This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:01) The Electorate Was the Jury: Special Counsel Drops Cases Against the President-Elect Part II (16:01 - 20:17) Did Voters Give Trump a Mandate? A Look at History and Media Bias The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory by The New York Times (Peter Baker) A Monumental, Fragile Mandate by The New York Times (The Editorial Board) Part III (20:17 - 23:53) A Getawa...
Nov 26, 2024•24 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:32) The Money Behind Climate Change: COP29 Reaches Final Deal for $300 Billion Per Year from Developed Nations to Developing Nations U.N. Reaches $300 Billion Climate Financing Deal as Trump Looms by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Dalton) Part II (13:32 - 23:48) Where is Energy Realism? China as a “Developing Country,” EVs, and the Plea to Trump from Major Car Makers to Encourage (Require) ...
Nov 25, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:20) Matt Gaetz Withdraws: Trump’s Potential Attorney General Change in Wake of Gaetz Scandal News Analysis: If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down? by LA Times (Taryn Luna and Seema Mehta) Part II (06:20 - 14:55) The ICC Issues Warrant for Netanyahu’s So-Called War Crimes? Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself Part III (14:55 - 18:54) Did You M...
Nov 22, 2024•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 17:17) No, Conservatives Aren’t Pushing Out Liberals From Social Media: The Left Dislikes the Destabilization of Their Media Establishment Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right by The New York Times (Sheera Frenkel) Part II (17:17 - 22:03) Conservatives Did Not Launch the Culture War: The Left is Politicizing the Sexual Revolution – And Trying to Overcome Common Sense Hou...
Nov 21, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:20) Will Trump Disband the Department of Education? The Educational Establishment Is a Powerful Enemy Part II (08:20 - 15:09) You Don’t Get Rid of Woke Ideas by Merely Changing Course Titles: Liberal Professors Don’t Give Up Easily ‘Race,’ ‘equity’ removed from UNT course titles to comply with Texas DEI ban, faculty say by Dallas Morning News (Marcela Rodrigues) Part III (15:09 - 18:00) ‘They...
Nov 20, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:15) What is President Biden Doing in Ukraine? President Biden Approves Use of U.S. Missiles Deep in Russian Territory Part II (12:15 - 21:15) Big Tech Overreach and an AI Tragedy: Christians Need to Closely Examine the Effects of Social Media and AI on Teens Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill by The Wall Street Journal (Georgia Wells, Kristina Peterson, and Natalie Andre...
Nov 19, 2024•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:43) Cabinet Controversies: Some of Trump’s Potential Appointments Incite Major Furor on Political and Moral Grounds Part II (14:43 - 22:13) So What’s the Message About Abortion? Trump Nominates a Kennedy Scion and Iconoclast, RFK Jr., to Head the HHS Part III (22:13 - 27:05) The Conservative Impulse to Look Beyond Disorder: A President Should Appoint for Loyalty, but Trump’s Appointments Need...
Nov 18, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:54) The Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns: Justin Welby’s Leadership Became Untenable in the Wake of Sex Abuse Crisis Review Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury by The Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Over U.K. Church Abuse Scandal by The New York Times (Stephen Castle and Mark Landler) Part II (09:54 - 14:59) A Parable of Moral Compromise and Theological Surre...
Nov 15, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:16) Trump’s New Inner Circle: What Do President-Elect Trump’s Appointments So Far Reveal About the Trajectory of His Presidency? Part II (14:16 - 19:01) What Exactly Is a Recess Appointment? A Process Meant for Exceptions May Become More of a Rule Part III (19:01 - 27:38) Meanwhile, in the Capitol: The Speaker Continues in the House and There is New Republican Leadership in the Senate Sign up...
Nov 14, 2024•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:00) Donald Trump and the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Policy: World Leaders Respond to Donald Trump’s Re-Election Trump Is Shaping US Foreign Policy Well Before He Takes Office by Bloomberg (Courtney McBride) Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership by The New York Times (David E. Sanger) Part II (14:00 - 20:39) NATO and Christian Realism: Even the Most Powerful Countries on t...
Nov 13, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:19) Something Isn’t Adding Up: The Someone Needs to Explain the Outlier Voting Numbers From 2020 Part II (09:19 - 18:53) Will a Woman Ever Be Elected President? It’s an Interesting Question But More Complicated Than You Might Think Will America ever elect a woman president? Experts weigh in after Kamala Harris loss by Raleigh News and Observer (Mary Helen Moore) Part III (18:53 - 23:04) Marga...
Nov 12, 2024•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:57) A Look at the Voting Patterns by Gender: How Trump and Harris Fared Among Men and Women – the Single, Married, and Those With Children Why did Donald Trump win? Experts from around the Triad weigh in on decisive victory. by Winston-Salem Journal (Richard Craver) Part II (12:57 - 16:46) Creation Order’s Role in the Election Result: Millions of Americans Did Not Get on Board with the Sexual...
Nov 11, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:37) Fox News America Beat MSNBC America: Trump’s Election Win and the Decentering of the Media in America Part II (10:37 - 17:59) Not Your Grandparents’ Weed: Tuesday’s Election, the Increasing THC Levels in Marijuana, and the Moral Confusion of Our Age This Isn’t Your Parents’ ‘Woodstock Weed’ by The Wall Street Journal (Marc Siegel) Part III (17:59 - 19:51) To Whom Do We Pray?—"All of God" ...
Nov 08, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:00) Kamala Harris Concedes the Election: The Vice President’s White House Hopes Come to an End as She alls President-Elect Trump and Delivers Her Concession Speech Read Vice President Kamala Harris’ Full Concession Speech by Time Magazine Part II (11:00 - 20:10) Mapping the Worldviews: Once Again, Liberal Political Intensity Was Hottest Nearest Cities, Coasts, and Campuses—and In a Big Way Pa...
Nov 07, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:54) An Election Night for the Ages: It Was a Clear and Convincing Win for the Former President Part II (08:54 - 17:54) The Future of the Pro-Life Movement is in Trouble: The Pro-Abortion Movement Gathers Major Momentum in At Least 8 States with Abortion on the Ballot Part III (17:54 - 26:20) The Job of the Pro-Life Movement is Just Beginning: The 2024 Presidential Election Has Only Further Re...
Nov 06, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:46) Election Day 2024 Has Finally Arrived: What to Watch For As the Results Roll In (All Too Slowly in Some Cases) Tonight Part II (12:46 - 21:54) The History of the Electoral College: Why Our Constitutional Republic Does Not Rely on the Popular Vote for President No Democracy Lives Forever by Liveright (Erwin Chemerinsky) Part III (21:54 - 28:35) No, the Presidential Election Should Not Be B...
Nov 05, 2024•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:26) Are You an Undecided Voter? How Is That Even Possible? The Stakes are Just Too High to Not be Prepared When You Enter the Voting Booth To the Still-Undecided Voters in This Election: Maybe Just Stay Home? by The Wall Street Journal (Jeff Greenfield) Millions in the West want mandatory voting. Are they right? by The Economist Part II (08:26 - 16:37) Swing States, Polling, and Confidence in...
Nov 04, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:27) ‘It’s Camp. It’s Carnal. It’s Macabre. It’s Silly.’: The Current Celebration of Halloween Has Much to Tell Us About the Moral Trajectory of Our Culture The Music Industry Is Hoping Halloween Can Be the New Christmas by The New York Times (Marc Hogan) Part II (10:27 - 17:08) How Can I Honor God with My Feelings When I’m Not Allowed to Date Yet? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Y...
Nov 01, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:27) Behind the ‘Science’ of Polling: What are the Polls? What Do They Tell Us? What Do We Want Them to Tell Us? What Do Others Want Us to Think They Tell Us? Forget the polls? Prediction fever takes over Trump vs. Harris 2024 election by USA Today (Phillip M. Bailey) One week to go: what is the state of the US presidential race? by The Financial Times (Oliver Roeder, Eva Xiao, Radhika Rukmang...
Oct 31, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:27) Abortion on the Ballot in Ten States: A Radical Constitutional Amendment Packaged as ‘Reproductive Health Care’ Faces Missouri Voters 2024 Ballot Measures by Missouri Secretary of State Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion by Florida Division of Elections Part II (10:27 - 15:57) Where Did the Pro-Lifers Go? A Secular Age Clarifies Who is Convictionally and Genuinely Pr...
Oct 30, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:48) Ukraine is Turning into a Powder Keg: North Korea Sends 10,000 Troops to Aid Russia’s War with Ukraine Part II (09:48 - 13:50) The Meeting of the BRICs Nations: Brazil, Russia, India, and China and Other Nations Seek to Set Up Alternative World Power to U.S. and Its Allies Part III (13:50 - 22:26) The Archbishop of Canterbury Drops a Theological Bombshell: Justin Welby Argues Same-Sex Mon...
Oct 29, 2024•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:10) This Just Blew Up the Media World: The Washington Post and LA Times Decline to Endorse a Presidential Candidate for the 2024 Election On political endorsement by The Washington Post Post columnists respond by The Washington Post (Post Columnists) Washington Post Says It Will Stop Endorsing Presidential Candidates by The New York Times (Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson) Part II (16:10 -...
Oct 28, 2024•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:25) Marxism Meets Theology: The Death of Liberation Theologian Gustavo Gutierrez Raises Big Theological Issues Gustavo Gutiérrez, Father of Liberation Theology, Dies at 96 by The New York Times (Bill Friskics-Warren) Part II (08:25 - 13:05) How Should Christians Think About an Obituary? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (13:05 - 18:09) How Should First T...
Oct 25, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:42) Can Government Raise the Birth Rate? The Global Birthrates Are Crashing And It’s Proving Increasingly Difficult to Fix the Problem Can the Government Get People to Have More Babies? by The New York Times (Motoko Rich) Worldwide Efforts to Reverse the Baby Shortage Are Falling Flat by The Wall Street Journal (Chelsey Dulaney) Part II (15:42 - 21:46) Actually, More Babies IS the Solution to...
Oct 24, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:48) Did Kamala Harris Just Put All Her Abortion Cards on the Table? The Vice President’s Interview with NBC News Reveals Unrestricted Support for Abortion Full transcript: Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed by NBC News' Hallie Jackson by NBC News Part II (06:48 - 11:21) Kamala Harris’s Evasion on Transgender Support: Harris Throws Up Smokescreen on Beliefs about Federal Support for So-C...
Oct 23, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:13) There is a Countdown for Christian Parents and the Public Schools: The History of the Public Schools Shows a Long-Term Strategy for the Left Part II (16:13 - 18:44) We Need to End the Government’s Monopoly in Education: And We Need to Empower Parents and Families Empower parents and families: And end the government monopoly on schools by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part III (18...
Oct 22, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:42) The Media Are Doing U.S. Citizens a Disservice in Their Reporting on Israel: Israel’s Only Option Remains Its Self-Preservation Sinwar’s Death Could Shake but Not Topple Hamas, Experts Say by The New York Times (Ben Hubbard) Hamas Says Its Demands Are Unchanged as Biden Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire by The New York Times (Liam Stack Aaron Boxerman Bilal Shbair and Jim Tankersley) Sinwar’s Fi...
Oct 21, 2024•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:40) Hamas Leader Killed by Israeli Forces: The Death of Yahya Sinwar Raises Important Theological and Moral Principles about Rightful Killing in a Dangerous and Fallen World Part II (10:40 - 15:32) What Should Israel Do Now? Will the Palestinian People Forge Their Own Future? – The Death of Yahya Sinwar Raises Massive Questions about the Future How the Biden Team Plans to Build Peace From Sin...
Oct 18, 2024•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:37) Is the Gender Divide the Most Important Divide? Just Look at a Looming Divide Between Men and Women in the 2024 Election Gender Gap Is Defining Feature of Deadlocked Trump-Harris Race by The Wall Street Journal (Catherine Lucy, Aaron Zitner, and Xavier Martinez) Part II (10:37 - 17:00) Motherhood Matters at the Ballot Box: There is a Divide Between Male Voter and Female Voters, But Also B...
Oct 17, 2024•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:39) The Parable of George Gascón: Soft-On-Crime D.A. in LA Faces Looming Disaster of His Own Making on Election Day Gascón gave teen killer second chance — now she’s charged again by The LA Times (Richard Winton and James Queally) ‘Not even close’: Hochman’s lead over Gascón grows to 30% in new D.A.’s race poll by The LA Times (Connor Sheets and James Queally) Part II (12:39 - 17:12) It’s a C...
Oct 16, 2024•26 min
