Christian Responses to the President: CT Connection

How to Best Help Small Church Pastors | [View online]( [Give Now]( Advertisement [Christianity Today Connection]( [Home]( [Our Latest]( [Subscribe]( Wednesday, July 24, 2019 [On Court Prophets and Wilderness Prophets]( [On Court Prophets and Wilderness Prophets]( Christian responses to the president. Timothy Dalrymple Recently our president made the latest in a long line of comments demeaning immigrants and minorities. The furor brings to mind two biblical prophets, both for their differences and for what they hold in common. Nathan was an advisor to the royal court and a messenger of God. He pronounced God’s covenant with David, supported the ascension of Solomon, and wrote histories of the legendary kings. The Bible rarely speaks positively of court prophets, who often serve as apologists for rulers who ... [Continue Reading]( [The Nazis Persecuted Him. The Soviets Killed Him. Today He’s Barely Known.]( [Book Review]( | [CT Magazine]( [The Nazis Persecuted Him. 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