This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 10:51) The Abortion Landscape in a Map: The Culture of Death Pushed Back Hard States where abortion is legal, banned or under threat by The Washington Post Part II (10:51 – 21:40) Mayor Mamdani’s Housing Czar: Cea Weaver Has Even Called For and End to Home Ownership The Rent-Control Slums of New York by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part III (21:40 – 26:30) A Sign of Loss in the ...
Jan 08, 2026•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 – 15:07) At Least One Federal Judge in California Knows What Parental Rights Are: At Stake Is Whether Schools Can Hide a Child’s Gender Identity from Parents Mirabelli v. Olson by Justia U.S. Law Part II (14:38 – 20:20) A New Fight Over So-Called Gender Care for Youth: 19 States Sue HHS For a Decision That Limits LGBTQ Treatments for Youth and Children 19 states sue HHS over a move that could curt...
Jan 07, 2026•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 11:20) Zohran Mamdani Takes Office: NYC Has Its New Muslim, Democratic Socialism Mayor, and in His Inaugural Address He Didn’t Hold Back Mayor Zohran Mamdani Inaugural Address by New York City Office of the Mayor Part II (11:20 – 20:21) “The Warmth of Collectivism,” Anti-semitism, Democratic Socialism, and the Future of the Democratic Party: The Leftist Challenge of Mayor Mamdani Part III (20:21...
Jan 06, 2026•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 05:33) Trump Wasn’t Bluffing: The Apprehension of Former Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro Part II (05:33 – 15:37) The Historic Complications of Venezuela and Its Politics: There is a Long History Here Part III (15:37 – 22:22) This Action in Venezuela Raises Big Questions: Was It Lawful and Constitutional for the U.S. to Take This Action in Venezuela? What About International Law? Part IV (22:2...
Jan 05, 2026•26 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 shock of Christmas, and he answers questions about his favorite Christmas hymns, a right honoring of Mary, if Mary was a perpetual virgin, and Christmas and the regulative principle. Part I (00:30 – 05:17) What are Your Favorite Christmas Hymns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part II (05:17 – 11:34) What About Santa Cl...
Dec 19, 2025•27 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 13:42) New York and Illinois Set to Approve Assisted Suicide: The Culture of Death is Expanding at a Rapid Rate in the U.S. Governor Hochul Reaches Agreement With State Legislature to Pass Medical Aid in Dying Act in New York by New York State (Gov. Kathy Hochul) Governor Pritzker Signs Bill Expanding End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients by Illinois State (Gov. JB Pritzker) Part II (1...
Dec 18, 2025•24 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 increase in the number of abortions since Dobbs, the moral and political injury the Republican Party will bring on itself if it turns its back on the pro-life movement, and the death and legacy of Rob Reiner. Part I (00:14 – 13:39) Three Years After Dobbs, ‘the Reality Is People Are Getting Abortions’ by The New York Times (Soumya Karlamangla) Part II...
Dec 17, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 11:32) Horrible Attacks on Bondi Beach and at Brown University: The Casualties Mount, and the Issues Rage Part II (11:32 – 17:11) The Problem of Islam: This is Not Just a Problem of a Lack of Assimilation Part III (17:11 – 20:56) Religious Liberty in Canada is Dying: A Change in Canada’s Religious Exemption Law Would Allow the Bible to Be Labeled as Hate Speech Part IV (20:56 – 25:35) The Return...
Dec 16, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 07:43) The Brave New World of IVF and Surrogacy: This Chinese Billionaire Has Over 100 Children in the U.S. Through IVF and Surrogacy to Build His Own Dynasty The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate by The Wall Street Journal (Katherine Long, Ben Foldy, Lingling Wei) Part II (07:43 – 20:28) The Commodification of Pregnancy and Babies: Surrogacy is Big Business, a...
Dec 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 an LA city council debate to allow racial slurs and gutter language in hearings, the Democratic Party governors vying for their party’s presidential nomination, and he answers questions about if donating eggs to a gay couple is sinful, responding to a friend who has become antagonistic in his Roman Catholicism, and a if views on homosexuality are dangerou...
Dec 12, 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 why Massachusetts is rethinking the legalization of recreational marijuana, a liberal argument for having kids to support the liberal movement, and inability of secularists to understand jihadist theology. Part I (00:14 – 12:19) Potheads Head for the Emergency Room by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (12:19 – 18:19) Liberals aren’t ha...
Dec 11, 2025•25 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 personal autonomy and the demand for death, the death of the Dignitas founder, life and death before Gov. Hochul, and personal autonomy and the death of marriage. Part I (00:14 – 12:56) Should You Be Able to Ask a Doctor to Help You Die? by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen) Part II (12:56 – 17:33) Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted dea...
Dec 10, 2025•26 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 oral arguments at the Supreme Court over Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the FTC, the need for Congress to act and cut back on the Administrative State, subsidiarity and social media, and Australia’s debate over removing shark nets. Part I (00:14 – 13:55) Donald J. Trump, President v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter by The Supreme Court of the United Stat...
Dec 09, 2025•26 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 09:01) Stand with Speaker Johnson Against Expanding IVF in Military Health Coverage: Do Pro-lifers Mean What They Say? Speaker Mike Johnson Working Behind Scenes to Slash IVF Provision From NDAA by Military.com (Nick Mordowanec) Part II (09:01 – 19:29) ‘I Got Myself in Good Trouble’: Former President Biden Brags About His Contributions to the LGBTQ Revolution Biden Slams Republicans for Using L....
Dec 08, 2025•25 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 an Oklahoma university student who failed an assignment for expressing Christian views on gender and sexuality, and he answers questions about gambling and fantasy football, where to study astronomy, the nature of Jesus’s body, and questions to ask on a first date. Part I (00:13 – 10:20) College Instructor Put on Leave Over Zero Grade for Gender Essay by ...
Dec 05, 2025•26 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 America’s educational crisis, DEI and the decline of America’s educational system, the rise of dumbing down educational curriculum, and the ban of biological males from Girlguiding groups in the UK. Part I (00:13 – 13:45) America is in an Educational Crisis: Attempts to Fix Both Kids and Schools Have Failed America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part ...
Dec 04, 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 oral arguments at SCOTUS on an Orwellian subpoena directed at a crisis pregnancy center in New Jersey, conservative birth rates, and reading and evaluating arguments closely–like the big difference between “not totally true” and “totally not true.” Part I (00:12 – 10:38) An Orwellian Subpoena from New Jersey Goes to SCOTUS: SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument Over...
Dec 03, 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 impending SCOTUS decision controversy over conversion therapy, medical surgery and the insanity of the transgender revolution, a feminist crash test dummy, and an A.I. teddy bear that got caught telling kids about knives, pills, and erotica. Part I (00:13 – 14:36) Controversy Over Conversion Therapy: With a ACOTUS Decision Coming, What Should Christia...
Dec 02, 2025•25 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 07:30) A Brazen and Premeditated Assault in D.C.: Two National Guard Members Shot in Targeted Attack – We Will Have to Watch the Unfolding Investigation Very Closely Part II (07:30 – 21:40) Teens Mourn the Loss of Their ‘Chatbot Friends’: This is a Dark Reality for Children and Young People, and Parents Need to Beware Teens Are Saying Tearful Goodbyes to Their AI Companions by The Wall Street Jo...
Dec 01, 2025•29 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 thanksgiving theology in American history, the big problem of Thanksgiving for secularism, sinful humanity’s conspiracy to deny thanks to God, and the truth and hope of the gospel in Thanksgiving. Part I (00:15 – 06:47) Thanksgiving Theology in American History: The Theological Foundations of America’s First Thanksgiving Part II (06:47 – 10:48) The Big Pr...
Nov 26, 2025•24 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 political theater between Trump and Mamdani, tax policy in New York, Christianity and economics, and why Tesla’s shareholders agreed to a $1 trillion salary package for Elon Musk. Part I (00:14 – 14:25) Political Theater Between Mamdani and Trump: When It Comes to Policy, the Issues Matter, Not the Cameras – and Both Men Know It Part II (14:25 – 15:50...
Nov 25, 2025•28 min
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 08:48) A New Urgent Ceasefire Proposal? The Trump Administration Presents President Zelensky with 28-Point Ceasefire Plan Part II (08:48 – 20:03) Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine, Part One: Russia Has Always Considered Ukraine Essential to Its National Interest Part III (20:03 – 25:22) Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine, Part Two: No NATO Country Will March its Own Army to Defeat Russia in Ukrai...
Nov 24, 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 morality of movie ratings and children’s tv shows, and he answers questions about using A.I. in the preparation of sermons, trigger warnings for Scripture, and if Judas repented. Part I (00:14 – 10:24) How Much Sex, Drugs and Violence Can Be in a PG-13 Movie? by The New York Times (Julia Jacobs) Part II (10:24 – 13:25) Part III (13:25 – 19:59) Part IV...
Nov 21, 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 if abortion will block any agreement on U.S. healthcare, the economic and moral problem of our housing crisis, and a man who was arrested for attempting to smuggle two parakeets into the U.S. from Mexico in his underwear. Part I (00:14 – 14:29) The Looming Question: Will Abortion Block Any Agreement on Health Care? Fight over abortion could doom Congress’...
Nov 20, 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 Congress’s historic move to set up the release of the Epstein files, the rise of democratic socialists in American politics, and how far the Kennedy name can get Jack Schlossberg. Part I (00:14 – 13:58) Historic Moves by Congress Sets Up Release of the Epstein Files: Americans Demanded the Release of the Epstein Materials, But There’s a Chance They Still ...
Nov 19, 2025•26 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 push for advanced reproductive technologies in politics, new research that shows teenage girls want to be married less than their male counterparts, and that 1 in 5 U.S. women say they want to leave the country. Part I (00:14 – 07:12) Politics and IVF: There is a Big Push for Advanced Reproductive Technologies, and Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellow...
Nov 18, 2025•26 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 fallout at the BBC, the conspiracy web surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, and the importance of the Senate filibuster. Part I (00:14 – 11:48) Breakdown at the BBC: Legacy British News Agency Under Fire for Journalistic Catastrophe Exclusive: BBC doctored Trump speech, internal report reveals by The Telegraph (Gordon Rayner) Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest...
Nov 17, 2025•29 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 enslavement of young men to online sports betting, and he answers questions about funerals for miscarried children, what makes a war worth fighting, and evangelism for college students. Part I (00:14 – 14:27) A New Generation of Gamblers Searches for Help by The New York Times (Erik Vance) Part II (14:27 – 18:39) Part III (18:39 – 22:47) Part IV (22:4...
Nov 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 push for abortion on demand by the editorial board of the New York Times, UVA’s ceasing of race-based admissions, and Zohran Mamdani’s terrifying vision for government reach in all aspects of life in NYC. Part I (00:14 – 13:47) The Editorial Board of the New York Times Calls for Federal Abortion Legislation: We Knew This Was Coming, and It is Now Here...
Nov 13, 2025•25 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 shutting down of the government shutdown, Senator Schumer’s leadership at risk, the best county in the U.S. to raise a family, and visit of Syrian President al-Sharaa to the White House. Part I (00:14 – 08:54) The Government Shutdown is Shutting Down: And the Future of Senator Chuck Schumer’s Leadership in the Senate is at Risk Part II (08:54 – 19:02)...
Nov 12, 2025•27 min
