press, won Christianity Today’s 2013 Book of the Year in the Christian Living category. She has just submitted the manuscript to InterVarsity Press for her next book, which will be titled, Agents of Flourishing: Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society. We discuss how churches can make positive impacts in six areas: The True, The Good, The Beautiful, The Prosperous, The Just and Well-Ordered, and The Sustainable. Amy earned her BA in Political Science at Messiah College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in international economic development from the University of Virginia. She volunteers as a Senior Fellow with the International Justice Mission and is a longtime member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA. Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

How do we actually reintegrate our faith with our work? Not just theologically or theoretically, but actually work in a way that is impacted by our faith? Is there no practical connection between Sunday worship and Monday work? Our guest is Dr. Matthew Kaemingk. His latest book, co-authored with Calvin Seminary professor Cory Willson, is Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy (Baker Academic). Matthew tells us that faith and work are best reintegrated through gathered worship. Sunday worship that is “vocationally conversant” purposefully invites Christians to bring our work frustrations, failures, praises, and prayer requests into the church gathering where we can engage God with our real lives. In turn, the rituals of Sunday worship should be done in order to strengthen our spiritual muscles so that we can do good work for God’s glory. Sunday worship is meant to gather us in order to disperse us, called to serve others in our work and proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. Matthew Kaemingk serves as associate dean and assistant professor of Christian Ethics at the Texas campus of Fuller Theological Seminary. Matthew earned his Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and holds doctoral degrees in Christian Ethics from Fuller Theological Seminary and Systematic Theology from the Free University of Amsterdam. He, his wife Heather, and their three sons live in Houston, Texas. Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission and online resources for further learning. There is a Bible study book that you can use in your small group or individual devotions: Reintegrate Your Vocation with God's Mission by Bob Robinson. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

What does it look like to be a Christian at work? How can we be healthy and whole people who are better able to contribute? What is our mission in the workplace? How can we be agents of justice in and through our work? Our guest on this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast is Lisa Slayton. Lisa is the founder of Tamim Partners where she comes alongside leaders and their teams to grow in wholeness and cohesion as they seek to serve their organizations for the common good and for the flourishing of their city and the world. She is also the Director of CityGate, a new initiative of the Denver Institute for Faith and Work, which is creating a community of workers, leaders, thinkers, and makers committed to both personal transformation and bringing healing change to their cities through holistic expressions of the gospel. Lisa lives in the Pittsburgh metro area. She has been married to Roger for nearly four decades, has one adult child and two Labradors. Bible Passages: "Jesus Christ...gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good work." (Titus 2:14) "When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, 'I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be tamim (whole, healthy, with integrity), that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.'” (Genesis 17:1–3) Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

What is the greatest need for Christians who have leadership roles in their companies or institutions? Our guest today is Suzi Lantz, a senior consultant with Giant Worldwide, training leaders to increase their leadership skills, communicate effectively, and excel at work (and life). Suzi believes that the greatest need is for leaders to become healthy themselves, to know themselves to lead themselves, for the sake of loving those they lead to become all God wants them to be. Find free resources for your leadership development: https://www.giant.tv/suzilantz Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Are you experiencing loneliness? We drive to work. We drive back home from work. We watch some TV. When we have some free time, we are scrolling through something on our smartphones. No wonder we’re so lonely! We’ve been set up to not be connected to our neighbors. Today’s guest is author and pastor Eric O. Jacobsen. Eric is the senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington, and received his Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary. His latest book is Three Pieces of Glass: Why We Feel Lonely in a World Mediated by Screens (Brazos Press, 2020). As the subtitle suggests, we are experiencing loneliness because we spend so much time not walking among people so that we can have authentic relationships. Rather, our world is mediated through our windshields, our televisions, and our smartphones. His first book was Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith (Brazos Press, 2003). He wrote a more in-depth theology on this subject with The Space Between: A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment (Baker Academic, 2012). Eric is dedicated to the idea that people should be connected in a good way by the built environment, but that we humans have not taken the care to create such spaces for human flourishing. Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

How and why should we read the Bible? Why is evil a bad reason to not believe in God? Why is evil the best reason to believe in Jesus? What does the Bible teach about slavery? These are the questions we ask Dr. Michael Wittmer, Professor of Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and the Director of the Christian Worldview Center at Cornerstone University. His latest book is The Bible Explainer: Questions and Answers on Origins, the Old Testament, Jesus, the End Times, and More (Barbour Books, 2020). We ask only a handful of the 251 questions asked and explained in this book. Mike Wittmer is the author of many books, including books on worldview like Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God (Zondervan, 2004) and Becoming Worldly Saints: Can You Serve Jesus and Still Enjoy Your Life? (Zondervan, 2015). Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Insurrectionists storming the Capitol and Rep. Josh Hawley, who supported those who stormed the Capitol, invoking the name of Abraham Kuyper. How can white evangelicals learn from this ugly chapter on America's history? What can we do, as we seek to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, to move forward? As a Black man and an evangelical theology scholar, Dr. Vincent Bacote is able to help white Christians better navigate the nexus of evangelical culture, politics, theology, and race. Vincent Bacote, PhD, is Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College. Bacote's latest book is Reckoning with Race and Performing the Good News: In Search of a Better Evangelical Theology, published in November 2020 in the Brill Research Perspectives series. He is also the author of The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life. Thanks for listening! Your hosts are Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, the Executive Director of Reintegrate. Go to re-integrate.org for the latest articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Our guest on this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast is Sam Van Eman, author of Disruptive Discipleship: The Power of Breaking Routine to Kickstart Your Faith (InterVarsity Press, 2017). As a specialist with the CCO’s Experiential Designs team, Sam creates disruptive and transformational experiences that are designed to jolt us and reorient people so that they can grow in discipleship to Jesus Christ. In the last episode of 2020, Bob and Brendan began their conversation with Sam. Be sure to check out that Reintegrate podcast. In this episode, Sam provides insights into how we can get our faith unstuck by intentionally creating space for spiritual growth. Purchase the book at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Thanks for listening! Go to re-integrate.org for several years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

We are blessed to have Sam Van Eman on for two episodes. Here, right before Christmas, Sam shares with Bob and Brendan ways we can ignite Christmas hope in the midst of hardship. How can hope be defined by adaptability so that our days are full of Christmas wonder? Sam sparks our imaginations as to how we can do things out of the ordinary for those around us. Sam Van Eman is the author of Disruptive Discipleship: The Power of Breaking Routine to Kickstart Your Faith (InterVarsity Press, 2017). Sam helps people by creating disruptive experiences that are designed to jolt us and reorient us so that we can grow spiritually. He is a resource specialist for the CCO’s Experiential Designs (XD) team, where he creates transformational experiences for college students, professionals, and organizations. As a public speaker and facilitator, Sam has taught (and played) in barns and boardrooms, canyons, classrooms, and auditoriums. Purchase the book at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. Thanks for listening! Go to re-integrate.org for several years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

What are we saved for? God's inviting us to join his mission to reconcile all things back to himself. JR Rozko helps Bob and Brendan understand the connections between salvation, discipleship, and mission. Salvation is the embodied experience of participating in what God is now doing in the world. "Discipleship is less about me trying to be like Jesus, and more about me trying to live my life as though Jesus were me." JR is the Executive Director of The Telos Collective, a national church leadership training organization of the Anglican Church in North America. They teach, train, and coach a new generation of church leaders to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom, to engage culture, to create missional congregations, to experience the presence and peace of God, and to be formed into the likeness of Christ. JR is a graduate of Malone University and Fuller Theological Seminary, where he received a Master’s degree focused on a missiology of Western Culture and a Doctorate in Missiology exploring the relationship between salvation and discipleship in churches within Post-Christendom. After 12 years of ministry in diverse local church contexts focused on youth, young adults, and congregational formation, JR co-founded Missio Alliance, helping thousands of diverse church leaders to have theological conversations on how we participate in God’s mission in our day. As an Anglican priest, JR along with his wife Amy now serve as Co-Lead Pastors of First Church of the Resurrection, a two-century-year-old church in Canton, Ohio. They have three children, Aubrey, Junia, and Aidan. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Stephanie Summers discusses with Bob and Brendan ideas for civic engagement that faithfully seeks to further public justice in both our nation but also our local contexts. They discuss how to actively discuss public policy and candidates with others without the trappings of political punditry, which seems to end with everyone hating each other. Christians wanting holistic approaches to political engagement have not been given many tools for accomplishing that. The Center for Public Justice provides these tools to help disciples of Jesus Christ apply their discipleship to being citizens of the United States. One of those tools is a praxis-based curriculum called “Political Discipleship” for small groups that provides a practical approach to Christian citizenship and engagement with public justice. Stephanie Summers is the CEO of The Center for Public Justice in Washington DC, an organization that equips citizens, develops leaders, and shapes public policy. She is a speaker, a moderator, and the co-author, with Michael J. Gerson and Katie Thompson, of Unleashing Opportunity: Why Escaping Poverty Requires a Shared Vision of Justice. She has written articles for Comment Magazine, Q Ideas, and The High Calling (that article can also be found at the Reintegrate blog on Patheos). Prior to her appointment at the Center 10 years ago, she spent 12 years with the CCO (Coalition for Christian Outreach), where her roles included Vice President for the Eastern Region and Vice President for Organizational Development. She and her husband, Jason E. Summers, are residents of the District of Columbia. Thanks for listening! Go to re-integrate.org for several years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

How have the various political ideologies become idolatries? We have David Koyzis on to guide us through the strengths and weaknesses of each of them - Liberalism, Conservatism, Nationalism, Democracy, and Socialism. This is a crash-course in political science during the election season from one of our generation’s best thinkers on the subject. David T. Koyzis earned his Ph.D. in government and international studies from the University of Notre Dame. He has taught undergraduate political science for thirty years. The new second edition of his highly acclaimed book, Political Visions & Illusions: A Survey & Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies came out last year, published by InterVarsity Press. It is the very best book Bob’s ever read about politics from a Christian worldview. This is a book with a broad international and historical perspective, so it is not bogged down with the punditry that infects so many books. It is not only an equal-opportunity critique but is also a book of hope -- that we can move beyond the ideologies that divide us in our civil and public life. Thanks for listening! Go to re-integrate.org for several years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Please consider purchasing this book from our friends Beth and Byron Borger, independent bookstore owners of Hearts and Minds Bookstore. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

2020 has been an incredible year of turmoil. It is the first year of a decade that promises to have lots of challenges. Tom Sine and Dwight Friesen are the authors of a fresh new book, 2020s Foresight: Three Vital Practices for Thriving in a Decade of Accelerated Change. Brendan and Bob discuss with them how these three vital practices can prepare young people, ministry leaders, and marketplace Christians for a decade that promises to be incredibly challenging. How can Christians be on the front lines, changing challenges into opportunities to serve and to show the love of Christ? Tom Sine is what we might call a futurist. He is co-founder, along with his wife Christine, of Mustard Seed Associates. For three decades, he has consulted countless churches and organizations to help them forecast and innovate for the challenges of the future. They live in an intergenerational community in Seattle where they seek to model a new way of living for the 2020s called the Mustard Seed House. He encourages and equips who he calls the New Changemakers. http://www.newchangemakers.com/about/ Dwight Friesen is a professor of practical theology at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. He has been a leading innovative church leader for years which has led him to initiatives like Parish Collective, a global movement of Christians reimagining church in, with, and for the neighborhood as well as the Inhabit Conference, a gathering of Christian leaders who share a common vision for seeing the transformation of the church through their participation in their neighborhoods. Born & raised in Canada, he now lives in Washington State with his wife Lynette. http://dwightfriesen.com/ Thanks for listening! Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for several years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, online resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ Please consider purchasing this book from our friends Beth and Byron Borger, independent bookstore owners of Hearts and Minds Bookstore. https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/ Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

We are experiencing disunity in ever-increasing ways. We are feeling it especially in 2020. How did we get here? According to Genesis, God created an integrated world, where we could live in harmony. But sin has dis-integrated everything. Sin breaks these loving relationships. Therefore, what is the grand plan of God? “To unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth!” (Eph 1:10) The cross of Christ not only provides individual forgiveness and eternal life, but it also breaks down the wall of hostility and unites formerly divided peoples! Dr. Mark Roberts, the Executive Director for the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary, wrote a new commentary on Ephesians. He shares with us what Ephesians says the gospel accomplishes: The gospel reintegrates all things, which includes the reintegration of the human race. The video of Bob leading a group of college students in a Bible study of Ephesians 1 can be found here: https://youtu.be/k0hhQz3iG0s Before his current position at Fuller, Mark Roberts was the Senior Director of Laity Lodge in Texas where he also served as their Executive Director of Digital Media. Bob Robinson worked for him as a Content Editor for their website, The High Calling for three years. With a Ph.D. in New Testament from Harvard, he has written eight books and has been teaching at Fuller Seminary, most recently in his Doctor of Ministry cohort on “Faith, Work, Economics, and Vocation.” Mark is married to Linda, and they have two grown children. Thanks for listening! Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ If you like this podcast, please subscribe and write a quick review at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app to encourage others to listen too! Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

How do we reintegrate the Christian faith with how we watch movies? We can go to the movies to just be entertained or escape for a couple hours, or we can look closer and dig deeper. What do the stories and characters in today’s movies tell us about the human condition? How can art teach us things that God wants us to grasp that we may not understand in any other way? Dr. Craig Detweiler (MFA, University of Southern California’s School of Cinema/TV and Ph.D. in Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary) has thought and wrote about these things for years and helps Bob and Brendan to wrestle with the messages of many of today’s best movies. Movies Discussed in this Podcast: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Mean Streets (1973) Silence (2016) The Tree of Life (2011) The Witch (2015) A Quiet Place (2018) Get Out (2017) The Invisible Man (2020) Black Panther (2018) 42 (2013) Da 5 Bloods (2020) Lady Bird (2017) Little Women (2019) The Vast of Night (2019) Palm Springs (2020) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Arrival (2016) Les Misérables (2019) Snowpiercer (2013) Parasite (2019) Shoplifters (2018) Moonlight (2016) Craig Detweiler is a filmmaker and author. He has written or co-written many books on Christian engagement with pop culture, media, and technology. Check them out: Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual And Social Lives Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture Deep Focus: Film and Theology in Dialogue Purchase these books from independent booksellers Beth and Byron Borger at Hearts and Minds Bookstore! Craig’s cultural commentary has been featured on ABC’s Nightline, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He’s served as a professor at Biola University, Pepperdine University, and Fuller Seminary (where Bob took a class from him on a theology of pop culture for his doctoral degree). Craig is the co-founder of the Windrider Forum, an approved and sanctioned event that takes place during the Sundance Film Festival. Windrider is an immersive experience for 200 students from 25 Christian universities and seminaries and leaders from film, media, business, academia, ministry, and journalism. They invite Sundance’s cutting-edge filmmakers into the Windrider Forum, where Craig leads a Q&A time with them to honor their craft, listen to their stories, and find thoughtful, spiritual themes in their work. Thanks for listening! Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ If you like this podcast, please subscribe and write a quick review at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app to encourage others to listen too! Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

In this podcast, we continue our discussion with Dr. John Fea. Professor of American History at Messiah University. He provides a historical framework for understanding the rise of the Religious Right and the political environment that led to evangelicals embracing Donald Trump in the 2016 election. We discuss the political playbook of the Religious Right that has limited the strategy to overturning Roe v Wade with Supreme Court justices. This framework for political engagement doesn’t ask wider questions like, What can we do to reduce abortions to the point that women no longer see a need to have one? or How can Christians best live and witness for Jesus in a pluralistic society? Dr. John Fea received his Ph.D. in American History from Stony Brook University. He is a sought-after writer and speaker and has written for several publications, including The Atlantic, Christianity Today, The Washington Post, USA Today, Fox News, Vox, Religion News Service, and several other publications. He has appeared on NBC News, CNN, C-SPAN, MSNBC, NPR, and dozens of radio programs across the country. Dr. Fea has a popular daily blog called “The Way of Improvement Leads Home” which offers reflections on the intersection of American history, religion, politics, and academic life. https://thewayofimprovement.com/ He also hosts a podcast with the same name. https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-way-of-improvement-leads-home?selected=ADL6403914481 His books include the book he named his blog and podcast after, The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America. He has also written a college textbook Why Study History?: Reflecting on the Importance of the Past and the history book we discussed on the previous episode, Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? In this podcast, we discuss some of the ideas he shares in his latest book, Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump, of which Publishers Weekly wrote, “Clear, concise, and convincing… Fea uses his training as a historian to trace a chronology of the evangelical attraction to political power…and offers an alternative way (relying on hope and humility) for evangelical leaders to think about their relation to power.” https://believe-me-book.com/ Please consider purchasing these books from our friends Beth and Byron Borger, independent bookstore owners of Hearts and Minds Bookstore. https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/ Thanks for listening! Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ If you like this podcast, please subscribe and write a quick review at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app to encourage others to listen too! Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

The idea that America was founded to be a Christian nation is a presumption that many evangelical Christians have. It is no wonder, since so many conservative preachers and teachers perpetuate the myth, including Robert Jeffress, Eric Metaxas, and David Barton. Dr. John Fea, Distinguished Professor of American History at Messiah University, wrote a detailed history book on the subject and provides insight and analysis on what the founders actually believed and what they were attempting to do in the founding of the United States. He says that Christians should be seeking the truth about history, and not allow those with political agendas to use the past for their purposes. If we are going to have a positive influence in our country, it should not be based on a foundational myth. Dr. John Fea received his Ph.D. in American History from Stony Brook University and before that his Master of Arts in Church History and Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a sought-after writer and speaker and has written for several publications, including The Atlantic, Christianity Today, The Washington Post, USA Today, Fox News, Vox, Religion News Service, and several other publications. He has appeared on NBC News, CNN, C-SPAN, MSNBC, NPR, and dozens of radio programs across the country. Dr. Fea has a very popular daily blog called “The Way of Improvement Leads Home” which offers reflections at the intersection of American history, religion, politics, and academic life. https://thewayofimprovement.com/ He also hosts a podcast with the same name. https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-way-of-improvement-leads-home?selected=ADL6403914481 His books include the book he named his blog and podcast after, The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America. He has also written a college textbook Why Study History?: Reflecting on the Importance of the Past. The book we discuss in this podcast is Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?, written in 2011 and revised in 2016 (WJK). https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/066426249X/was-america-founded-as-a-christian-nation-revised-edition.aspx Please consider purchasing these books from our friends Beth and Byron Borger, independent bookstore owners of Hearts and Minds Bookstore. https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/ Thanks for listening! Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ If you like this podcast, please subscribe and write a quick review at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app to encourage others to listen too! Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Now that I know what I know (about myself, this world, and God), what am I going to do with my life? According to Dr. Steven Garber, this is the essence of the word, “Vocation.” For decades, Steve has been thinking and writing on the deep things of vocation, on finding a vision for life, responding to the call of God, and how to live wisely so that our ordinary lives are filled with meaning and purpose. Steve discusses these topics with Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson, providing insights for people Bob’s age (in his mid-life crisis) and Brendan’s age (in his quarter-life crisis) and everyone in between. What is the difference between "vocation" and "occupation?" Do you have a vision for life that shapes what you will do day-by-day, year-by-year? As you live in a “dis-integrated” and frustrating world, how do you “re-integrate" so that all of life has meaning and purpose? What does it look like to live in light of God's wisdom? Dr. Steven Garber has been the wise sage of the faith-and-work movement for decades. He started The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and Culture, has mentored scores of pastors and marketplace leaders, served as a consultant for foundations, corporations, and universities, has taught at seminaries and colleges, and has written amazing articles and fantastic books. His wife is Meg and they have five children and several grandchildren. His latest book is The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love & Learning, Worship & Work from InterVarsity Press. https://www.ivpress.com/the-seamless-life Two of his earlier books have made a deep impression upon Bob and his way of life and of doing ministry: The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior, and the second is Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good, both also published by InterVarsity Press. https://www.ivpress.com/the-fabric-of-faithfulness https://www.ivpress.com/visions-of-vocation Please consider purchasing these books from our friends Beth and Byron Borger, independent bookstore owners of Hearts and Minds Bookstore. https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/ Links to things discussed in the podcast: Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and Culture: https://washingtoninst.org/ Steven Garber, “Making Peace with Proximate Justice”: https://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/finding-our-way-to-great-work-even-in-politics-making-peace-with-proximate-justice/ Walker Percy, The Second Coming: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312243241 JI Packer, Knowing God: https://www.ivpress.com/knowing-god-paperback Thanks for listening! Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ If you like this podcast, please write a quick review at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app to encourage others to listen too. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Sure, God “loves” me… but… Does God LIKE me? So many of us Christians feel that God is angry with us, or disappointed in us, or even disgusted with us. We are grateful for Jesus Christ, who acts as some sort of go-between, a shield from a God who does not like us but has to “love” us because of the cross. In this podcast, Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw explain to us that this is a severely warped understanding of who God is, what God has been doing and continues to do in our lives, and how we are meant to relate to God. God not only loves us, but actually wants to be with us, and he wants us to work with him in the “family business.” Cyd and Geoff are the co-authors of Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us (InterVarsity Press, 2020), a warm, engaging book, filled with clear teaching from the Bible, personal stories, and practical helps for their readers to find the joy of being God’s presence and working with him to bless the world. https://www.ivpress.com/does-god-really-like-me Geoff Holsclaw is Affiliate Professor of Theology at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. Cyd Holsclaw is a ministry and life coach and spiritual director. They are Associate Pastors of Youth and Family at Vineyard North in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They’ve been married for 20 years and have two teenage boys, Soren and Tennyson. Check out more from Geoff Holsclaw: http://geoffreyholsclaw.net/ Thanks for listening! If you like this podcast, please write a quick review at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app to encourage others to listen too. Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for years’ worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate’s podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ Please buy the book from our good friends Beth and Byron Borger, independent booksellers at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/ Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

We can’t even agree during a pandemic! Brendan and Bob discuss how we can begin to overcome the venom in our discourse that we’ve learned from our contentious culture. Instead of mimicking what pundits on cable news do, dehumanizing their opponents, and giving in to fear and rage, we are to be what Jesus called the “peacemakers.” Brendan and Bob discuss what the Scriptures have to say about this and consider strategies on how to better communicate on social media. It’s an important topic, but they never take things so very seriously that they forget to have a fun and engaging conversation. In the podcast, a study is cited called “America’s Divided Mind: Understanding the Psychology That Drives Us Apart” from Beyond Conflict, a research group that uses neuroscience and behavioral science to understand how conflict happens and ways to reduce it. The report says, “Americans incorrectly believe that members of the other party dehumanize, dislike, and disagree with them about twice as much as they actually do. In short, we believe we’re more polarized than we really are—and that misperception can drive us even further apart, (representing) a new degree of toxic polarization in America.” Read the report here: https://beyondconflictint.org/americas-divided-mind/ Bible Passages: Matthew 7:1-5; Matthew 5:9; James 1:9; Proverbs 15:18; Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 19:11 Check out the podcast page for ways to connect with the show: https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Can we be dedicated Christians and still indulge in the pleasures of this earthly life? Can we go to the beach, eat at a great restaurant, watch an exciting movie, play our favorite video game or sport, and still be pleasing to God? How do we reintegrate our faith into every aspect of our lives, even the stuff that we don’t think of as the "spiritual" aspects of life? Or as today’s guest phrases it, “Can you serve Jesus and still enjoy your life?” That’s the subtitle of Mike Wittmer’s book, Becoming Worldly Saints: Can You Serve Jesus and Still Enjoy Your Life? (Zondervan, 2015). Michael Wittmer is Professor of Systematic & Historical Theology and the Director of the Center for Christian Worldview at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of lots of articles and several books, including his first two books, Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God (Zondervan, 2009) and Don't Stop Believing: Why Living Like Jesus Is Not Enough (Zondervan, 2009). Thanks for listening! If you like this podcast, please write a quick review at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app to encourage others to listen too. Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for years worth of articles on reintegrating your callings with God’s mission, resources for further learning, links to the Reintegrate YouTube channel, and more. On Reintegrate's podcast page, you’ll find ways to email us or call us to comment on this podcast. Purchase Mike Wittmer's books from a trusted independent bookseller, Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts and Minds Bookstore. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Vince Bacote is our guest in this podcast. He has a lively conversation with Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson on the multifaceted issue of racism, and how a biblical understanding of the gospel and of shalom (flourishing) can help white evangelicals think clearly about this issue. Vince Bacote is currently editing a 20-week series on Christianity Today’s website titled “Race Set Before Us” featuring 20 Christians of color addressing racial justice and what the church needs to know. https://www.christianitytoday.com/ Vince is Associate Professor of Theology at Wheaton College & the Director of Wheaton’s Center of Applied Christian Ethics. He’s the author of several books including “The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life” and a book based on his doctoral dissertation on Dutch politician and church leader Abraham Kuyper’s insights into how the Holy Spirit guides Christians to take their faith into the public sphere, titled “The Spirit of Public Theology.” He received his PhD from Drew University and has the Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Join the conversation! Leave a written or voice comment. Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/reintegrate-podcast/ Re-integrate Podcast: 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. Looking for Vince Bacote’s books or for books on racism and racial justice? Contact Reintegrate partner Hearts & Minds Bookstore: https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/booknotes/ Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Brendan Romigh and Dr. Bob Robinson compare and contrast the commencement speeches of Apple’s Steve Jobs (Stanford 2005) with Tim Cook (Ohio State 2020). Jobs told the graduating students of Stanford “You’ve got to find what you love…Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” Cook, in light of the Coronavirus, focused on what have been called “essential workers,” people whose vocations are not necessarily “satisfying” or work that is “loved,” but work that needs to be honored nonetheless, people working in fields in order to feed their families and ours, those who stock shelves, drive city buses, clean in hospitals. How can we honor the vocations of our essential workers? How can people graduating from Stanford, Ohio State, or any other college use their agency and influence to make the work of those without as much agency better? Steve Jobs Commencement Speech, Stanford 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc Tim Cook Commencement Speech, Ohio State 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGuKhvDJWes Book cited in the podcast: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford (The Penguin Press, 2009), available at Hearts & Minds Bookstore. This podcast is from Reintegrate. The Center to Reintegrate Faith, Life, and Vocations. Go to https://www.re-integrate.org/ for information about the work Bob Robinson does for college students, churches, and marketplace leaders. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe

Brendan and Bob discuss the influence of "Critical Race Theory" on today's understanding of racial injustice. If it's based in Marxist theory, is it incompatible with Christian theology? Or can Christians hoping to understand the history of race in America learn truths from this academic line of thinking. Get full access to Bob Robinson’s Substack at bobrobinsonre.substack.com/subscribe