The Word.: Recent Episodes
Christ Reformed Church in Washington DC
We continue our Thursday Night study “Serving God in the City of Man,” working our way through David VanDrunen’s book, “Living in God’s Two Kingdoms.”
Dr. VanDrunen, a minister of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, began teaching at Westminster Seminary California in 2001. He formerly served as a pastor of Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Hanover Park, IL, and currently serves on the Orthodox Presbyterian Church’s Committee on Christian Education and Subcommittee on Resources for the Churches. He does much of his current research and writing at the intersection of systematic theology, biblical studies, ethics, and legal and political theory. He was the recipient of the Acton Institute’s Novak Award for 2004, a visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in 2009, and a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2016-17.
Dr. VanDrunen is the author or editor of twelve books, most recently Politics after Christendom: Political Theology in a Fractured World (Zondervan, 2020), named Book of the Year (2021) in Politics and Public Life by Christianity Today. His scholarly articles have appeared in many journals, including Journal of Reformed Theology, Journal of Law and Religion, and Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics.
In this introductory episode of this series of lessons we explain the range of options Christians face in consider questions relating to Christ and Culture, and look at the plan of the study going forward.
In particular, we note some concerns with “Transformationalism” as a cultural approach.
Psalm 84 teaches us about our dwelling place with God, and the longing we have in all things as we seek to find our place in our true heavenly home. It also addresses the obstacles we encounter on our pilgrim journey, and the comfort we derive from Christ's saving work as the Lord's anointed.
Justin Holcomb is an Episcopal priest, Professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, co-host of The White Horse Inn radio program and a counselor to victims of abuse. His talk will describe how the heartbreaking statistics on various types of abuse do not begin to reveal the darkness and grief experienced by the survivors. However, the work of Jesus Christ deals directly with the effects of abuse. Holcomb will explore how the church can respond and care for survivors in ways that are compassionate, practical, and informed. His many books include Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault; Is it My Fault? Hope and Healing for Those Suffering Domestic Violence; and God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies.
Senator Ben Sasse presents "The Church as Heaven's Embassy" as a part of Christ Reformed DC's spring lecture series, "Who Needs the Church in a Post-Christian World."
This brief homily from our 2021 Lessons and Carols service explains in a nutshell why we celebrate Christmas each year with the traditional Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. This is a summary of our Advent 2021 series.
Rev. Lee begins to unpack the importance of understanding our guilt as a preface to the Gospel, and the foundational sin that leads to all our disordered rebellion from God and his created order. Bad news first, then good.
Job 42:1 - 11 and James 5:7 - 12
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