The Importance of Being a Christian in DC

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I think many Americans just read about DC and they've you know, they've now been conditioned to view it as a place of corruption. I was really struck when I first came here by, oh my gosh, there are so many churches and there's so many ministries and there're so many fellowships. What do the rest of Americans, what should they understand about what DC is like, what it's like to be a Christian in DC? Well, yes, as you mentioned, I did not grow up in the DC area anywhere close. I grew up in a small town in northern New Mexico and you know, graduated from Los Alamos High and found his way to DC after

We’ve witnessed story after story about the abuse of power practiced by Christians and Christian institutions. Does that mean that, to quote Lord Acton, that “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely?” How should followers of Jesus relate to the possibility of wielding power? Cherie Harder, the President of The Trinity Forum, is ideally suited to address these questions. She’s spent a lifetime in the corridors of power and shares a wealth of theological and practical wisdom on this important topic.

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For a helpful theological examination about power, check out Andy Crouch’s Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power.

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