A third way to understand Spiritual Gifts. As a pastor, I have administered plenty of “Spiritual Gifts Tests” to my congregations. Now let’s be honest. The purpose of these tests is one thing: To figure out how people can best volunteer in church ministries. Of course, we believe that God’s people should be using their gifts for the benefit of his people. We quote Ephesians 4, where gifts equip the church for “building up the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12)... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app Episode Description 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... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app Episode Description 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... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app Episode Description 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... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app Episode Description 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... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app Episode Description 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... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Episode Description: 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... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Episode Description: 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... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Episode Description: 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... Read more
7 of the Best Books I Read in 2021, Part 2 In alphabetical order, I will be posting some short reviews of seven of the best books I read in 2021. Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear by Matthew Kaemingk (Eerdmans, 2018). Matthew Kaemingk is the Richard John Mouw Assistant Professor of Faith and Public Life at Fuller Theological Seminary. His research and teaching focus on marketplace theology, Islam and political ethics, and public theology. Christian... Read more
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