This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 04:54) How Often Do You Think About Rome? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing How often do men think about ancient Rome? Quite frequently, it seems. by Washington Post (Leo Sands) Part II (04:54 - 11:48) Where is the Balance Between Allowing For Free Speech and Preventing Mental Harm to the Children in Our Communities When It Comes to Halloween Decorations? — Dr. Mohl...
Oct 27, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:40) Good News for the House of Representatives: Conservative Mike Johnson Named Speaker of the House Part II (06:40 - 22:45) The New Axis of Evil: Are We Ready to Defend Our Civilization? The new axis of evil: Are we ready to defend our civilization? by WORLD (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part III (22:45 - 26:53) More Than 40 State Attorneys General Sue Meta for Harm to Teens: In Warning Call to Pa...
Oct 26, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:29) Worse Than Useless? The United Nations and Its Failure Revealed The Irrelevant United Nations by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (11:29 - 19:45) The EU Cannot Meet Its Own Climate Goals: Why the Age of Fossil Fuel Is Not Coming to an End EU must cut carbon emissions three times faster to meet targets, report says by The Guardian (Ajit Niranjan) Part III (19:45 - 28:10) T...
Oct 25, 2023•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:42) Comprehensive Sex Education is at Odds with Sexual Morality: The Threat of Progressive Sex Education to Parental Rights and Creation Order Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools by Associated Press (Hannah Fingerhut) Part II (12:42 - 17:12) A New Abortion Rights Group in Illinois? Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Billion Dollar Push for Abortion. And for the White ...
Oct 24, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:20) Wars and Rumors of Wars Combined: Will President Biden’s $100B Proposal Be Approved? Part II (12:20 - 21:21) God Does Not Live in a Temple Made by Human Hands: The Theological Significance of New Jersey’s New Hindu Temple A $96 Million Hindu Temple Opens Amid Accusations of Forced Labor by New York Times (Sarah Pulliam Bailey) Part III (21:21 - 24:50) Theology Matters, and It Shows in a C...
Oct 23, 2023•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:48) Drag Shows Cause No Harm to Children? Montana Judge Stays Ban on Law Restricting the Exposure of Children to Drag Events Montana judge keeps in place a ban on enforcement of law restricting drag shows, drag reading events by Associated Press (Amy Beth Hanson) Part II (10:48 - 15:15) Sin Seizes Every Opportunity, Even in the World of Chess: Is a Tournament Chess Championship Even Plausible...
Oct 20, 2023•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 18:37) The Fog of War: President Biden’s Comments in Israel in the Wake of Palestinian Attacks on Gaza Hospital Part II (18:37 - 22:05) The World is Changing Before Our Eyes: Major Shifts on the World Stage in the Wake of the Wars in Israel and Ukraine Part III (22:05 - 27:53) India’s Supreme Court Declines Same-sex Marriage: A Surprising Conservative Judgment That Likely Delays the Inevitable H...
Oct 19, 2023•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:05) The U.S. Sends a Clear Signal: President Biden’s Trip to Israel Part II (14:05 - 17:55) The Left Unveils Postmodern’s Antisemitic Legacy: Elite Academia is Fueling Genocidal Ideology Warning of ‘Grave’ Errors, Powerful Donors Push Universities on Hamas by New York Times (Rob Copeland) Liberals Need a Reckoning With Anti-Semitism by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker) Don’t Hire My Anti-Sem...
Oct 18, 2023•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:22) Shifts in the American Political Landscape: The House Needs a Speaker, and Louisiana Elects a Conservative Governor Part II (06:22 - 12:33) A Great American Fracturing? — Americans are Moving States Based on Political Views Two Families Got Fed Up With Their States’ Politics. So They Moved Out. by New York Times (Trip Gabriel) Part III (12:33 - 21:28) The Motherhood Penalty: Nobel Prize W...
Oct 17, 2023•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:08) The Moral Considerations of Israel’s War: Balancing the Absolute Necessity of Destroying Hamas with Minimizing the Loss of Innocent Life The Secrets Hamas Knew About Israel’s Military by New York Times (Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman) What Does Destroying Gaza Solve? by New York Times (Nicholas Kristof) Seeking a Moral Compass in Gaza’s War by New York Times (Nicholas Kristof) Part II...
Oct 16, 2023•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:15) Treasonous Behavior from a Senator: Robert Menendez Charged with Conspiring to Act as Foreign Agent of Egypt How Should Christians Think About the Attack Upon Israel? by AlbertMohler.com Part II (07:15 - 15:29) The Culture War Wants Your Car: Why the Culture War is Bringing the Fight to Your Garage The Culture War Is Coming for Your Car by Wall Street Journal (Joseph C. Sternberg) Part II...
Oct 13, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:09) The Reality of Natural Evil and Moral Evil: Devastating Earthquake in Afghanistan, Genocidal Attack in Israel ‘The Wrath of God’: Afghans Mourn Unimaginable Loss From Quake by New York Times (Christina Goldbaum and Yaqoob Akbary) Part II (10:09 - 17:24) Harvard’s Complicity: School Broiled in Controversy After Response to Student Statement Supporting Hamas’s Attacks on Israel Harvard Shru...
Oct 12, 2023•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:35) ‘This Is an Act of Sheer Evil’: Evaluating the Moral Language of President Biden’s Statement on the Hamas Attacks on Israel Remarks by President Biden on the Terrorist Attacks in Israel by The White House Part II (14:35 - 19:17) The Reality of Evil in an Age of Confusion: Moral Clarity in the Wake of Barbarity Part III (19:17 - 23:23) ‘Don’t’ Warns the President: The U.S. Warning Must Be ...
Oct 11, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:42) The Responsibility of a Nation-state in War: Israel’s Right to Defend Itself Part II (09:42 - 12:12) This is Not Just About Israel: An Attack on Israel is an Attack on Western Civilization and the Rule of Law Part III (12:12 - 14:16) Americans, Don’t Take a Holiday from History: The World is a Perilous Place, and This is Conflict in Israel Is More Evidence of That Part IV (14:16 - 15:56) ...
Oct 10, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:03) Israel is at War: Hamas Attacks State of Israel, Kills, and Kidnaps Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks by Wall Street Journal (Summer Said, Benoit Faucon, and Stephen Kalin) Part II (16:03 - 25:47) Who’s Speaking in Defense of Israel, and Who is Not? — The Significance of the Political and Global Response to the War in Israel Part III (25:47 - 26:10) Pray for Israel: Fol...
Oct 09, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:56) ‘The Top Takeaway of the Study is That There’s A Lot More to Learn’: NASA Admits Lack of Knowledge of Any Extraterrestrial Origins of UFOs No evidence that UFOs have extraterrestrial origins, NASA finds by Washington Post (Shane Harris) Part II (08:56 - 15:11) Once the Dress Code Goes, What Goes Next? The Senate Casts Aside Professional Dress and Raises the Question of What Historical Dec...
Oct 06, 2023•30 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:05) We Have Entered Uncharted Territory: The Republican Crisis in the House Raises Big Issues of Rules, Leadership, and Governance in a Social Media Age Part II (13:05 - 17:39) Mayhem Is Not a Conservative Impulse: Insurgent Disorder in the House and Big Questions About the Future Part III (17:39 - 21:15) Conservatives are Stronger When Ruled by Conservative Principles: Conservative Party in ...
Oct 05, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:08) A Loud Signal from the Vatican: Pope Francis Points to Future Blessings for Gay Couples Amid liberal revolt, pope signals openness to blessings for gay couples by Washington Post (Anthony Faiola, Michelle Boorstein and Kate Brady) Part II (13:08 - 22:40) Anthropology Goes Woke: American Anthropological Association and Canadian Anthropology Society Cancel Conference Panel on Biological Sex...
Oct 04, 2023•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:53) Intersectionality Gone Wild: Governor Gavin Newsom Chooses Laphonza Butler as Senator of California Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat by NBC News (Adam Edelman and Amanda Terkel) Part II (10:53 - 18:47) A Sober Response of Gospel Importance: Responding to Andy Stanley’s Clarification at North Point on Sunday The train is leaving the station b...
Oct 03, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:25) A Centrist? Only Because the Democratic Party Has Moved So Far Left: The Political Legacy of the Late Dianne Feinstein Part II (11:25 - 15:33) 45 More Days Aboard a Sinking Ship: Washington Comes to an Agreement to Avoid Government Shutdown Part III (15:33 - 26:07) ‘Children Are Not Deserving Solely Because They Got Lucky and Came From a Rich Womb’: Confronting the Argument Against Inheri...
Oct 02, 2023•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:33) Our Adults Aren’t Adulting: The Big Problems of the Prolonged Adolescence Characterizing Our Society No house, spouse or baby: Should parents worry their kids are still living at home? Maybe not. by USA Today (Dr. Phil McGraw and Dr. John Whyte) Part II (09:33 - 15:27) Why Does the Natural Family Matter, and Why Should It Be Prioritized? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 17-Year-Old...
Sep 29, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:40) A Strange Divide in Mainline Protestantism: PRRI Survey Shows Liberal Church Members Are Much More Conservative Than Their Clergy Survey: Mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants by Religion News Service (Yonat Shimron) Part II (09:40 - 20:46) Gone by 2030? 2040? — Pulling Back the Curtain on the Fastest Declining Churches in the UK Inside the fastest growing – and shrinkin...
Sep 28, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:11) Now They Are Taking Names: The Oxford Safe Churches Project Releases Report Rating Churches on LGBTQ Acceptance Oxford students rate churches on how LGBT-friendly they are by The Times (Kaya Burgess) Oxford Student Faith Action publishes safe churches report by The Oxford Student (Etienne Baker) Part II (14:11 - 22:22) Red Light, Green Light For the LGBTQ+ Revolution: Evaluating the Meani...
Sep 27, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 18:32) What Happens in Britain Doesn’t Stay in Britain: Report Finds Massive Shift in Britain’s Moral Landscape, And That Trajectory Is Fully Evident in the U.S. Britain is much more liberal-minded than it was 40 years ago, study finds by The Guardian (Patrick Butler) England team protest over trans angler by The Times (George Greenwood) Part II (18:32 - 19:41) The World Wrestles with the Transg...
Sep 26, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:42) King Charles III Makes First Official Visit to France: Why Do We Care About a Monarch in the Twenty First Century? by Part II (13:42 - 20:38) Balancing the Stewardship of Feeding People and Caring for the Environment: Facing the Complexities of Society in an Industrialized Society by Part III (20:38 - 25:13) The Great Media Disruptor Announces Retirement: Rupert Murdoch Steps Down as Fox ...
Sep 25, 2023•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:28) Will Eastern Oregon Become Part of a Greater Idaho? The Dynamic of Red States and Blue States in the U.S. is Growing More Interesting by the Day Outflanked by liberals, Oregon conservatives aim to become part of Idaho by Washington Post (Scott Wilson) Part II (09:28 - 19:32) How Do We Understand the American Revolution in Light of Presbyterian Resistance Theory? — Dr. Mohler Responds to L...
Sep 22, 2023•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:02) Tehran’s New Business Model: Biden Administration Succumbs to Iran’s Hostage Demands Iran Releases 5 Americans as U.S. Unfreezes Billions in Oil Revenue for Tehran by New York Times (Michael D. Shear and Farnaz Fassihi) Iran Prisoner Swap Gives Tehran $6 Billion. How Will It Be Spent? by Wall Street Journal (David S. Cloud) Part II (06:02 - 17:49) Lots and Lots of Words: the United Nation...
Sep 21, 2023•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 18:03) When a Conference is More Than a Conference: The Trajectory of Andy Stanley and the “Unconditional” Conference The train is leaving the station: Andy Stanley’s departure from Biblical Christianity by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part II (18:03 - 23:24) Thou Shalt Not Be Permanently Monogamous? The Narcissism of Our Age Reigns Supreme in USA Today Article What is 'modern monogamy...
Sep 20, 2023•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:54) Liberal Theories, Conservative Lives: Liberal Authors Make Brave Argument About the Breakdown of the Nuclear Family The One Privilege Liberals Ignore by New York Times (Nicholas Kristof) Part II (15:54 - 20:11) Creation Order Rings Out Loud: Even the Most Determined Secular Society Cannot Escape God's Design for Marriage and Family There’s Still Overwhelming Cultural Pressure to Get Marri...
Sep 19, 2023•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:50) Donald Trump and Abortion: ‘Meet the Press’ Interview Reveals a Big Step Back from Pro-life Position Full transcript: Read Kristen Welker's interview with Trump by NBC News Part II (16:50 - 22:21) The Two Big Issues for Conservatives on the Ballot in 2024: Watch the Conservative Debate over Abortion and LGBTQ Issues Facing Off in Washington, DeSantis Tries to Shake Trump’s Hold on Christi...
Sep 18, 2023•25 min
