Darryl Hart is a church historian and author of many books, including Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant; American Catholic: The Politics of Faith During the Cold War, and A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State. His talk will explore how the church is called to be in dialogue with our unbelieving neighbors in the world, or in the words of Christ, "in the world, but not of the world.” Drawing on his recent book, he will show what the church can learn from secular thinkers such as Benjamin Franklin, and what Ben Franklin can learn from the church.

The resurrection of Lazarus is a turning point in John's Gospel, and directly leads to the events of Palm Sunday. Jesus tells Martha "I am the Resurrection and the Life," and asks here, "Do you believe this?" This is the question facing each one of us during Holy Week.

We continue to explore Christ's saving work in his exaltation, looking at the significance of the Ascension for our Christian faith.

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."

Rev. Lee shows how Paul's exhortation to the "strong" and "weak" to welcome one another in the church points toward the gospel hope that is promised to us all, the overcoming of all alienation and estrangement in the new creation.