My research interests are reflected in my seven book projects to date

 

I've recently written about one blog post of Tony Reinke which was about a conception of literature in a book that he wrote.

I'm also interested in his own life project.

Second,  the blog author's background. He has a life trajectory is sports writing, blogging, ministry.  podcasting.  He names his "research interests" which turn into "book projects."  Many of the book projects are free eBooks.  I admire the purpose-filled life.  He's a writer and devote Christian.  So, he makes money doing Cristian stuff.  He has side projects in addition to his social media money making.  He writes blog posts like the one above which lifts an important passage from a book -- which I'm guessing that he might fit into a future project.  

My name is Tony Reinke, an author, non-profit journalist, and host and producer of John Piper’s podcast now entering its second decade (Ask Pastor John). The bulk of my current work centers on how we best flourish in the tech age saturated by innovation, media, and enough on-demand video to fill our eyes for 100 lifetimes.

My research interests are reflected in my seven book projects to date:

Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books (Crossway, 2011) — a theology of literature and literacy, and packed with a bunch of realistic tips for getting more reading done in our digitally-busy lives.

Newton on the Christian Life: To Live Is Christ (Crossway, 2015) — a detailed study of the timeless pastoral counsel from the personal letters of John Newton (1725–1807), a slave trader turned gentle pastor.

12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You (Crossway, 2017) — a deep look into the pros and cons of our new digital lives . . . lives that are never offline.

The Joy Project: An Introduction to Calvinism (with Study Guide) (DG & Cruciform, 2018) — an introduction to how we are saved, why we are saved, and why happiness is at the center of God’s plan.

Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Digital Age (Crossway, 2019) — an essay to help Christians thrive in the age of digital eye candy.

God, Technology, and the Christian Life (Crossway, 2022) — a biblical study to explain where technology came from, where it’s headed, and how we should relate to it now.

Ask Pastor John: 750 Bible Answers to Life’s Most Important Questions (Crossway; March 5, 2024) — a CliffsNotes compendium of the 750 most popular episodes from our podcast’s first decade.

Officially I serve as a Senior Teacher for Desiring God, and produce and host the Ask Pastor John podcast, dedicated to questions of Christian theology and ethics. For fun, I manage a tribute site to my favorite Dutch theologian (hermanbavinck.org).

My Background

I’m a Christian, more specifically, an evangelical, reformed, credo-baptist, complementarian, continuationist, Christian hedonist. I believe the glorious and profound biblical truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him, and I was happy to sign this document.

Married for 25 years to the wife of my youth and my best friend, we have three precious kids, mostly named after dead preachers.

My career in sports journalism launched just as newsprint was declining. I left the industry in the late 1990s and entered the digital world of blogging and social media in 2006. Writing online for fun eventually led to my first full-time ministry gig, serving on the web to assist C.J. Mahaney (2008–11) and now John Piper (2012–present). My work mixes theological research, content curating, writing, editing, interviewing, audio broadcasting, and social media.

Today I consider myself an investigative journalist of practical theology, leveraging key resources from the greatest thinkers in church history to address the perplexing questions facing Christians today. I use no research assistants or ghostwriters.

Thanks for reading!

Tony