Tony Reinke on How Our Phones Are Changing Us as Teachers

After I finished Tony Reinke’s new book, 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You [read Andy Crouch’s review], I knew I had to talk to him for Help Me Teach the Bible. Even though Reinke doesn’t call himself a Bible teacher, it is clear from our conversation that he brings knowledge and love for the Scriptures to the topic of technology. Reinke explains the difference in how we read digital text as opposed to printed text, and he sets before us a desirable goal: the undistracted life.

Tony Reinke is senior writer for Desiring God, where he hosts Ask Pastor John, the popular podcast dedicated to questions of Christian theology and ethics. On the side, he manages HermanBavinck.org, a tribute site to his favorite Dutch theologian.

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Nancy Guthrie (MATS, Reformed Theological Seminary) teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast from The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they’re cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

Tony Reinke is a nonprofit journalist, Desiring God staffer, host of the Ask Pastor John podcast, and author of several books including Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life’s Most Important Questions and God, Technology, and the Christian Life. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife and their three children.