Re-integrate

How can we overcome the disconnect between our Sunday faith and the rest of our week? Every week, join David Loughney 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 David 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.

Reintegrate Faith and Science with John Van Sloten 04/25/2024

CHRISTOPHER JH WRIGHT: Reintegrate the Great Commission with the Mission of God 04/12/2024

CHRISTOPHER JH WRIGHT: Reintegrate the Great Commission with the Mission of God “The Great Commission” () 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 , strengthening leaders in churches around the world. He was chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group and the chief architect of 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 (IVP Academic) and (Zondervan Academic). His latest book is (Baker Academic, 2023). This book was the winner of the for “Missions/Global Church” and the 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 . 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 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to contact Bob and David. /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/30801668

JOSH LARSEN - Enjoying Movies at a Deeper Level 03/24/2024

ALAN NOBLE enters into our mental or emotional suffering 03/04/2024

DR. CARMEN IMES on "Being God's Image" 02/08/2024

The Rapture, Armageddon, & the Millennium: The History of Dispensationalism with Historian Dr. Daniel Hummel 01/18/2024

The Rapture, Armageddon, & the Millennium: The History of Dispensationalism with Historian Dr. Daniel Hummel 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 and 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 , which was the predominant default theology of American Christianity for most of the 20th Century. We discuss key figures, like , , , , , , , and 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, (Eerdmans Press, 2023). Dan is the Director of , 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 . 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 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by . /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/29547728

MAE ELISE CANNON: Spiritual Practices that Fuel Active Engagement in Society 08/21/2023

MAE ELISE CANNON: Spiritual Practices that Fuel Active Engagement in Society 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 (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. is the executive director of and an ordained pastor in the . 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 (with a forward by John Perkins) (IVPress, 2009) and the editor of (Cascade Books, 2017). You can purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at . 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 () and David Loughney (). Go to 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by . /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/27813804

JENNIFER DUKES LEE - "Stuff I'd Only Tell God!" 07/25/2023

How to Reintegrate Faith and Vocations - with Logos Daily and Jason Stone 07/07/2023

Michaela O'Donnell PhD: Make Your Work Matter 06/06/2023

RICHARD VANCE GOODWIN - Experiencing God at the Movies 05/23/2023

JORDAN RAYNOR - Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful and Productive 04/30/2023

J. RICHARD MIDDLETON Prepares Us for the End Times! 04/15/2023

J. RICHARD MIDDLETON Prepares Us for the End Times! 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, (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. (Ph.D. () is Professor of Biblical Worldview and Exegesis at . He also serves as adjunct Professor of Theology at and adjunct Professor of Old Testament at the in Kingston, Jamaica. Richard was our guest on a previous episode (March 14, 2022) discussing his book (Brazos Press, 2005). His most recent book is (Baker Academic, 2021). He is also the co-author (with Brian Walsh) of (IVP Academic, 1984) and (IVP Academic/SPCK, 1995). Purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at . 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 () and David Loughney (). Go to 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by . /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/26552025

PAUL COPAN answers "Is the God of the Old Testament a Vindictive Bully?" 03/24/2023

PAUL COPAN answers "Is the God of the Old Testament a Vindictive Bully?" The world’s most outspoken atheist, Richard Dawkins, wrote in his book, , “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 (Baker, 2022), winner of the 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. (Ph.D., Philosophy, Marquette University) is a Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author. He is a professor at (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 (IVP, 2022) and wrote (Eerdmans, 2020). Among his previous published works, we find (Baker, 2011). Purchase these books from independent booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at . 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 () and David Loughney (). Go to 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by . /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/26331189

MATTHEW SOERENS on How Listening to Marginalized Christian Voices can Save America 03/04/2023

Engineering for Shalom with Ethan Brue, Derek Schuurman, and Steven VanderLeest 02/16/2023

Engineering for Shalom with Ethan Brue, Derek Schuurman, and Steven VanderLeest 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, (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, Ethan Brue (PhD in mechanical engineering, Iowa State University) is . 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 . 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 . 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 () and David Loughney (). Go to 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by . /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/25947963

BONNIE KRISTIAN and Our Crisis of Knowing Truth 01/19/2023

Three Things You Don't Have to Do to Be More Christian - with Dr. Phillip Cary 12/27/2022

Three Things You Don't Have to Do to Be More Christian - with Dr. Phillip Cary 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 . 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, . 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 . 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 () and David Loughney (). Go to 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. Music provided by . /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/25443081

Your Faith and Work Journey with Denise Lee Yohn 12/02/2022

How Celebrity is Hurting the Church - with Katelyn Beaty 10/25/2022

Is the Bible Relevant and Authoritative? With Dr. Michael Bird 10/04/2022

Our Creativity is a Key to our Spirituality - with Mako Fujimura 07/13/2022

Our Creativity is a Key to our Spirituality - with Mako Fujimura 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 (NavPress, 2009), (InterVarsity Press, 2017). His latest book is (Yale University Press, with a foreword by N.T. Wright, 2021). Fujimura founded the International Arts Movement in 1992, now called , which oversees the . He recently initiated 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 . Purchase Makoto Fujimura's books from independent Christian booksellers Byron and Beth Borger at . 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 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: . On , you’ll find more episodes and ways to email us to comment on this podcast. /episode/index/show/re-integrate/id/23734880

Christ is King over All Aspects of Life - with Jessica and Robert Joustra 06/21/2022

Overcoming Prejudices Through The Gospel - with Rodger Woodworth 05/09/2022

What is Heaven, Really? with Dr. Michael Wittmer 04/22/2022

Wisely Consuming the News - with Dr. Jeffrey Bilbro 04/06/2022

We are the Image of God - with Dr. J. Richard Middleton 03/14/2022

Better Habits for Spiritual Formation with Justin Whitmel Earley 02/27/2022

The Overwhelming Anxieties Caused by "I Belong to Nobody but Myself!" with Alan Noble 02/11/2022

Deconstructing Beliefs While Keeping Our Faith - with A.J. Swoboda 01/28/2022

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