This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 09:28) Ending the Term with Thunder: The Supreme Court Clarifies the Relationship Between the Executive and Judicial Branches United States v. Skrmetti by Supreme Court of the United States Trump v. CASA, Inc. by Supreme Court of the United States Part II (09:28 – 20:21) Big Wins for Parents at the Supreme Court: Nation’s Highest Court Defends Parental Authority in Two Crucial Cases Mahmoud v. T...
Jun 30, 2025•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 09:50) We are Peering over a Demographic Cliff: This Year’s High School Graduating Class is the Biggest in American History, But It’s Downhill From Here Peak Pomp & Circumstance by The Washington Examiner (Timothy P. Carney) Part II (09:50 – 15:00) Is God Good to Permit That My Wife Die from a Brain Tumor at a Young Age? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from Listeners of The Briefing Part III...
Jun 27, 2025•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 – 13:52) Will a Socialist Muslim Become Mayor of New York? Zohran Mamdani Wins the Democratic Party’s Primary Race in New York Wall Street Panics Over Prospect of a Socialist Running New York City by The Wall Street Journal (Kevin T. Dugan, Gregory Zuckerman, and Brian Schwartz) The People’s Republic of New York City by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (13:52 – 21:00) The 10-Y...
Jun 26, 2025•24 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 05:10) Will Iran Recover and Resume its Nuclear Weapons Program? The Effectiveness of the Attacks are Unknown, and the Likelihood of Lasting Change is Difficult to Calculate Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters. by The New York Times (Oona A. Hathaway) Part II (05:10 – 10:24) NATO Allies Are Hiding Under the Shield of the U.S. – Are European Nations Serious About Their ...
Jun 25, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 11:51) A Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran? President Trump Announces (On Truth Social) That Iran and Israel Have Reached a Ceasefire Agreement Part II (11:51 – 20:14) The Culture of Death Scores Big Win in UK: Assisted Suicide Bill Passes in House of Commons Assisted dying Bill set to become law by The Telegraph (Genevieve Holl-Allen and Janet Eastham) Part III (20:14 – 25:25) The Culture of De...
Jun 24, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 11:33) The Days of False Negotiation are Over: The United States Attacks Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Sites Part II (11:33 - 14:44) Does the President Have the Constitutional Right to Launch This Kind of Attack? Criticism of the Attack on Iran Raises Major Questions Progressives suddenly remember presidents shouldn’t act monarchically by The Washington Post (George F. Will) Part III (14:44 - 18:58) Wa...
Jun 23, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 09:52) A Harmless Escape or Threat to Social Order? Brazil’s Sad ‘Reborn Doll’ Craze Extremely Lifelike Dolls Cause a Frenzy in Brazil by The New York Times (Leonardo Coelho and Michael Levenson) Part II (09:52 - 23:42) What is the Responsibility of the United States to the Modern State of Israel? Do Christians Have a Doctrinal Obligation to the State of Israel? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters ...
Jun 20, 2025•31 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 12:00) A Win for Sanity at the Supreme Court: SCOTUS Sides with Tennessee in Ban on So-Called Transgender Treatment for Minors United States v. Skrmetti by The Supreme Court of the United States Part II (12:00 – 16:22) ‘The Experts Have Been Wrong Before’: Justices Thomas Speaks the Truth About Subversion by the Elites Part III (16:22 – 25:29) A Shift Toward Preferring Girls? The Economist Finds...
Jun 19, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 11:55) A Crisis of Existential Crises: Outside of Christ, Everything is an Existential Crisis Why Is Everything an Existential Crisis? by The Wall Street Journal (Andrew Hartz) Part II (11:55 - 17:00) Is Burning the Koran a Crime in the UK? A Strange Alliance of Secularists and Christians are Questioning a Ruling in the UK A ruling in Britain stokes fears of backdoor blasphemy laws by The Econom...
Jun 18, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:16) The Moral Shift Towards LGBTQ Acceptance – How Did Our Society Get Here? Part II (08:16 - 18:44) Surrogacy and the War Against Ontology: Heterosexuality is Biased Towards Procreation – That’s Just Biology They spent over $200K to expand their family. Doctors say it's common for LGBTQ+ couples. by USA Today (Adrianna Rodriguez and David Oliver) Stonewall veterans sound alarm over Trump's a...
Jun 17, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:14) Degrading the Threat of Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities: The Military Strategy of Israel and the Hope of Her Allies Israel’s Nuclear Good Deed Against Iran by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead by The New York Times (Steven Erlanger) Israel Had the Courage to Do What Needed to Be Done by The New York Times (Bret Stephens) Part II (12:14 - 16...
Jun 16, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:38) Well, It's Happened- Israel Strikes Iran, Targeting Key Nuclear Installations Rubio calls Israeli strikes against Iran 'unilateral,' says US not involved by Reuters (Kanishka Singh) Part II (09:38 - 14:02) Is It Possible to Go a Day Without Sinning? - Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (14:02 - 16:23) Is My Desire, as a Young Woman, to be an Optometrist...
Jun 13, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 09:50) The Culture of Death Advances in New York: New York Assisted Suicide Bill Now Goes to Governor New York Moves to Allow Terminally Ill People to Die on Their Own Terms by The New York Times (Grace Ashford) Part II (09:50 - 21:03) There is No ‘Death Worth Dying’ — So-called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is Government Authorized Suicide New York’s Assisted-Suicide Mistake by The Wall St...
Jun 12, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 07:33) Trump and Newsom Square Off on Illegal Immigration and ICE Raids: The Constitutional Issues Loom Large, But the Political Calculus is Real Part II (07:33 - 16:38) The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Face Off: Influential Liberal and Conservative Newspapers Have Major Worldview Collision on Illegal Immigration and ICE Raids Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emerg...
Jun 11, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 15:06) A ‘Regression’ on Gender? The Recoil to the Transgender Movement is Grounded in Creation Order, Not Merely a Speed Bump in Progressive History The Transgender Tipping Point by Time (Katy Steinmetz) Our Regression on Gender Is a Tragedy, Not Just a Political Problem by The New York Times (David Wallace-Wells) Part II (16:02 - 15:24) The Triumph of the Therapeutic and the Death of Family Ti...
Jun 10, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:46) A Brief History of Pride Month and the Pride Flag – How Did This Happen, and What Does It Mean in 2025? Rainbow flag meaning: A brief history lesson on how the Pride flag came to be by USA Today (Olivia Munson) Pride Events in New York: Here’s How to Celebrate by The New York Times (Erik Piepenburg) Part II (07:46 - 13:49) A Few Corporations Back Off Pride Month: The U.S. Is Going to Need...
Jun 09, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 05:26) SCOTUS Unanimously Says Straight Woman Can Prevail in Reverse Discrimination Suit – This is a Victory for Common Sense Interpretation of the Law and the Constitution Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit by The New York Times (Adam Liptak) Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services by The Supreme Court of the United States Part II (05:26 - 17:50) The Providence of Go...
Jun 06, 2025•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 15:12) Ukraine’s Surprise Drone Attack: Ukraine Launches Devastating Drone Attack on Russia’s Bomber Fleet – We are in a New Age of Asymmetrical Warfare Part II (15:12 - 18:29) America, You’ve Been Warned: The U.S. Needs to Take Ukraine’s Drone Attack on Russia as an Exposure of Our Own Vulnerabilities Ukraine’s Drone Strike Is a Warning—for the U.S. by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Boa...
Jun 05, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 08:13) Europe Has a Huge Free Speech Problem: Europe is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Saving Democracy Europe’s free-speech problem: J.D. Vance was Right by The Economist Part II (08:13 - 12:31) What is Happening in Finland Will Not Stay in Finland: Americans Need to Closely Watch the Free Speech Case of Paivi Rasanen in Finland Europeans are becoming less free to say what they think by T...
Jun 04, 2025•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 14:39) What’s Going On Between the U.S. and Europe? Europe Appears to Be Rethinking Its Relationship with the U.S. and Its Attraction to ‘Traditional Values’ For Europe, America was the future. Now what? by The Financial Times (Mark Mazower) Part II (14:39 - 21:32) How Do You Get Rid of a Party Which Came in Second in a Recent Election? Germany’s Attempt to Squelch AfD For Being Too ‘Far Right’ ...
Jun 03, 2025•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 09:09) Prisoners Should Not Be Able to Choose Their Gender: Allowing Biological Men in Women’s Prison Leads to Even More Harm for Women in Prison Says UN Official Don’t let trans rapists choose gender, UN warns police by The Telegraph (Daniel Martin) Part II (09:09 - 14:04) No, Don’t Give Staff Extra Breaks to Hide Their Biology: The Massive Problem in Suggested Transgender Guidelines from UK Gi...
Jun 02, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:00) The Moral Significance of Bricks: The Dark and Weighty Reality of Living in a Town Built for Nazis ‘Are the Bricks Evil?’ In a Village Built for Nazis, Darkness Lingers. by The New York Times (Sally McGrane) Part II (10:00 - 14:01) Ed Smylie, Who Saved Apollo 13 Crew, Dies at 95 – And Duct Tape Was Crucial for the Success of His Heroic Act Ed Smylie knew this stick-fast wonder could fix a...
May 30, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 06:50) Why Has President Trump Has Declared War on Harvard? An Open Challenge to a Bastion of the Educational Elites Does the President Want to Fix Harvard or Destroy It? by The Wall Street Journal (Jason L. Riley) Part II (06:50 - 10:16) ‘Trust Us, We Won the Johan Skytte Award’: The Self-Congratulatory Condescension of the Academic Elites Letter: Prize-winning political scientists speak out by...
May 29, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 17:10) So Who Knew What When About Biden’s Cognitive Decline? ‘Original Sin’ Has Revised History and Is Raising Big Questions About Who’s Responsible for This Cover-Up Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Penguin Random House (Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson) Jake Tapper Uncovers Startling Evidence That Biden’s Decline Was Covered Up By J...
May 28, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 09:07) Evil Seized an Opportunity in the U.S. Embassy: A Horrific Attack in the Name of ‘Free Palestine’ Leads to the Murder of Two Israeli Diplomats How Israel tries to shield its diplomats from attack by Financial Times (James Shotter and Neri Zilber and Mehul Srivastava) Days Before a Marriage Proposal, They Were Killed in D.C. by The New York Times (John YoonIsabel Kershner and Natan Odenhei...
May 27, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 04:32) Religious Liberty Was Hamstrung Yesterday: The 4-4 Split Led to a Major Religious Liberty Loss in Oklahoma OK Charter School Board v. Drummond by The U.S. Supreme Court Part II (04:32 - 10:45) The Left is Now Furious with Target: The Company Offended Many Christians With LGBTQ Advocacy, Now Target Backs Off DEI, and the Left is Losing Their Minds Target shares fall after hit from tariffs ...
May 23, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 12:47) Feminism and Transgenderism at Odds: Lesbians Want to Be Liberated from the LBGT Revolution Why lesbians want out of the LGBT Movement by The Spectator (Julie Bindel) Part II (12:47 - 16:19) Creation Order Asserts Itself: Creation Order Breaks Through Everywhere, Even in the Wake of the Sexual Liberation Movement Why the trans debacle matters by The Spectator (Lionel Shriver) Part III (16...
May 22, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 14:32) Is the U.S. Fighting the Wrong War? The Complicated Nature of the U.S. Response to the Houthis The $7 Billion We Wasted Bombing a Country We Couldn’t Find on a Map by The New York Times (Nicholas Kristof) Part II (14:32 - 21:57) Austin is a New Kind of Weird? Is the Texas Capital, A Blue Dot in a Red State, Changing its Color? Austin Welcomed Musk. Now It’s Weird (in a New Way). by The Ne...
May 21, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 00:42) Former President Biden Has Cancer - We are Praying for the Former President in Light of His Diagnosis Part II (00:42 - 08:09) Why Is Travel Not Producing World Peace? Cosmopolitanism Isn't Bringing People Together Why travel didn’t bring the world together by Financial Times (Janan Ganesh) Part III (08:09 - 14:39) Global Peace Through International Law? No, Reason and Rules Are Not Enough...
May 20, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 11:36) A Massive Cover-Up from the White House: New Book Details the Cover-Up of Former President Joe Biden’s Cognitive Decline Joe Biden ‘redemption tour’ backfires as cognitive doubts resurface by Financial Times (Myles McCormick) Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Penguin Random House (Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson) Joe Biden Was U...
May 19, 2025•27 min
