This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses what happened between President Trump and President Putin in Alaska, the eugenic horrors realized in the making of ‘super babies’ in Silicon Valley, and the French’s culture war over air conditioning. Part I (00:14 – 10:06) Well, What Happened in Alaska on Friday? President Trump and President Putin Talk Peace Agreement in Ukraine Part II (10:06 – 22:45) ...
Aug 18, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 – 09:57) Victor or Villain? The Strange Rise of Attacks on Winston Churchill. This Argument is a Sad Testimony of Our Age Why the Far Right Hates Churchill by The Wall Street Journal (Andrew Roberts) Winston Churchill, Hero or Villain? by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Churchill: Walking With Destiny by Penguin Books (Andrew Roberts) Part II (09:57 – 15:40) How Should Gospel Christians R...
Aug 15, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in D.C., how the gerrymandering fight in Texas is just the tip of the iceberg in the red-blue divide, and the ‘billion dollar smoothie’ craze in Los Angeles. Part I (00:14 – 12:42) Order Precedes Liberty: President Trump Cracks Down on Crime and Homelessness in D.C. Part II (12:42 – 24:19) Gerrymanderi...
Aug 14, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the transhumanism quest never to die, the promise of eternal life found in Christ alone, and the theological demands of a transhumanist worldview. Part I (00:13 – 14:51) The Transhumanism Quest Never to Die: The Technological Revolution to Overcome Death How to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It by The New Yorker (Tad Friend) The Immortal Dreams of Bryan ...
Aug 13, 2025•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shipment of 100,000 abortion pill packs between 2023 and 2024 to states that have outlawed abortion, the shift in American thinking on marriage and the acceptance of so-called LGBTQ “marriage” and “having children,” the destruction of feminism as women are now less likely to desire children than men, the resilience of marriage in creation order, and t...
Aug 12, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 – 14:46) A Battle of World Stagecraft is Coming to Alaska: Presidents Trump and Putin Set to Meet in Alaska Part II (14:46 – 23:44) Prime Minister Netanyahu Declares Intention to Take Complete Control of Gaza: What Will These Next Steps for Israel Look Like, and How Will It Affect the Global Scene? Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Control of Gaza City by The New York Times (Adam Rasg...
Aug 11, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 – 05:54) Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding: How Did This Happen and Why Does it Matter? Part II (05:54 – 12:02) The Rise and Decline of Late Night Television: The Cancellation of the Stephen Colbert Show Indicates Important Cultural Shifts in Entertainment Part III (12:02 – 18:21) Is It Wrong for a Prisoner of War to Take a Cyanide Pill to Protect National Secrets? What About If It’s to Pr...
Aug 08, 2025•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 – 10:40) The Birth of the ‘World’s Oldest Baby’: A Baby is Born After Being Frozen as an Embryo for 3 Decades Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old by MIT Technology Review (Jessica Hamzelou) World’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994 by The Guardian (Tobi Thomas) Part II (10:40 – 19:29) Euthanasia is Not a Fundamental Right: Watch the F...
Aug 07, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 – 13:05) 80 Years After Hiroshima: The Morality of Human Knowledge and the Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb Part II (13:05 – 21:49) Was the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb Justified? Just War Theory and the Use of the Atomic Bomb Part III (21:49 – 25:52) The Horror of Nuclear Weapons: The Atomic Bomb is Very Much a Live Issue August 2025 Issue by The Atlantic Part IV (25:52 – 29:19) Theology and the Ato...
Aug 06, 2025•29 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 12:28) We Cannot Move On from Fight for Life: The Defense of the Unborn and the Struggle Against Abortion Remains a Battle We Must Fight Part II (12:28 – 17:54) Is There a Culture Shift on LGBTQ Issues? The Liberal Press is Now Hedging Its Bets on So-Called Transgender Procedures for Minors States Sue Over Trump Efforts to End Pediatric Transgender Medical Care by The New York Times (Joseph Gold...
Aug 05, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:18 – 13:55) The Media Fail on Gaza’s Famine: Hamas is Primarily Responsible for Gaza’s Famine, Not Israel Gazans Are Dying of Starvation by The New York Times (Rawan Sheikh, AhmadIsabel Kershner, and Abu Bakr Bashir) New York Times stunningly rolls back claims about viral photo of starving Gaza boy by The New York Post (Victor Nava) Part II (13:55 – 16:18) The Moral Responsibility of Israel: Israel H...
Aug 04, 2025•30 min
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
