“The lesson I have learned is that a failure to cultivate the imagination leads to an unintended neglect of the imaginative literature… — Tony Reinke Bible Copy Share Image
“Life online is a whiplash between deep sorrow, unexpected joy, cheap laughs, profound thoughts, and dumb memes.” — Tony Reinke Grief Copy Share Image
“Assuming a driver never looks up in the average time it takes to send a text (4.6 seconds), at fifty-five miles per… — Tony Reinke Football field Copy Share Image
“We get one chance at this life. We have one body, one mind, and one life to live. Reading provides us with… — Tony Reinke Life Copy Share Image
“By God’s grace, I can resist the temptation to treat my children as interruptions to my will for my life. Instead, God… — Tony Reinke Children Copy Share Image
“Freedom in Christ is not freedom to do whatever you want; it is for sure-footed self-reflection and for avoiding the cultural bondage… — Tony Reinke Freedom Copy Share Image
“God always has been, and always will be, God enough. The battle is over, whether or not I believe it, and whether… — Tony Reinke God Copy Share Image
“Every time we open our Bibles, our souls are being fed through centuries of technological advancement.” — Tony Reinke Bible Copy Share Image
“we must die to the idea that a distraction-free life is possible—it is not, and it never has been. The holy life… — Tony Reinke Holy life Copy Share Image
“Sin blinds our hearts to the true meaning and purpose of the Bible, even if we carry well-highlighted copies in our hands.” — Tony Reinke Bible Copy Share Image
“Currently, the Library of Congress houses eighteen million books. American publishers add another two hundred thousand titles to this stack each year.… — Tony Reinke Ambition Copy Share Image
“A lot of people assume you can think better with a slow diet of books, but that will not be the case… — Tony Reinke Book Copy Share Image
“If God’s people are bored with God, they are really bad images. God is not unhappy about himself. He is infinitely excited… — Tony Reinke Copy Share Image
“This means that whatever happens on my smartphone, especially under the guise of anonymity, is the true exposé of my heart, reflected… — Tony Reinke Whatever happens Copy Share Image
“The answer to our hyperkinetic digital world of diversions is the soul-calming sedative of Christ's splendor, beheld with the mind and enjoyed… — Tony Reinke Digital world Copy Share Image
“The question of this book is simple: What is the best use of my smartphone in the flourishing of my life? To… — Tony Reinke Books Copy Share Image
“Am I lazy and careless with souls, ignorant of the power of words, images, and links on others?” — Tony Reinke Power of words Copy Share Image
“The Pascal of our generation puts it this way: “We run away like conscientious little bugs, scared rabbits, dancing attendance on our… — Tony Reinke Copy Share Image
“ways in which our smartphones are changing us and undermining our spiritual health: Our phones amplify our addiction to distractions (chapter 1) and… — Tony Reinke Addiction Copy Share Image
“Stories arrest us. Parents use stories to capture the attention of active children. Preachers use stories to capture the attention of sleepy… — Tony Reinke Attention Copy Share Image
“Our goal is not to finish a book, or merely to talk about a book, but to use our books to grow… — Tony Reinke Book Copy Share Image
“Our lives are consolidated on our phones: our calendars, our cameras, our pictures, our work, our news, our weather, our email, our… — Tony Reinke Coffee shop Copy Share Image
“The statistics show that Christians who struggle to read books are struggling to break free from poor smartphone habits as one root… — Tony Reinke Books Copy Share Image
“Before You post *Will this ultimately glorify me or God? *Will this stir or muffle healthy affections for Christ? *Will this merely… — Tony Reinke Image Copy Share Image
“The more we take refuge in distraction, the more habituated we become to mere stimulation and the more desensitized to delight. We… — Tony Reinke Joy Copy Share Image
