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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:31) The Transgender Issue Collides With the 2024 Election: Clearly, Americans Are Not Sold on the Trans Revolution Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country by The New York Times (Shane Goldmacher) Part II (11:31 - 17:59) You Can Change the Birth Certificate but You Can’t Change Creation Order: The Transgender Revolution Escape Biology Why I Changed My Birth Certifica...
Oct 15, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:33) How Close is the Presidential Election Race Today? Both Parties Agree That Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in One of the Closest Election Races in U.S. History Part II (11:33 - 18:07) Why Do the Young Vote Left? How Work, Income, and Family Tend to Make Voters More Conservative How Georgia got its swing back: Why the formerly red state is now up for grabs by USA Today (Karissa Waddick)...
Oct 14, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:11) Severe, But Not the Worst Case Scenario: Hurricane Milton Was Not as Tragic as Forecasted, But We Should Be Thankful For Those Who Warned Of Its Potential Part II (07:11 - 16:13) History in the Headlines: The Life and Legacy of Ethel Kennedy, Dead at Age 96 Ethel Kennedy, Passionate Supporter of the Family Legacy, Dies at 96 by The New York Times (Douglas Martin) Part III (16:13 - 21:20) ...
Oct 11, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 04:37) Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall: The Damage of Giant Storms Raises Issues Beyond the Headlines Part II (04:37 - 07:57) The Parable of Jack Phillips: Those Seeking the Unraveling of Creation Order Will Not Rest Until They Force Christians Into Compliance Part III (07:57 - 13:47) The Transgender Revolution is Coming for You: EU Court is Now Mandating Transgender Identity Across Boarders—How...
Oct 10, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 03:48) Floridians Prepare for Hurricane Milton: In the Wake of Helene, Citizens of the U.S. Face Another Massive Storm, and Our Prayers are With Them Part II (03:48 - 12:36) Has the Human Lifespan Peaked? New Research Suggests Humans May Have Reached Peak Life Expectancy Have We Reached Peak Human Life Span? by The New York Times (Dana G. Smith) Implausibility of radical life extension in humans...
Oct 09, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:12) Worldviews in Collision Come Before the Court: SCOTUS Takes Up Major Cases on Transgender Treatment for Minors, Minors Accessing Pornography, Guns, and More Bruised Supreme Court Returns to Bench With Possible Election Cases Looming by The New York Times (Adam Liptak) Part II (12:12 - 20:05) Radical Change Packaged as Reform: Why the Left is Seeking to Redefine and Redesign the Supreme Co...
Oct 08, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:25) A Day of Infamy for Israel and the Civilized World: Today’s Anniversary of the Deadly Attack on Israel by Hamas Part II (12:25 - 16:53) Anti-Semitism in Elite Sectors and a Reawakening of Jewish Identity in the U.S.: The Ripple Effects in U.S. of Hamas’s Attack on Israel Part III (16:53 - 26:56) The Economist: Are We Past Peak Woke? Well, ‘Wokeness’ is Getting a Rebrand, But the Ideology ...
Oct 07, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:45) Melania’s Moral Disaster: Former First Lady Trump Joins Horrible Legacy of Republican Party First Ladies to Support Abortion Part II (11:45 - 16:50) The Page of Pearl Harbor Has Turned: The Last Surviving Japanese Aviator from Attack on Pearl Harbor Dies at 106 Masamitsu Yoshioka, last of Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack force, dies at 106 by The Washington Post (Brian Murphy) Part III (16:50 ...
Oct 04, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:07) The Targeting of Classical Christian Education: Massive Worldview Battle Behind Newspaper’s Hit Pieces Against Local School Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu . For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceColle...
Oct 03, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:39) The Vice Presidential Debate: It Was Civil and Had Some Clarifying Moments, But Might Not Matter Part II (06:39 - 14:47) Tim Walz’s Obvious Obfuscation: Let’s Look at the Minnesota Governor’s Comments on Abortion During the Debate Last Night Minnesota's Radical Infanticide Law by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part III (14:47 - 18:32) The State of Georgia Becomes Ground Zero on Abor...
Oct 02, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:43) Happy Birthday, You Made It! Former President Jimmy Carter Becomes First President to Live to His 100th Birthday The Bible Meets the Modern Age: A Conversation with Former President Jimmy Carter by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and President Jimmy Carter) Part II (14:43 - 19:51) NYC Mayor Eric Adams in the Hot Seat: Eric Adams Indicted on Federal Public Corruption Charges – An...
Oct 01, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:59) The Humbling and Deadly Effect of Hurricane Helene: Entire Communities Devastated, Even in the Mountains of Western North Carolina Part II (08:59 - 19:05) An Axis of Resistance Rises in the Middle East: Militias and Terrorist Groups in Middle East Now Pose Organized Threat Traced Directly to Iran Part III (19:05 - 23:40) Israel Sends a Clear Message: Israeli Strike Kills Head of Hezbollah...
Sep 30, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:40) When Children Discover Their Parents Are … Russian Spies? Who Are You People? The Huge Story of the Children Who Recently Learned the True Identity of Their Parents for the First Time The Kids Who Didn’t Know Their Parents Were Russian Spies by The Wall Street Journal (Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw) Part II (12:40 - 17:57) If Kamala Harris is Elected as President and Uses Taxpayer Funds ...
Sep 27, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:26) The World is at an ‘Inflection Point’ — President Biden’s Final Speech at the UN Reveals Global Trouble Biden Warns the World Is at an ‘Inflection Point’ Amid Global Crises by The New York Times (Sheryl Gay Stolberg and David E. Sanger) Part II (11:26 - 20:36) A High-Tech Death Machine: Controversy Erupts as Woman Commits Suicide in a High-TechAssisted Suicide Pod in Switzerland Reported ...
Sep 26, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:46) Kamala Harris Says it Out Loud: Vice President Harris Reveals She Remove Filibuster in Order to Reinstate Abortion Legislation – And It Will Go Far Beyond Roe v. Wade Vice President Kamala Harris, Veterinary cooperatives, Finding phantom towns by Wisconsin Today (Wisconsin Public Radio) Part II (12:46 - 18:08) Childless Cat Ladies and National Politics: Motherhood Has Become a Central Iss...
Sep 25, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:26) Classic Just War Theory and Exploding Pagers – Did Israel Violate Just War Principles and Break International Law With Exploding Pagers and Walkie-Talkies? Israel’s Pager Bombs Have No Place in a Just War by The New York Times (Michael Walzer) Sorry, AOC: Israel's Precision Attack Against Hezbollah Was Humane—and Legal by Newsweek (Arsen Ostrovsky, John Spencer, and Mark Goldfeder) Part I...
Sep 24, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:27) Mark Robinson and the Yuck Factor: The Moral Wisdom of Repugnance That’s Now Influencing the North Carolina Gubernatorial Race ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum by CNN (Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck) Part II (09:27 - 16:47) Abortion at the Center of Harris’s Campaign: Kamala Harris is Running the Most Pro-Abortion Ticket in H...
Sep 23, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:33) Surgeon General Issues Newsflash of the Century: Parenting is Stressful – Even So, Christian Parenting is Joyful, Difficult, and Glorious Work U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Surgeon General: Parents Are at Their Wits’ End. We Can Do Better. by The New York Times (Vivek H. Murphy) Parents S...
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