Modern dramas like The Favourite darkly portray statecraft as merely cynical self-serving manipulation. But governments, nations, and public officials are not outside God’s grace. They are, despite the rebellious spirits of this world, ultimately instruments of His providence. Queen Anne and the Marlboroughs likely knew their role in this celestial drama.
Mark TooleyDecember 17, 2018
I was left implicitly damned for suggesting the war in Yemen is complicated.
Mark TooleyDecember 12, 2018
President George H. W. Bush was the last of nine presidents directly involved in WWII. He also may be the…
Mark TooleyDecember 1, 2018
Last week I attended the Polish Embassy’s celebration of modern Poland’s 100th anniversary. Appropriately the event was at the U.S….
Mark TooleyNovember 19, 2018
World War I profoundly affected American churches and Christian thought. Recalling that impact offers counsel for the future.
Mark TooleyNovember 14, 2018
Next week November 2-3 Providence is hosting its second annual Christianity and National Security Conference at Georgetown University. I hope…
Mark TooleyOctober 24, 2018
Pat Robertson semi-regularly excites controversy with provocative comments, typically made on his daily television program 700 Club. Most recently he…
Mark TooleyOctober 22, 2018
Yesterday was a glorious DC autumn afternoon for walking down Embassy Row on Massachusetts Avenue, which includes many statues of…
Mark TooleyOctober 17, 2018
Recently, a prominent liberal American evangelical commended an Intercept commentary by British Al Jazeera commentator Mehdi Hasan, who chastises 70 years of US interference in elections globally.
Mark TooleyOctober 10, 2018
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