Praying for Politicians

Here's an excerpt from Praying for Politicians, David Robertson's contribution to the March issue of Tabletalk.

Having been a minister for twenty-six years and an editor of a church magazine for some of that time, I can safely say that there is no subject more likely to get you into controversy than the troubled relationship of the gospel to politics, unless you dare to touch the modern-day idol of people's children. So when I was asked to write this column, my heart sank; I knew the heresy antennas of many would already be raised. To make matters worse, I write this just after the re-election of President Obama, a result that caused many of my American friends to despair, although many of them did not see the alternative as being much better. But rather than despair, perhaps we should follow the Bible's pattern for the church's involvement in politics.

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