The Window on the World is our weekly opportunity to examine our culture from the vantage point of biblical Christianity.

Here you will find the text from Dr. Ryken’s  “Window on the World” talks from Tenth PresbyterianChurch’s evening service. If you missed one or wanted to send a copy to a friend, you will be able to find them here.  

Many of these are now published in My Father's World: Meditations on Christianity and Culture by Philip Graham Ryken, P&R Publishing, 2002.  An index for this webpage is in development.

Please note: there is no “Window on the World” third Sundays, selected other Sundays, or in July and August. 


 

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"One Thousand Years of Church History"

 

2002

Dec. 29, 2002 The New Virginity (By Mr. Aaron D. Messner)
Dec. 22, 2002 Star Light, Star Bright
Dec. 8, 2002 The Difference between Christmas and Kwanzaa
Dec. 1, 2002 The Word Made Fresh?
Nov. 24, 2002 The Box for His Brother's Bones
Oct. 13, 2002 Domestic Partners
Oct. 6, 2002 What Would Jesus Eat?
Sept. 29, 2002 Today's My Birthday
Sept. 22, 2002 How to Listen to a Sermon
Sept. 8, 2002 The Next Disaster
Sept. 1, 2002 One Nation, Over God
June 9, 2002 The New NIV
June 2, 2002 Dies Irae
May 12, 2002 Church Mothers
May 5, 2002 Doctor Phil
Apr 4, 2002 Hang Ten?
Mar 31, 2002 God in Crisis?
Mar 24, 2002 Intelligent Design
Mar 10, 2002 The Gospel According to the Olympics
Feb 10, 2002 Campus Courtship
Feb 3, 2002 The Color Line
Jan 13, 2002 Does God Take Sides?
Jan 6, 2002 Resolved . . .

2001

Dec 30, 2001 Face to Face
Dec 23, 2001 Star of Bethlehem
Dec 9, 2001 Gift Exchange
Dec 2, 2001 Harold Camping's False Doctrine of the Church
Nov 25, 2001 The Closing of God
Oct 28, 2001 English Standard Version
Oct 14, 2001 Freedom of Religion
Oct 7, 2001 The Lion, the Witch, and the Boardroom
Sep 30, 2001 Good News, Bible Clubs
Sep 23, 2001 Attack on America: The Aftermath
Sep 16, 2001 Attack on America
Sep 9, 2001 United Presbyterians Divided
Sep 2, 2001 Cell Division  
June 3, 2001 The African Epidemic  
May 27, 2001 Feeling Sleepy  
May 20, 2001 The Prayer of Jabez  
May 13, 2001 A Husband of Noble Character  
May 6, 2001 Six Flags Over Israel
April 22, 2001 Foot and Mouth (and Heart)  
April 15, 2001 Digital Angel
April 8, 2001 The Hospitable Church
April 1, 2001 April Fool!  
March 11, 2001 A Not-So Charitable Choice?  
Feb 11, 2001 No Surrender  
Feb 4, 2001 Still Left Behind  
Jan 28, 2001 In Search of Utopia  
2000
Dec 17, 2000 The Real "Twelve Days of Christmas"  
Dec 10, 2000 The Angels' Point of View  
Dec 3, 2000 The Florida Recount  
Nov 19, 2000 J.S. Bach and the Chief End of Music
Oct 29, 2000 Christ Alone  
Oct 22, 2000 R U Crazy?  
Oct 8, 2000 In Praise of Modesty
Oct 2, 2000 Saint Katherine?
Sep 24, 2000 The God of the Genome  
Sep 17, 2000 The Team That Didn't Have a Prayer  
Sep 10, 2000 In Memorian JMB  
Sep 3, 2000 Turning Forty  
Jun 18, 2000 Welcome Home!
Jun 11, 2000 A Time to Grieve
Jun 04, 2000 I Was in Prison 
May 28, 2000 Memorial Day (By Rev. Richard D. Phillips)
May 21, 2000 Say "Please"
May 07, 2000 Inward Christian Soldiers
Apr 23, 2000 Earth Day 2000
Apr 16, 2000 What Shall We Do with Mother?
Apr 02, 2000 Glory to God
Mar 26, 2000 The Lust of the Eyes
Mar 19, 2000 Jesus, the Candidate
Mar 12, 2000 Alcohol License
Mar 05, 2000 Everything Grandma Ever Taught Me about Preaching
Feb 27, 2000 God and the Golden Teeth
Feb 20, 2000 The Truth Will Set You Free
Feb 06, 2000 The New Harlequin Romance
Jan 30, 2000 They All Fall Down (By Rev. Richard D. Phillips)
Jan 09, 2000 The Accidental Evangelist
Jan 02, 2000 Not Left Behind 
1999
Dec 26, 1999 Is Christmas Christian? (By Rev. Richard D. Phillips)
Dec 19, 1999 I Shop, Therefore I Am
Dec 12, 1999 The American Century
Dec 05, 1999 Read Any Good Books?
Nov 28, 1999 The Great Century of Mission Expansion (By Bruce A. McDowell)
Nov 21, 1999 The (Not So) Peaceable Kingdom
Oct 31, 1999 Trick or Treat?
Oct 24, 1999 The Great Awakening (1725-1760) 
Oct 17, 1999 Voodoo Gospel 
Oct 03, 1999 Should I Give My Body to Science? 
Sept 26, 1999 The Westminster Assembly (1643 - 1649)
Sept 19, 1999 Day of Atonement
Sept 12, 1999 Team Trinidad
Sept 05, 1999 Not in Kansas Anymore
June 20, 1999 Fatherless America
June 13, 1999 Star Wars Theology
June 06, 1999 Diet of Worms (16th Century)
May 30, 1999 Advertising for God
May 23, 1999 Bonfire of the Vanities  (15th Century)
May 16, 1999 We Praise Thee, O God
May 09, 1999 What It Means to be a Woman
May 02, 1999 Natural Born Killers
Apr 11, 1999 Wycliffe, Bible Translator (14th Century)
Apr 04, 1999 My Quest for the Historical Jesus
Mar 28, 1999 A Short Theology of the Tulip
Mar 21, 1999 When Catholics Were Catholic  (13th Century)
Mar 07, 1999 Homo Sapiens for Sale
Feb 21, 1999 On a Crusade (12th Century)
Feb 14, 1999 Be My Valentine (Rev. Richard D. Phillips)
Feb 02, 1999 A Church for the 21st Century
Jan 31, 1999 The Prince of Egypt 
Jan 17, 1999 Ashkelon in America
Jan 10, 1999 As Far as the East is from the West  (11th Century)
1998
Dec 20, 1998 On the Impeachment
Dec 13, 1998 Why Humans Have Rights
Dec 06, 1998 Dr. Death on CBS
Nov 29, 1998 Cappuccino Church
Nov 22, 1998 C. S. Lewis, Apostle to the Skeptics
Nov 15, 1998 Time to Kill
Oct 25, 1998 The Gospel-Spreading Church
Oct 18, 1998 Should I have a Spiritual Director?
Sep 27, 1998 Armageddon
Sep 20, 1998 Should we Forgive the President?
Sep 13, 1998 Happy Days Will Come Again
Sep 06, 1998 Burning Man
May 17, 1998 Lego® and the Meaning of Life  
Apr 5, 1998 Growing Kids the Ezzo Way  
Feb 22, 1998 Road Rage
Feb 01, 1998 The State of the Union
Jan 11, 1998 Adam has Two Daddies
 

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