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- 121Tuesday, January 21, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 10:26)The Peaceful Transfer of Power and a New President in the White House: President Trump’s Historic Inauguration DayPart II (10:26 - 15:15)Comparing the 45th and 47th Presidents of the United States: What’s the Distinction between Donald Trump Now Versus His First Administration?Part III (15:15 - 18:32)Joe Biden’s Last Minute Pardons: Biden Adds Fuel to the Investigative Fire with Controversial Preemptive PardonsPart IV (18:32 - 26:22)Joe Biden’s Last Ditch Attempt at a Constitutional Revolution: No, the Equal Rights Amendment Has Not Been RatifiedBiden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification by The New York Times (Peter Baker Erica L. Green and Annie Karni)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 122Wednesday, January 22, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 11:15)Episcopal Bishop Calls Down Liberal Judgment on Trump: Prayer Meeting at the Washington National Cathedral Turns PoliticalPart II (11:15 - 18:48)Is the GOP ‘Obsessed’ Over the Trans Issue? USA Today Columnist Makes an Ironic ClaimHouse GOP obsesses over transgender athletes rather than economic issues by USA Today (Nancy Armour)Part III (18:48 - 26:21)A Pivotal Figure For the Culture of Death Dies: The Legacy and Influence of Cecile RichardsCecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67 by The New York Times (Penelope Green and Remy Tumin)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 123Thursday, January 23, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 09:33)Asymmetric Warfare and Morality in Gaza: Hamas is Gaining Power Under Cover of the Cease-FireAfter 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza by The Associated Press (Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss)Part II (09:33 - 13:44)There’s a New U. S. Secretary of State: Marco Rubio Takes the Helm in Vital Position Within the Federal Government and the Trump AdministrationMarco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State by The New York Times (Michael Crowley)Part III (13:44 - 21:20)When Pardons Subvert the Rule of Law: The Major Issues Behind Biden’s Familial Pardons and Trump’s Blanket Pardon over January 6Part IV (21:20 - 25:25)Davos 2025 and the Hypocrisy of the Global Elites: Carbon Emissions Aren’t the Only Thing Being Swept Under the Rug at the World Economic ForumSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 124Friday, January 24, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 07:11)Spycraft in a Casino in Washington D.C.? There are Major National Security Issues with the Prospective Building of a Casino in Fairfax, VirginiaEx-spies say suburban D.C. casino would put nation’s secrets at risk by The Washington Post (Laura Vozzella and Teo Armus)Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History: A Conversation with Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James Olson by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson)Part II (07:11 - 11:03)Should I Risk Taking a Class in Feminist Philosophy? Is Feminism Important for Christians to Understand? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 18-Year-Old College Student and Listener to The BriefingPart III (11:03 - 13:36)Does the Conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit Mean That He Only Had Female Chromosomes? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 18-Year-Old Listener to The BriefingPart IV (13:36 - 18:16)How Do We Know That Life Begins at Conception If the Bible Doesn’t Say So? How Can War Be Justified If Jesus Teaches Us to Love Our Enemies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener to The BriefingPart V (18:16 - 20:53)Should Our Church Use the Enneagram in Its Hiring Processes? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners to The BriefingPart VI (20:53 - 25:41)Why Don’t Protestants Have to Confess Their Sins to a Minister Like Catholics Do to a Priest? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Catholic Listener to The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 125Monday, January 27, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 01:40)The Trump Administration Sends an Important Pro-Life Signal: Vice President Vance Speaks at March For Life 2025Part II (01:40 - 05:35)President Trump Makes Important Pro-life Moves: Protecting Taxpayers from Paying for AbortionsPart III (05:35 - 09:54)‘Males Should Not Participate in Women’s Sports’ — Democratic State Senator in New Jersey Gives Away the Store on the Transgender RevolutionIn State Capitals, Republicans Propose New Limits on Transgender Identity by The New York Times (Amy Harmon)Part IV (09:54 - 14:18)A Sensible and Important Policy Shifts: President Trump Hands Down Executive Order Barring 'Transgender Women' from Women’s Prisons Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates by The New York Times (Shaila Dewan and Amy Harmon)Part V (14:18 - 17:10)Restrooms are ‘Unsafe’ for Rep. McBride? First “Openly Transgender” Member of Congress Employs Moral Twist of Language Over Bathroom PolicyA Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era by The New York Times (Annie Karni)Part VI (17:10 - 25:46)Trump Makes War Against DEI Initiatives: President Trump’s Federal Order Could Make a Wave in the Culture – But We Must Ensure More Than Letters ChangeSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 126Tuesday, January 28, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 15:54)Religious Divide Over the Death Penalty: Worldview Divide Between Gospel Christianity and Liberal Christianity Shows Yet AgainChurch of murdered pastor supports execution. Another clergyman says it should be stopped by USA Today (James Powel)Part II (15:54 - 19:52)Gospel Christianity vs. Liberal “Christianity” on Immigration: Faithfulness Will Not Come From Liberal Presuppositions about ScriptureTrump Immigration Orders Fracture Church Sanctuary Movement by The Wall Street Journal (Scott Calvert, Kris Maher, and Joe Barrett)Part III (19:52 - 27:18)Does the Constitution Allow for Federal Funding for Explicitly Religious Charter Schools? SCOTUS Takes up Consequential Case from OklahomaSupreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case by The New York Times (Troy Closson)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 127Wednesday, January 29, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:09 - 11:34)A New A.I. Technology is Throwing the Market Into a Frenzy: China’s New A.I. Model Chip is Changing the Production of A.I.Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model by The Wall Street Journal (Raffaele Huang)The Day DeepSeek Turned Tech and Wall Street Upside Down by The Wall Street Journal (Gunjan Banerji, Asa Fitch, Karen Langley)Part II (11:34 - 18:07)The Ethics of Simulating Conversing With the Dead Through A.I.: New Documentary Points to Deep Moral Issues Behind Artificial Intelligence‘Eternal You’ and the Ethics of Using A.I. to ‘Talk’ to Dead Loved Ones by The New York Times (Alissa Wilkinson)Part III (18:07 - 24:40)Leader of Euthanasia Movement Dies at 94: Derek Humphry, the Hemlock Society, and the Morally Evil Argument of ‘The Final Exit’Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94 by The New York Times (Michael S. Rosenwald)Part IV (24:40 - 26:44)Gospel Hope in a Nihilistic World: The Only Refutation to the Culture of Death is the Gospel of Jesus ChristSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 128Thursday, January 30, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 07:52)Devastating Tragedy at Reagan National Airport: American Airlines Flight 5342 and Military Black Hawk Helicopter CollidePart II (07:52 - 21:10)It Must Never Happen Again — Reflecting on the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of AuschwitzAt Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism by The New York Times (Andrew Higgins)Part III (21:10 - 24:54)‘How Could We Let This Happen?’: The Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Reminds Us of the Horrific Moral Evil of AbortionGeorgians mark abortion ruling anniversary in vastly different ways by The Atlanta Journal Constitution (Maya T. Prabhu)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 129Friday, January 31, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 12:47)Liberal Parents, Conservative Sons: Young Men Want a Cause and Convictions Worth Fighting For – And They are not Buying into Liberal IdeologyWhen Your Son Goes MAGA by The New York Times (Callie Holtermann)Part II (12:47 - 14:09)Why Hasn’t God Defeated Satan Yet? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener to The BriefingPart III (14:09 - 18:02)How Would You Explain the Lyric ‘the Wrath of God was Satisfied’ from In Christ Alone to a 4-Year-Old? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Mom and Listener to The BriefingPart IV (18:02 - 19:08)Why Did You Refer to Taxes as Being Confiscated? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters Listeners to The BriefingPart V (19:08 - 21:34)Did Jesus Address the Issue of Homosexuality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters Listeners to The BriefingPart VI (21:34 - 23:30) Is It Ever Appropriate for Christians to Take One Another to Court? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters Listeners to The BriefingPart VII (23:30 - 25:48)Tragedy in Washington: Collision and Crash Raise Huge Questions With Sorrow and UrgencySign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 130Monday, February 3, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 12:06)A Parable of the Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin: Former Senator Bob Menendez Indicted on Felony Charges for Bribery, Fraud, and Foreign Agency OffensesHow Menendez Destroyed His Legacy With Gold Bars and a Halal Hustle by The New York Times (Nicholas Fandos)Part II (12:06 - 18:56)Trump is Following Through on DEI Promises – But What Policies Will President Trump Enact to Institute Lasting Change?Republicans care more about attacking 1% of Americans than helping any of us by USA Today (Sara Pequeño)Part III (18:56 - 23:10)Buddhism and the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand: Buddhism Does Not Have the Ontological Legs to Stand On in the Fight for MarriageThailand Celebrates New Same-Sex Marriage Law With Mass Wedding by The New York Times (Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 131Tuesday, February 4, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 09:40)Trump is Shaking Things Up: President Trump’s Tariff Regulations, USAID Changes, and the Difference Between His First and Second AdministrationsPart II (09:40 - 15:14)Here’s a Surprise, Chinese A.I. Chip Sounds Like a Communist – DeepSeek Technology Found to Deliver Chinese Communist PropagandaDeepSeek’s Answers Include Chinese Propaganda, Researchers Say by The New York Times (Steven Lee Myers)Part III (15:14 - 23:12)Can the Democratic Party Redefine Itself? The Democrats Elect New Leader and Look to RebrandPart IV (23:12 - 25:47)How Worldview Battles Take Shape: The Ideological Lines and Political Actions Being Hammered Out Behind Closed Doors as We SpeakSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 132Wednesday, February 5, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 09:41)A Generation of Young Adults That Never Grows Up: The Reaping of the World of Modernity is the Fall of Western Civilization as We Know ItWhat Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Wolfe)Part II (09:41 - 16:56)The Church is A Counter Culture: The Hope for the Restoration of Society is Only Found Through the Obedience to the Gospel by Local ChurchPart III (16:56 - 26:22)Secretary of State Rubio’s Trip to Panama: Trump and Rubio Send Strong Message to Panama About Adversarial Control of the Panama CanalSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 133Thursday, February 6, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 12:50)To Whom Does the Gaza Strip Belong? The Contentious History of the Conflict in GazaPart II (12:50 - 20:39)What About President Trump’s Comments on Gaza? The President’s Comments May Have Sent a Subtle Message to Nations in the Entire RegionPart III (20:39 - 24:15)These Two Things are True of the Conflict in the Middle East: Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself, and Christians Need to Pray for the Peace of JerusalemSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 134Friday, February 7, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 10:57)An Executive Order Against Anti-Christian Bias? Why This Move by President Trump Is Sadly Necessary—And SeriousPart II (10:57 - 16:04)Is Inerrancy a Modern Word and Concept? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The BriefingPart III (16:04 - 18:30)What Do We Make of the Reference to ‘Other Gods’ in Exodus 12? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The BriefingPart IV (18:30 - 24:44)What Should I Do About the Boring Parts of the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The BriefingPart V (24:44 - 27:43)Should Women Join the Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From a 14-Year-Old Listener to The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 135Monday, February 10, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 08:46)‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports’: President Trump Signs Executive Order for Transgender Women in Sports BanKeeping Men Out of Women’s Sports by The White House Executive OrderDefending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism by The White House Executive OrderPart II (08:46 - 12:48)State Bans on Hormone Therapy and Puberty Blockers on Minors are Constitutional: Trump Reverses Important Supreme Court Argument from the Biden AdministrationJustice Department tells Supreme Court bans on transgender care for minors are constitutional by USA Today (Maureen Groppe)Part III (12:48 - 19:12)The NCAA Falls in Line: Trump’s Executive Order Banning Trans Women Sports is Already Reshaping the Nation’s Most Influential College Sports Governing BodyPart IV (19:12 - 25:13)A 3-Year-Old ‘Trans’ Toddler? – This is Sheer InsanitySign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 136Tuesday, February 11, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 09:14)Combine Energy in the Executive and the Theory of the Unitary Executive: President Trump Aims to Define the Role of the President of the United States by Part II (09:14 - 21:56)We Now Have a Fourth Branch of Government? – The U.S. Has an Ever-Growing Administrative State, and It’s a Threat to Our Constitutional OrderPart III (21:56 - 27:16)The Reality of the Deep State: There Circle Within a Circle Within a Circle Inside the Administrative StateSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 137Wednesday, February 12, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 12:44)The Ideological Capture of the Left: The Left is Increasingly Committed to Theory Rather Than RealityStill Crazy… by Substack (Joe Klein)The Democrats Show Why They Lost by The Atlantic (Jonathan Chait)Democrats Have a New Leader but Haven’t Come to Grips With Failure by The Wall Street Journal (Molly Ball)Part II (12:45 - 20:31)Are We 89 Seconds to Midnight? The Scientific Community Has an Apocalyptic Worldview TooCloser than ever: It is now 89 seconds to midnight by Bullet of the Atomic Scientists (John Mecklin)Part III (20:31 - 27:55)You Want a Penny For Your Thoughts? You Better Hurry: President Trump Seeks to Stop Minting the PennyIt takes nearly 4 cents to make a single penny. Here's why Trump wants them gone. by USA Today (George Petras)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 138Thursday, February 13, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 11:07)Is the Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas About to Fall Apart? Hamas Threatens to Halt Hostage Returns Remains Committed to the Non-Existence of IsraelPart II (11:07 - 17:57)Climate Change Hypocrisy or Something Deeper? Has Silicon Valley Changed its Stripes?Under Trump, Billionaire Climate Champions Have Gone Quiet by The New York Times (David Gelles)Part III (17:57 - 23:20)Celebrity and Climate Ideology: Those Pushing Climate Change are Often the Most Hypocritical – Just Look at Their Private JetsWhy Climate-Change Ideology Is Dying by The Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)Part IV (23:20 - 27:00)A Refreshing and Right Message: The Department of Transportation is Prioritizing Areas with High Marriage Rates and Birth RatesDuffy tells DOT to prioritize areas with high birth rates by The Hill (Lauren Irwin)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 139Friday, February 14, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 11:14)What Does the Super Bowl Say about the Culture? Objective Truth, the Spectacle of Sport, the Power of Advertising, the American Draw to Nostalgia, and GamblingSuper Bowls Have More Than One Loser by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessey)Part II (11:14 - 14:50)The Right Kind of Sentimentality of Valentine’s Day: In a Culture with a Twisted Definition of Love, It’s Important to Recognize and Celebrate Love’s Right ExpressionPart III (14:50 - 19:37)How Do We Teach Our Daughters About Accepting Chivalry? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (19:37 - 23:29)How Do I Help a Younger Believer Understand His Depravity? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (23:29 - 26:35)How is Jesus Christ at the Right Hand of God If He Had to Pay an Eternal Debt for Sin? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (26:35 - 29:41)Is Cross-dressing for a High School Theatrical Play Sinful? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 140Monday, February 17, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 17:17)Far Right? Hard Right? Radical Right? Media Confusion After Vice President Vance Delivers Message in MunichVance Shocks Europe With a Message That He Has Long Promoted at Home by The New York Times (Michael C. Bender)Part II (17:17 - 22:05)A Huge Moral Imbalance Exchange Between Israel and Hamas: Israel Receives Back 3 Hostages in Exchange for 369 Palestinian PrisonersHamas Postpones Release of More Hostages ‘Until Further Notice’ by The New York Times (Lara JakesRonen BergmanAdam Rasgon and Johnatan Reiss)Part III (22:05 - 27:44)Terrorism is the Official Policy of Hamas: The Deadly Determination of Hamas Highlights Its Danger and the Difficulty of Eliminating Deadly IdeasTrump Wants the U.S. to Control Gaza. So, Who Owns It Anyway? by The Wall Street Journal (Rory Jones)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 141Tuesday, February 18, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 13:51)The New York Times Editorial Board Takes Aim at Trump over Transgender Issue: The New York Times Presents Alternative Morality and Worldview Contrary to Creation OrderTrump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)Part II (13:51 - 18:32)Even More Radical Revolutionaries are Coming: The LGBTQ Revolution Seeks to Press Agenda Even Further, Which Includes Eating Their Own If NecessaryPart III (18:32 - 27:19)Books with ‘Nudity, Excessive Violence, and Sadomasochistic Behavior’ – Are These Categories You Want in the Library of Your Child’s Public School?'Not enough kids in these meetings': Students weigh in as 1,100 books banned in Tennessee by The Tennessean (Rachel Wegner)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 142Wednesday, February 19, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 05:24)“Because We Want More Babies” — President Trump Announces IVF Expansion, But the End Does Not Justify the MeansPresident Donald J. Trump Expands Access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) by The White HousePart II (05:24 - 18:47)The Moral Risk and Moral Wrong Behind IVF: The Problem of Abstracting Sex From ReproductionTrump signs executive order expanding access to IVF, says White House by The Guardian (Léonie Chao-Fong and Carter Sherman)On the Ethical Realities of Reproductive Technologies and the Dignity of the Human Embryo by The Southern Baptist ConventionWhy the Southern Baptists Said No to IVF by The Wall Street Journal (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Andrew Walker)Part III (18:47 - 22:49)Elon Musk, His Children, and IVF: A Media Claim About Musk’s 13th Child Raises Major Moral QuestionsElon Musk’s Babies Were Conceived Via IVF And Surrogacy - Is It The Future Of Reproduction? by Forbes (Alex Zhavoronkov)Part IV (22:49 - 26:06)The Moral Revolution Goes After Shakespeare – New Playwrights Attempt to Overhaul Romeo and Juliet for a ‘Non-Binary’ WorldSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 143Thursday, February 20, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 11:08)The Culture of Death and Dementia—In the Netherlands, Some With Alzheimer’s are Trying to Make Plans for Assisted Suicide Before Their DeclineShe’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen)Part II (11:08 - 18:53)Euthanasia Goes Far Beyond Assisted Suicide – The Culture of Death is an All-Encompassing Worldview, From Death Before Birth to Death in Old AgePart III (18:53 - 23:09)Modern Art as “Transgressive Art” — Why Artistic Culture Leans LeftPart IV (23:09 - 28:49)President Trump Takes on the Cultural Elites at the Kennedy Center: Drag Performances are Out, But What Will Take Their Place?A Night at the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts by The New York Times (Shawn McCreesh)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
- 144Friday, February 21, 2025This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 05:39)The Plane Didn’t Survive, But the Passengers Did: In Light of the Plane Crash in Toronto, We Must Learn from What Goes Right, and Not Just What Goes Wrong Part II (05:39 - 09:30)Does Genesis 3:24 Point to God’s Creation of the First Weapon? If So, What Does That Tell Us About Humans Advancing Weapons Technology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart III (09:30 - 13:35)What is the History of the Phrase ‘Asking Jesus Into Your Heart,’ and Why Is It So Widely Used? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (13:35 - 16:05)I Agree With What You Said About Certain Kinds of Books Not Being Present in Public Schools Libraries, But Wouldn’t That Include the Bible As Well? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (16:05 - 19:08)What Happens When a Senator or Member of the House Becomes a Part of the President’s Cabinet? Who Takes Their Place? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (19:08 - 21:31)If Adam Named All the Animals, How Did He Name the Sea Creatures If He Did Not Live By the Ocean? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart VII (21:31 - 24:13)Can I Sin in My Dreams? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VIII (24:13 - 26:27)How Do I Confront My College Classmates About Their Wrong Views on LGBTQ Issues? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IX (26:27 - 28:45)What Was God Doing Before Time Existed? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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