Our Christian Heritage

Pastor Lutzer stands near Hitler's Eagle's Nest, reflecting on Nazi history. His video series explores why it happened, whether it could recur, and encourages viewers to remember and learn from the past.

At Munich's Feldherrnhalle, Pastor Lutzer recalls Hitler's oath-bound followers, Bonhoeffer's warning, and the church's compromise, urging us to learn from history and pledge ultimate allegiance to Christ alone.

The Munich Agreement illustrates appeasement's failure: Hitler exploited weakness, promises without character proved empty, and Churchill showed that truth often requires standing alone against the majority. Lessons in courage, integrity, vigilance.

The Wannsee House exemplifies how bureaucracy enabled genocide; confronting a nation's past is crucial, as history shapes the present, human hearts can harbor evil, and remembrance teaches moral responsibility.

At Wannsee, Nazi leaders planned the Holocaust's logistics, coordinating mass murder across Europe. Pastor Lutzer warns that beauty can mask evil, and conformity over conscience enables atrocities—history's lessons must prevent repetition.

In Potsdam, Pastor Lutzer reflects on the 1945 conference where world leaders reshaped Europe, reminding us that leadership decisions carry lasting consequences—affecting millions for good or for evil.

Pastor Lutzer reflects in Berlin's book-burning square, warning how censorship and misuse of freedom can destroy liberty. From Nazi Germany to today, he urges Christians to learn from history and guard freedom wisely.

At Berlin University, Pastor Lutzer reflects on Karl Marx's enduring influence, contrasts it with Christ's truth, and introduces his book The Eclipse of God on philosophy's impact and living amid God's eclipse.

On July 20, 1944, Stauffenberg and others risked everything to oppose Hitler, sacrificing their lives for justice and moral principle, reminding us that some values surpass life itself.

Pastor Lutzer in Berlin honors Stauffenberg and Bonhoeffer, highlighting faith-driven courage, resistance to evil, and sacrifice for justice, showing that true faith sometimes demands moral action over personal safety.

A stop on the Underground Railroad, Wheaton College is prominent in church history. Join Professor Greg Quiggle as we delve into Wheaton, Moody, and greater Chicago's Christian Heritage.

Germany's three Reichs show cycles of empire and nationalism. Bonhoeffer warned against Christian nationalism, reminding believers to prioritize the gospel above pride, politics, or flags, a lesson still vital today.

Randy Melchert and Dr. James Spencer continue the conversation regarding D.L. Moody.

Ordinary people can commit extraordinary evil when culture or state overrides conscience. History warns us to guard our hearts, remain morally vigilant, and learn from past horrors to prevent repetition.

The Berlin Wall showed that true freedom is reflected in a society's barriers: walls built to keep people in reveal control, not protection, exposing the gap between claims of democracy and reality.

Randy sits with Jim Koehler and Myron Lloyd to discuss the legacy of Williams Jennings Bryan, who lead the Prohibition Movement and prosecuted the Scopes Trial.

At Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie, crossing into East Germany revealed stark contrasts: freedom versus communist oppression. The experience showed the value of liberty and the heavy restrictions imposed under totalitarian rule.

Three-time Democrat Nominee for President, William Jennings Bryan, was born in the small town of Salem, Illinois. Myron Lloyd and Jim Koehler from the William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home discuss his life on Our Christian Heritage.

Pastor Lutzer describes Berlin's Cold War division, the Berlin Wall's construction to stop East Germans fleeing, the political manipulation used to justify it, and emphasizes learning from history to prevent communism's dangers today.

On location in Paris, Randy Melchert interviews Pastor Emmanuel Bozzi on the key individuals in the French Reformation

Berlin's Holocaust Memorial evokes fear and reflection on Jewish suffering, built over Hitler's bunker. It teaches that ordinary people can commit evil when a culture loses its moral compass.

The Reichstag fire shows how crises can erode freedoms. Faced with hardship, people may trade liberty for security, enabling dictatorships. Vigilance is essential to protect both moral and civil principles.

Our Christian Heritage goes to Northfield, Massachusetts to D.L. Moody's home. Dr. James Spencer of the Moody Center tells us who was D.L. Moody.

At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Pastor Lutzer recalls historic triumphs and division, then points to Jesus' teaching: the broad gate to destruction versus the narrow gate to life, inviting all through the gospel.

At Nuremberg courthouse, Pastor Lutzer stresses transcendent divine law above human courts, warns of redefining justice, and highlights amazing grace—that even repentant Nazis found forgiveness through Christ's gospel of redemption and hope.