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Cultural Commentary from a Biblical Perspective

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Friday, February 3, 2023 27:33 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230203_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 85566624276 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60732 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:16) Spiritual Appropriation or the ‘Wisdom of Mother Earth’?: The Pagan Resurgence in the Midst of a Secular Culture Marie Kondo’s life is messier now — and she’s fine with it by Washington Post (Jura Koncius) As smudging goes mainstream, concerns rise over appropriation, overharvesting by Washington Post (Laura Reiley) Part II (09:16 - 12:25) ‘Is the Artificial Meat Kosher?’ — Theology is Always Close to the Headlines, Even Strangely Is lab-grown steak kosher? Religious leaders weigh the sensitive question by Washington Post (Laura Reiley) Part III (12:25 - 15:17) What Do You Recommend For Someone Trying to Make His Way Back to the Faith? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (15:17 - 19:08) What are the Historical Reasons for the Sexual Revolution? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (19:08 - 27:33) How Do I Know If I Am Growing into Adulthood? How Do I Approach Witnessing to My Collegiate Classmates? What Dating Advice Would You Offer to Young Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from College Students on The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Feb 03, 2023
Thursday, February 2, 2023 23:19 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230202_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 85456311249 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60729 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:41) Sinful But Not Criminal?: Pope Francis Confuses, and Then Attempts to Clarify, Recent Comments on Homosexuality Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Is Not a Crime by New York Times (Elisabetta Povoledo) Pope Francis clarifies comments on sin and homosexuality by Catholic News Agency (Hannah Brockhaus) Part II (14:41 - 19:09) ‘The Task of the New Pope Will to Ensure Doctrinal Clarity’: Catholic Cardinals Dispute Theological and Moral Issues Sparked by LGBTQ Revolution The War Between the Catholic Cardinals by New York Times (Ross Douthat) Part III (19:09 - 23:19) Convictional Leadership in a Secular Age: The High Stakes of Choosing Christian Leaders Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Feb 02, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 22:58 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230201_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 85343444030 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60714 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:51) ‘The Ideology of the Judges Makes All the Difference': Why It Matters Who’s Sitting on the Courts Biden Has Bolstered 9th Circuit’s Liberal Flank, But Has Yet to Match Trump’s Impact by LA Times (Kevin Rector) Part II (15:51 - 20:17) The Most Important Election of 2023?: Why Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election is on the Forefront of the Political Battlegrounds 2023’s Biggest, Most Unusual Race Centers on Abortion and Democracy by New York Times (Reid J. Epstein) Part III (20:17 - 22:58) The Transmogrifier: No, Not Calvin and Hobbes — The Changing Cultural Landscape Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Feb 01, 2023
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 25:14 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230131_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 85228976983 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60701 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:26) A Bit of Recovered Sanity in the UK: British Government Puts Halt to New Scottish Gender Change Law Part II (07:26 - 12:26) Redefining Moral Issues as Healthcare Access: Evaluating the New Dictionary of the Sexual Revolutionaries Utah Becomes First State in 2023 to Ban Gender-affirming Care for Transgender Minors by USA Today (Susan Miller) Gov. Spencer Cox Signs Education Funding, Transgender Medical Bills by Utah Government (Spencer J. Cox) Part III (12:26 - 20:28) Worldviews and Ideologies Collide Over Social Media: Meta Grapples with Photography in Cases of Transgender and Non-Binary People Instagram and Facebook Should Update Nude Photo Rules, Meta Board Says by New York Times (Maya King) Part IV (20:28 - 25:14) Look at This Case: Federal Jury Acquits Pro-Life Activist After Arrest for Supposed Violation of The FACE Act Pro-Life Activist Arrested by FBI Acquitted on Federal Charges by National Review (Brittany Bernstein) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 31, 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023 22:03 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230130_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 85116244874 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60682 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:55) Yet Another Horrifying Video Presented to Americans: Bodycam Footage Released of Tyre Nichols’ Arrest and Beating Part II (11:55 - 17:30) Public Opinion, Moral Consensus, and Justice: Theological Considerations of the Memphis Crisis Part III (17:30 - 22:03) Mourn with Those with Mourn: Praying for the Mourning and for Gospel Ministry in Memphis Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 30, 2023
Friday, January 27, 2023 26:32 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230127_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 84806374235 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60667 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 04:56) M&Ms Cancels Their Spokescandies: How the Candy Controversy Provides a Window into Our Culture M&M’s accept Tucker Carlson’s invite to the culture wars by Washington Post (Molly Roberts) M&M’s replaces 'polarising' chocolate mascots by The Telegraph (Jamie Johnson) How M&M’s Found Itself in the Culture Wars by New York Times (Daniel Victor) Part II (04:56 - 13:26) Strange Business: Why are So Many Corporations Entering the Culture War? Part III (13:26 - 16:11) Biden Administration Orders Mail Order Abortion Pills Be Sent Through Mail, Saying No one Knows How They Might Be Used? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (16:11 - 18:10) Why Do Conservative Christians Refer to an Unborn Child as ‘Preborn’ and Not Just as a Baby? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (18:10 - 19:50) Is It a Right Application of Scripture to Use the Poetry Portions of the Bible for Specific Doctrinal Statements? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (19:50 - 22:40) Our Family’s Pediatrician Requires Me, as a Parent, to Leave the Room During Our Daughter’s Well-Child Visit. Should I Be Alarmed? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VII (22:40 - 23:43) Is the Push to Keep Students' Transitions Hidden from Parents a Trojan Horse to Sever the Long-held Cultural Feelings Around Minor Consent? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VIII (23:43 - 26:32) Why Did God Make Satan If God Knew He Would Be Bad? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 27, 2023
Thursday, January 26, 2023 25:25 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230126_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 84696422564 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60597 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:13) Church of England Will Not Authorize Same-Sex Marriages But Permits Clergy to Bless Same-Sex Unions — This is Moral Cowardice and a Theological Disaster Draft prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples published by Church of England Part II (10:13 - 20:47) The Church’s Bishops are Corrupting the Church: There Can Never Be a Middle Way Between Same-Sex Marriage and Orthodox, Biblical Christianity Church of England Will Bless Same-Sex Couples, but Won’t Marry Them by New York Times (Euan Ward) Part III (20:47 - 25:25) The End of Parenthood as It is Biblically Defined: Our Society Seeks to Supplant Parental Authority with the Authority of Public Schools Trans Kids Deserve Private Lives, Too by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 26, 2023
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 28:16 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230125_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 84600435238 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60581 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:25) The Right Side of History? Vice President Delivers Pro-Abortion Address in Wake of 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Part II (10:25 - 19:15) ‘We Deserve So Much Better Than Roe’: Pro-Abortion Movement Uses Dobbs Decision to Push for Abortion Rights That Far Exceed Those Brought By Roe Does the War Over Abortion Have a Future? by New York Times (Linda Greenhouse) We Deserve So Much Better Than 'Restore Roe' by Jezebel (Susan Rinkunas) Why I'm Letting Go of Roe v. Wade on What Would Be Its 50th Anniversary by Teen Vogue (Alexis McGill Johnson) Part III (19:15 - 23:11) An Icon of The Left Steps Down from Leadership: Jacinda Ardern Resigns as New Zealand’s Prime Minister Part IV (23:11 - 28:16) Agnosticism in High Office: New Zealand as A Parable of a Post-Christian Age Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 25, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 24:31 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230124_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 84501135978 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60569 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:54) Public Schools vs Parental Rights: Educators Assume Right to Affirm a Child’s Trans Identity and Hide it From Parents Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative? by The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf) January 12, 2023 by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part II (07:54 - 19:03) Whose Morality? Whose Authority? Educators Claim Moral Imperative to Undermine Parents on Gender Issues When Students Change Gender Identity, and Parents Don’t Know by New York Times (Katie J.M. Baker) Part III (19:03 - 24:31) Sign of the Times? Digital Platforms to Ban Gender-based Advertising for Teenagers Facebook, Instagram Ban Ads Targeted at Teens Based on Gender by Wall Street Journal (Joseph De Avila) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 24, 2023
Monday, January 23, 2023 26:14 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230123_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 84395913374 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60558 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:04) Yesterday Marked 50 Years Since the Infamous Roe v. Wade Decision, But How Did That Decision Happen in the First Place? Part II (07:04 - 14:15) A Thunderclap Across the U.S. Moral Landscape: Justice Harry Blackman’s Majority Opinion That Led to Abortion on Demand Part III (14:15 - 18:54) The Awakening of the Christian American Conscience: The Emergence of the Evangelical Response to Roe v. Wade Part IV (18:54 - 23:18) Abortion and the Clash of Absolutes: You Either Recognize and Defend Life in the Womb or You Do Not Part V (23:18 - 26:14) The Power of Law and the Corruption of the American Moral Conscience: The Darkest Legacy of Roe v. Wade Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 23, 2023
Friday, January 20, 2023 26:14 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230120_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 84095710883 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60520 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:56) ‘The State Doesn’t Surrender in the Face of the Mafia’: Italy’s Top Mob Fugitive Captured After 30 Years on the Run Italy’s most-wanted Mafia boss nabbed after 30 years on run by Associated Press (Frances D’Emilio) Mafia Boss Arrested in Italy After Eluding Capture for 30 Years by New York Times (Jason Horowitz and Gaia Pianigiani) Just How Common Is Corporate Fraud? by New York Times (Ephrat Livni) Part II (12:56 - 17:00) Given His Omniscience and the Occurrence of So Many Miscarriages, Is God the Most Prolific Abortionist? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (17:00 - 19:38) Why Did the FDA Change the Packaging of the Morning After Pill? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (19:37 - 21:45) I Had a Miscarriage at 11 Weeks Due to a Blighted Ovum. Was There Ever a Life in Me? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (21:45 - 23:59) What is the Meaning of the Term ‘Catholic’ in the Apostles’ Creed? What Does the Apostles’ Creed Mean When It References the Communion of the Saints? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (23:59 - 26:14) What is Satan’s Purpose and Goal? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 20, 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023 26:23 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230119_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 83984537839 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60517 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 18:44) China Has Become Old Before It Has Become Rich: China in Crisis as Birth Rates Drop Lower Than Death Rates For First Time in Decades China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop by Associated Press (Ken Moritsugu) China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis by New York Times (Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang) Part II (18:44 - 23:03) No, This is Primarily a Moral Problem: Evaluating the West’s Response to China’s Population Drop Big News About a Smaller Chinese Population by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) China’s Economy Stumbled Last Year With Covid Lockdowns Hobbling Growth by New York Times (Keith Bradsher) Part III (23:03 - 26:23) Retirement Is Considered Sacred? Emmanuel Macron Fights Losing Battle of Increasing France’s Retirement Age As France Moves to Delay Retirement, Older Workers Are in a Quandary by New York Times (Liz Alderman) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 19, 2023
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 26:56 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230118_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 83873210621 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60479 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:52) Hold Onto Your Stoves — Yes, Progressive Really Are Coming for Them The Coming Gas Stove Culture War by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) How the Gas Stove in Your Kitchen Became a Symbol of Freedom by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker) It’s Only a ‘Culture War’ When Conservatives Do It by National Review (Nate Hochman) Part II (15:52 - 18:35) Experts Note A Significant Uptick in UFO Sightings Over the Last Few Years — What Does This Mean? Part III (18:35 - 25:16) A Society Running From Revealed Truth Will Never Be Intellectually Satisfied: Why Our Government Has Undertaken to Spend Millions of Dollars on UFO Research Did Aliens Land on Earth in 1945? A Defense Bill Seeks Answers. by New York Times (Remy Tumin) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 18, 2023
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 27:48 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230117_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 83759847553 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60476 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:52) ‘They’re Trying to Cancel My Whole Existence.’: Psychotherapeutic Ideology and Identity Politics Meets in the Moral Revolution and its Transformation of Language Want to Understand L.G.B.T.Q. Life in America? Go to Alabama. by New York Times (Lydia Polgreen) Part II (16:52 - 23:20) Holy Scripture Must Give Way? Bishop Calls for Church of England to Change Its Doctrine on Sexuality and Marriage An open letter from Bishop John by The Church of England Diocese of Worcester (John Inge) Part III (23:20 - 27:48) The Essence of Protestant Liberalism and Capitulation to a Secular Culture: It’s Sola Scriptura or Secular Wisdom, So Make Your Choice Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 17, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023 26:56 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230116_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 83648749400 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60466 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 05:04) Thoughts of an Observer: SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Carrying Classified Payload Part II (05:04 - 18:41) Classified Documents Found in Trump’s Mar-A-Lago, Biden’s Corvette Garage, and Hillary Clinton’s Email: How Did the U.S. Become So Incompetent in Dealing with Its Classified Information? Documents Inquiry Puts Spotlight on Biden’s Frenetic Last Days as Vice President by New York Times (Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear) Part III (18:41 - 26:56) ‘Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides?’: The Worldviews On Display Reveal a Moral Crossroads When does life begin? by New York Times (Elizabeth Dias) An Issue in the Abortion Debate: The Beginning of Human Life by New York Times Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 16, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023 27:01 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230113_TheBriefing1.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 83329680697 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60425 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:27) Governments Have Consequences, Especially Totalitarian Regimes: Just Consider China and its Current COVID Crisis China’s Opaque Decision-Making Confounds Business, Governments by Wall Street Journal (Chun Han Wong and Liza Lin) Part II (09:27 - 14:49) Why Does God Seek Glory for Himself? Does That Make Him a Narcissist? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing by Part III (14:49 - 16:52) What is God’s Glory? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing by Part IV (16:52 - 21:06) Should Expectant Christian Parents Opt In or Out of Prenatal Genetic Testing? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (21:06 - 27:01) Roman Catholicism and Protestantism on the Trinity and Other Doctrines — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 13, 2023
Thursday, January 12, 2023 27:19 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230112_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 83211038280 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60422 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:40) ‘Deferring to Parents Cannot Be Morally Justified’: Educator Group in U.S. Calls Teachers to Disregard Parental Rights on Issue of Gender Identity in Schools Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative? by The Atlantic (Conor Friedersdorf) Gender Expression and Identity by NAEYC (Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman, Katie Schaffer) “Don’t Let My Son Dress Up as a Girl!”—The Response by NAEYC (Stephanie Feeney, Nancy K. Freeman) Part II (15:40 - 22:34) Who Should Be Allowed in Which Bathroom? Who Should Be Allowed on Which Team? — Transgender Revolutionaries Continue to Fight For Control Over Public Schools in Florida Florida transgender female athlete lawsuit revived by judge by The Orlando Sentinel (Jim Saunders) Part III (22:34 - 27:19) ‘Male, Female, or Other?’: U.S. Census Bureau Struggles with Ramifications of the LGBTQ Revolution Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 12, 2023
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 25:52 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230111_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 83088109734 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60419 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:19) So What Armed Rebellion? Theological Considerations of Rebellions Against Government Brazilian Authorities Detain 1,500 Protesters Involved in Riot by Wall Street Journal (Samantha Pearson and Luciana Magalhaes) Part II (13:19 - 20:18) Two Models of Revolutions in the Modern Age: What Conservatives Can Learn from the American and French Revolutions Part III (20:18 - 25:52) Most Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography: The Unprecedented Moral Challenges of Digital Technology Three-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17 by New York Times (Cecilia Kang) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 11, 2023
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 28:09 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230110_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 82973058579 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60394 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:58) The Return of Doctor Population Bomb — Why Do the Media Seem to Want Such an Intellectually Discredited Doomsday Prophet to Be Vindicated? The Paul Ehrlich Apocalypse Is Back by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (07:58 - 14:04) An Anti-Human Worldview Runs Rampant Through Our Culture: How Issues of Abortion Intersect with Those of Population Control and Make For a Deadly Combination Part III (14:04 - 20:20) Sometimes, the Death Penalty is the Right (and Righteous) Response: Biden’s Department of Justice Presses for Death Penalty in Terrorism Case, Even as the President Claims to Have Halted Federal Executions Suspect in Bike Path Killing Faces First Death Penalty Trial Under Biden by New York Times (Benjamin Weiser) Part IV (20:20 - 28:09) One Who Worked to Save Lives and One Who Worked in a Death Camp: Juxtaposing Two Lives and Huge Moral Lessons Albert A. Richman, 88, Dies; Rabbinical College President by New York Times Irmgard Furchner: Nazi typist guilty of complicity in 10,500 murders by BBC News (Paul Kirby and Robert Greenall) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 10, 2023
Monday, January 9, 2023 25:25 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230109_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 82853144834 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60391 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:12) The Insatiable Culture of Death Expands Its Reach: FDA Approves Retail Stores to Prescribe Abortion Pills Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says by New York Times (Pam Belluck) Justice Department clears Postal Service to deliver abortion pills even in restrictive states by USA Today (Christine Fernando) Abortion pills in pharmacies are the future. But the FDA should do more to expand access by LA Times (Ushma D. Upadhyay) Part II (10:12 - 18:09) A Defeat for Unborn Life and Sign of Challenges to Come: South Carolina’s Supreme Court Rules State’s Constitution Provision for Right to Privacy Includes Abortion South Carolina Constitution Includes Abortion Right, State Supreme Court Rules by New York Times (Kate Zernike) Part III (18:09 - 25:25) A Strategy for the Abortion Announced in and by the Media? New York Times Publishes Editorial Board’s Abortion Manifesto A Promising New Path to Protect Abortion Access by New York Times (The Editorial Board) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 09, 2023
Friday, January 6, 2023 26:44 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230106_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 82505941649 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60367 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:44) ‘Teens Who Grow Up Checking Social Media Become Hyper Sensitive to Their Peers’: New Study Shows Social Media Use Changes Brain in Teens Social Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds by New York Times (Ellen Barry) Part II (08:44 - 14:29) How Should Christians Think About IVF? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Christian Morality and Test Tube Babies, Part One by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Christian Morality and Test Tube Babies, Part Two by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part III (14:29 - 18:12) Does Life Begin at Fertilization In Utero or at Fertilization Regardless of the Location? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (18:12 - 20:22) If Blood is Such an Important Part of Atonement in the Sacrificial System, Why is Flour Acceptable for Those Who Cannot Afford Turtledoves or a Lamb? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Seven-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part V (20:22 - 22:36) Why Do You Think People So Harshly Attack the Doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (22:36 - 26:44) What Does the Bible Say about Education? Why Do We Put Such a Focus on High Academic Achievement in the Modern Age? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 06, 2023
Thursday, January 5, 2023 26:32 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230105_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 82391673943 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60364 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:54) An Unprecedented Event in the History of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis Set to Preside Over Benedict XVI’s Funeral Part II (06:54 - 10:31) When the Papacy Pushed Back Against the Increasingly Hostile, Secular Age: What Cardinal Ratzinger Taught Me About Confronting Liberal Protestantism Benedict’s Death Leaves Catholic Conservatives Bereft by New York Times (Jason Horowitz) Part III (10:31 - 13:37) The Dictatorship of Relativism and the Challenge of the Secular Age Part IV (19:27 - 26:32) The Criminologist Becomes a Criminal? In a Fallen World, Sinners Can Give Themselves to Sin Such That It Consumes Them. How Else Can We Understand a Criminologist Who Becomes a Serial Murderer? Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 05, 2023
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 28:46 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230104_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 82269416894 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60349 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:32) ‘When Does Life Start?’: The New York Times Asks One of Life’s Biggest Questions — How Should Christians Answer It? When does life begin? by New York Times (Elizabeth Dias) Part II (08:32 - 18:45) ‘Your Eyes Saw My Unformed Substance, You Knitted Me Together in My Mother’s Womb’: A Theological Argument for Affirming Life’s Beginning at Fertilization Part III (18:45 - 24:52) Just About Everything George Santos Claims About Himself is False — How Did the Media Miss This Scale of Fraud? Santos Filings Now Claim Net Worth of $11 Million by The North Shore Leader (Maureen Daly) Why George Santos’s Lies Matter by Wall Street Journal (Peggy Noonan) Part IV (24:52 - 28:46) George Santos is Not the First Politician to Lie About His Past, But You Probably Won’t Hear That From the White House Santos must have learned from Biden how to make up details about his past by Washington Post (Marc A. Thiessen) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 04, 2023
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 27:14 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20230103_TheBriefing1.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 82146641627 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60300 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:31) A Reshaped Landscape of Political Expression in the U.S.: Today Marks the Opening of the 118th Congress — We Must Watch It Closely Part II (09:31 - 23:18) The Passing of a Political Epoch: Nancy Pelosi’s Tenure as Speaker of the House Comes to an End Part III (23:18 - 27:14) Leaving the House (Far) More Liberal Than She Found It: The Political Legacy of Nancy Pelosi Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Jan 03, 2023
Friday, December 16, 2022 27:36 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221216_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 80086296739 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60268 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:23) Buyer Beware, There’s Always a Worldview Story Behind Toys: American Girl Publishes Book Pushing Puberty Blockers to Adolescent Girls American Girl Refuses to Apologize for Pushing Advice for Pre-teens to Obtain Puberty Blockers from Doctors if They Feel 'Different' - and Says It's Meant to Make Children 'Feel Informed and Confident' by Daily Mail (Vanessa Serna) How American Girl Lost This American Mother by Deseret News (Bethany Mandel) Part II (11:23 - 13:24) Why Did It Take So Long for God to Send Baby Jesus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 3-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part III (13:24 - 16:36) Should Churches Gather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day This Year? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (16:36 - 18:31) Does Jesus Have Mary’s DNA? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (18:31 - 20:25) Why Is It Assumed That There Were Three Wisemen? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (20:25 - 22:44) Where Was Jesus Before He Was Conceived in Mary? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VII (22:44 - 27:36) What Does Isaiah Mean When He Says that the Government Will Be on Jesus’ Shoulders? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 16, 2022
Thursday, December 15, 2022 28:16 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221215_TheBriefing1.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 79960484960 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60261 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:38) ‘Old Fashioned Embezzlement With New Blockchain Jargon’: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Fraud Prosecutors Say FTX Was Engaged in a ‘Massive, Yearslong Fraud’ by New York Times (David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Emily Flitter) Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Crash by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Part II (10:38 - 14:12) Value Must Be Based in Something Real: The Issue of Crypto Currency Part III (14:12 - 19:56) An Ivy League Family, Big Donations to Progressive Causes, and a Silicon Valley Rejection of Power Attire: The Backstory of Sam Bankman-Fried Part IV (19:56 - 29:56) Famous and Infamous, Controversial and Political: Anthony Fauci Retires as 5th Director of NIAID Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 15, 2022
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 26:30 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221214_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 79835743419 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60250 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:38) How Do We Understand Our Place in History and the Morality of History?: The View of History Revealed in Yesterday’s White House Ceremony Celebrating Gay Marriage Part II (09:38 - 18:55) Vice President Harris Says “This is a Victory, and This is a Part of a Larger Fight”: The Interconnectedness of LGBTQ Issues Abortion, and Contraception for the Left — But You Won’t Find Any of Them in the Constitution White House Invites Drag Performers to Same-Sex Marriage Bill-Signing Celebration by National Review (Caroline Downey) Part III (18:55 - 26:30) Justice Delayed is Not Always Justice Denied: Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, Lockerbie Bomb Maker, Will Finally Face U.S. Court on Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 14, 2022
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 25:06 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221213_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 79703545730 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60238 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:40) Conservative Christians, Why Draw the Line over Gay Marriage?: A Case for Upholding the Biblical Definition of Marriage in Our Society A Question to Conservative Christians on Gay Marriage: Why Draw the Line Here? by Washington Post (E.J. Dionne Jr.) Part II (12:40 - 20:34) Answering E.J. Dionne: Explaining Why Conservative Christians Cannot Just Accept Same-Sex Marriage and Move On Part III (20:34 - 25:06) ‘Shark Week’ Under Fire for Lack of Diversity After Study Finds Too Many Shark Experts Named ‘Mike’ — Yes, This is a Real News Story, at The Washington Post ‘Shark Week’ Lacks Diversity, Overrepresents Men Named Mike, Scientists Say by Washington Post (Daniel Wu) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 13, 2022
Monday, December 12, 2022 28:49 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221212_TheBriefing1.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 79586614053 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60217 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:00) Welcomed Back into the Arms of Vladimir Putin: The Merchant of Death Returns to Russia in Brittany Griner Exchange Viktor Bout’s Release Is Hailed in Russia as a Kremlin Victory by New York Times (Richard Pérez-Peña) Part II (09:00 - 16:11) A New Morality of Hostage Takers: Why the U.S. (And Other Democratic Nations) Will Get the Short End of the Stick in Government International Hostage Situations U.S. Reluctantly Embraces New Era of Hostage Diplomacy by Wall Street Journal (Aruna Viswanatha and James T. Areddy) Part III (16:11 - 18:48) ‘A Role Model and Inspiration to LGBTQI+ Americans’: The Political Pressure on the Biden Administration That Led to the Swap for Brittany Griner Brittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia by New York Times (Valerie Hopkins, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Jonathan Abrams) Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, December 8, 2022 by The White House Part IV (18:48 - 28:55) There’s a New “Independent” in the Senate? Kyrsten Sinema Changes Political Affiliation — But This Is an Unfolding Story, With Interesting Wrinkles Kyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent, Complicates Democratic Control of Senate by Wall Street Journal (Eliza Collins and Lindsay Wise) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 12, 2022
Friday, December 9, 2022 29:15 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221209_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 79253010167 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60196 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:24) A Democratic Publicity Stunt Turned Into Huge Shift in Moral Landscape: Congress Passes ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act I’m Proud to Protect Marriage as One of My Last Acts as Speaker by Washington Post (Nancy Pelosi) Part II (09:24 - 13:19) Am I a Christian Nationalist for Supporting Pro-Life Laws and Wanting Biblical Ethics in Voting Patterns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (13:19 - 16:16) How Much of Scripture’s Commands Should Christians Seek to Legislate in Society? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (16:16 - 21:25) What is the Difference Between Protestants and Evangelicals? Should All Protestants Be Evangelicals? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (21:25 - 25:32) What Exactly Do the Words ‘Heretic’ and ‘Heresy’ Mean? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (25:32 - 29:15) What Would It Mean for Christians If Scientists Found Life in the Sea on One of Jupiter’s Moons? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a Seven-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 09, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022 24:34 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221208_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 79133536663 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60185 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:11) When Voting Reflects Worldview: Georgia’s Senate Run-Off Results Show Significant Shift in the State’s Population and Worldview Part II (12:11 - 21:21) “Democratic Backsliding?” Indonesia’s New Ban on Sex Outside of Marriage In Sweeping Legal Overhaul, Indonesia Outlaws Sex Outside Marriage by New York Times (Sui-Lee Wee) Part III (21:21 - 24:34) Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Serious Coup Plot in Germany Reveals Prince and His Attempt to Seize Power Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 08, 2022
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 23:23 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221207_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 79005032648 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60171 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:48) What is the Difference Between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and Why Does it Matter? History, Theology, and Headlines Collide Zelensky Proposes Barring Orthodox Church That Answers to Moscow by New York Times (Marc Santora) Ukraine Clamps Down on Orthodox Church Linked to Moscow by Wall Street Journal (Yaroslav Trofimov) Part II (14:48 - 19:44) Children Holding Sexually Perverse Teddy Bears and Papers Signaling Child Pornography? How Could Balenciaga Ads Cross Such Clear Moral Boundaries? Balenciaga’s continuing exploitation of minors by WORLD Opinions (Allie Beth Stuckey) Part III (19:44 - 23:23) The Controversy of Balenciaga Raises the Question: Will We Be a Culture That Protects Our Children from Child Exploitation? Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 07, 2022
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 26:06 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221206_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 78878198821 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60149 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:19) Can Government Compel Speech? Is Same-Sex Opposition to Be Equated to Racism?: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments for Major Religious Freedom Case 303 Creative LLC v. Aubrey Elenis by The Supreme Court of the United States Part II (13:19 - 16:30) Moral Libertarianism Goes West? Colorado’s Moral Landscape and the 303 Creative Case at the Supreme Court Part III (16:30 - 22:55) If You Want to Understand an Individual, Look at His Theology: Reverend Raphael Warnock and the Senate Run-Off in Georgia Today Part IV (22:55 - 26:06) How to Spot a Dictator: They Never Laugh at Themselves — The Winnie the Pooh Ban in China Is Yet Another Example of That Reality Winnie the Pooh joins Chinese Covid Lockdown Protests by The Guardian (Justin McCurry) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 06, 2022
Monday, December 5, 2022 20:38 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221205_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 78749673537 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60140 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:27) To Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution of the United States: That is the Presidential Oath of Office, and No One Should Enter that Office Who Contradicts It Part II (06:27 - 09:55) The Danger of Recklessness in Leadership: We Need Qualified and Courageous Conservative Presidential Candidates Part III (09:55 - 18:14) Anti-Semitism is an Ever-Present Danger in Public Life — Conservatives, and Especially Christians, Must Reject It and All Who Support It Part IV (18:14 - 20:38) LGBTQ Revolution Collides with Religious Liberty and Free Speech: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on 303 Creative Case Today Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 05, 2022
Friday, December 2, 2022 25:53 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221202_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 78390127156 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60125 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:45) Merriam-Webster Releases Its Word of the Year — What Does the ‘Word of the Year’ Tell Us About History and Culture? Part II (06:45 - 17:52) The 2022 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year: ‘Gaslighting’ — The Nefarious Nature of the Word Reminds Us of the Importance of Truth Gaslighting: Merriam-Webster Picks Its Word of the Year by BBC News (Sam Cabral) Part III (17:52 - 19:44) How Does the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Make a Church and Pastor Vulnerable If They Will Not Perform Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing A Friend’s Response to David French on the Respect for Marriage Act by WORLD Opinions (Kristen Waggoner) Part IV (19:44 - 23:14) Did God Try to Kill Moses? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Did God Try to Kill Moses? by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part V (23:14 - 25:53) Is It Possible for a Person to Take His Own Life and Still Be a Christian? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 02, 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022 27:09 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221201_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 78263805382 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60113 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:50) Totalitarianism vs. Human Dignity in China: The Chinese Communist Party and its Surveillance State, Protests, and COVID Captivity The Innocence of Jimmy Lai by Wall Street Journal (William McGurn) Part II (13:50 - 16:47) Totalitarianism vs. Human Dignity in Iran: Protests Against the Islamic Republic and Draw Attention at the World Cup Games Part III (16:47 - 19:04) ‘Survival Was A Moral As Well As A Physical Struggle. . . The Good People Died First.’: The 90th Anniversary of the Holomodor and Another Horror of Totalitarianism in the 20th Century Part IV (19:04 - 27:09) History Revealed and History Made: The 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Dec 01, 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 25:39 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221130_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 78136300018 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60100 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:32) The Senate Subverts Marriage: The So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Passes Senate Vote Part II (08:32 - 15:51) ‘Love Is Love’: The Argument Undergirding the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act That Advocates Really Don’t—And Really Can’t—Believe Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act by White House Part III (15:51 - 22:29) No, Senator, You Cannot Dignify That Which is Against Nature: Why Same-Sex Couples Will Still Be Disappointed After the Passing of the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Democrats Succumb to Political Reality on Same-Sex Marriage Bill by The Hill (Brooke Migdon and Al Weaver) Part IV (22:29 - 25:39) The Mormon Church and Some Evangelicals Cut a Devil’s Bargain: How Religious Groups Made Themselves, and the Larger Society, More Vulnerable By Support for the ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act Young Mormons Aren’t Fooled By Church Support for a Gay Marriage Bill by Washington Post (Addison Graham) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 30, 2022
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 24:38 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221129_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 78006310160 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60088 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:03) A Direct Assault Upon Christianity and Conservatives in the Public Square: Justice Amy Coney Barrett Called to Recuse Herself from Case Due to Biblical Views on Sexuality Amy Coney Barrett Urged to Step Away from Gay Rights Case Because of Faith Affiliation by The Guardian (Stephanie Kirchgaessner) Part II (14:03 - 19:38) Horrific Tragedy and Heinous Sin Against Image Bearers: Fatal Shooting in LBGTQ Club in Colorado Springs Was Evil, and Much About the Shooter Remains Unclear Club Q Attack No Surprise for Extremism Experts Who Saw Looming Threat, Decades-Old Pattern by USA Today (Will Carless) Part III (19:38 - 24:38) ‘Extremism Experts Saw This Coming’: Some Claim Biblical Doctrine of Sexuality Led to Colorado Springs Hate Crime — Watch Out for This Argument Being LGBTQ in Colorado Springs Wasn’t Always Easy. Now, Some Feel More Exposed Than Ever. by NBC News (Matt Lavietes) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 29, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022 24:20 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221128_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 77878920661 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60078 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:18) Corruption, Bribery, Migrant Labor, LGBTQ Debates, and Alcoholic Beverages: Controversy Arises Over FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 The World Cup That Changed Everything by New York Times (Tariq Panja and Rory Smith) Part II (16:18 - 21:22) Is the National Sports Stage Only for (Hypocritical) Western Democracies?: Qatar’s Public Case for Hosting the World Cup Part III (21:22 - 24:20) ‘Sportswashing’ and ‘Performative Moral Outrage‘: FIFA World Cup Brings Clash of Worldviews to the World Stage Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 28, 2022
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 22:01 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221123_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 77252163005 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60057 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:44) From Frozen TV Dinners to Turkey Ice Cream: How Turkey Turned into a Year-Round Staple of the American Diet How the U.S. Became Turkey Nation by Wall Street Journal (Bee Wilson) Thanksgiving Food Is Showing Up in Unusual Dishes—Turkey Ice Cream, Anyone? by Wall Street Journal (Charles Passy) Part II (08:44 - 14:00) ‘Thanksgiving Offers a Moment to Appreciate Whatever Good This Year Wrought, Even If by Accident or Chance.’: The Emptiness of a Secular Humanist Thanksgiving Is There a Problem With Thanksgiving? by New York Times (Pamela Paul) Part III (14:00 - 18:59) ‘A Heart Without Thankfulness Can Never Be a Godward Heart’: The Imperative of Proper Christian Thankfulness They Did Not Honor Him or Give Thanks—Why Thanksgiving is Inescapably Theological by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Saying grace: How a moment of thanks, religious or not, adds meaning to our meals by Washington Post (Emily Heil) Part IV (18:59 - 22:01) ‘Blessing and Glory and Wisdom and Thanksgiving and Honor and Power and Might be to Our God Forever and Ever!’: The Centrality of Christian Thankfulness Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 23, 2022
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 25:00 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221122_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 77119337041 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60054 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:45) Conservatism Without Theism Will Not Long Last: Secular Worldviews Cannot Lastingly Support Truths that Require Conserving Part II (10:45 - 18:51) Pluralism Is Not Enough, Same-Sex Marriage Cannot Be Affirmed: The Parable of David French The parable of David French: This is how conservatism dies, and this is how marriage is surrendered by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Pluralism Has Life Left in It Yet by The Atlantic (David French) Why I Changed My Mind About Law and Marriage, Again by The Dispatch (David French) Part III (18:51 - 25:00) This Is How Conservatism Dies: If Marriage is Not Conserved, Nothing Genuinely Conservative Can Last Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 22, 2022
Monday, November 21, 2022 24:24 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221121_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 76982202171 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60024 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:21) ‘You Cannot Defy Creation Without Tremendous Cost to the Creature’: Medical Authorities Question Use of Puberty Blockers for ‘Transgender’ Youth They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost? by New York Times (Megan Twohey and Christina Jewett) Part II (12:21 - 15:57) The Research on Damage of Hormone Therapy for Minors Is Not New, So Why is the Medical Establishment Just Now Acknowledging It? Part III (15:57 - 19:18) ‘I Wish There Had Been More Questions’: The Problem of the Morality of Harm Part IV (19:18 - 24:24) The New York Times Is Raising the Alarm on Puberty Blockers — How Long Until Others Follow? Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 21, 2022
Friday, November 18, 2022 25:46 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221118_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 76614975800 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60015 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:22) 1 Out of 8 Americans Have Been Given Prescriptions for Antidepressants — Are We Really at the Point Where the Modern Age Just Equals Depression? Antidepressants Don’t Work the Way Many People Think by New York Times (Dana G. Smith) Part II (09:22 - 13:15) ‘Puppies on Prozac and Cats on CBD’ : Evidently Our Pets Are Now as Anxious as We Are Puppies on Prozac: How to Handle Your Pet’s Anxiety by New York Times (Melinda Wenner Moyer) Part III (13:15 - 16:07) Why Is It Okay to Euthanize Our Sickly Pet But Never Right to Euthanize People? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Young Listener of The Briefing Part IV (16:07 - 18:21) If the Fall Had Not Happened, How Could the Earth Have Provided for Population That Would Grow Exponentially And Never Die? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (18:21 - 20:49) Why Did Georgia’s Senate Election Go to a Run-Off When the Republican Governor Won So Decisively? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (20:49 - 24:02) Why Is It So Hard to Share the Gospel? Does Loving People Mean That We Respect Their Choices Even When Bad? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part VII (24:02 - 25:46) Why Did God Refer to Himself as ‘We’ in the Old Testament? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 18, 2022
Thursday, November 17, 2022 24:50 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221117_TheBriefing1.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 76490746515 https://albertmohler.com/?p=60010 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:20) Twelve Republicans Voted in Favor in Respect for Marriage Act — But Redefining Marriage Is Profoundly Not Conservative Part II (08:20 - 15:14) New Congressional Leadership Comes Into View: Why Does This Matter and Why Is the Road Ahead So Troubled? Part III (15:14 - 18:59) Mass Cultural Confusion, Government Failure, and a Gospel Opportunity for the Church: Encouragement for Christians in a Society of Moral Revolt Part IV (18:59 - 24:50) Issue of Abortion Goes Before Kentucky’s Supreme Court: But Abortion Rights Are Not, and Never Were, in the State’s Constitution. Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 17, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 24:29 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221116_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 76360361802 https://albertmohler.com/?p=59998 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:42) These Elections Matters Massively But You Have No Vote: Who Will Become Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and President Pro Tempore? Part II (10:42 - 20:11) The Mormon Church Comes Out in Official Support of the Respect for Marriage Act — Big Theological Issues Are in Play Here, and History, Too Is the U.S. Senate really going to redefine marriage? by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part III (20:11 - 24:29) The Epimenides Paradox Arises Anew as the Two Most Powerful Spies in the World Meet Together — And That’s No Lie The C.I.A. Director Meets with His Russian Counterpart to Warn Against the Use of Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine. by New York Times (Jim Tankersley and Edward Wong) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 16, 2022
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 25:40 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221115_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 76232901472 https://albertmohler.com/?p=59979 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:19) No Genuine Conservative Can Support This: The U.S. Senate to Vote on So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act to Codify Same-Sex Marriage as Law of the Land Senate Moves Ahead With Vote on Gay-Marriage Bill by Wall Street Journal (Katy Stech Ferek) Part II (13:19 - 21:57) A Direct Assault on Religious Liberty: The So-Called ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act — We Need to Take Names on Who Is Behind Republican Moral Relativism Part III (21:57 - 25:40) Be Fruitful and Multiply…Or Else: World Population Reaches 8 Billion People — Is It a Good Thing or a Cause for Concern? World Population Reaching 8 Billion: What This Means for the Family of Humanity by USA Today (António Guterres) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 15, 2022
Monday, November 14, 2022 26:05 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221114_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 76103758340 https://albertmohler.com/?p=59963 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 02:00) Barely a Red Ripple? Democrats Claim Thin Majority in the Senate. We Await Further Word on House Races Part II (02:00 - 16:07) Go Figure: New Research Shows Married Couples Have Greater Financial Wealth Than Cohabiting Couples — And Sociologists are Scratching Their Heads as to Why Moving In Together Doesn’t Match the Financial Benefits of Marriage, but Why? by Wall Street Journal (Julia Carpenter) The Financial Implications of Cohabitation Among Young Adults by Journal of Financial Planning (Sonya Britt-Luter, Cassandra Dorius, Derek Lawson) Part III (16:07 - 22:09) ‘Republicans Traded the Election of 2022 for a Generational Goal’: The Reversal of Roe. Was It Worth It? What the Pro-Life Movement Lost and Won by New York Times (Ross Douthat) Part IV (22:09 - 26:05) A News Story with a (Very) Weird Twist: Norwegian Princess Relinquishes Royal Duties to Marry American Celebrity Shaman Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 14, 2022
Friday, November 11, 2022 26:33 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221111_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 75734145752 https://albertmohler.com/?p=59952 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:01) In Historic Turn, Benjamin Netanyahu to Lead Israel Again: What Does Bibi’s Return to Power Mean for Israel? Part II (12:01 - 18:12) Why Do You Consider Salvation By Grace Alone an Essential Doctrine? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (18:12 - 21:24) If Marriage is Supposed to Be a Monogamous Relationship Between a Man and a Woman, Why Did Many of the Old Testament Patriarchs Practice Polygamy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (21:24 - 24:25) Can You Clarify the Distinctions Between The Right and Conservatism (and The Left and Liberalism)? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (24:25 - 26:33) Why Don’t Muslims in the West Face the Same Religious Liberty Issues as Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 11, 2022
Thursday, November 10, 2022 24:58 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221110_TheBriefing.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 75607146724 https://albertmohler.com/?p=59936 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:35) The Red Wave That Did Not Happen: What Caused the Taming of the Projected Republican Tsunami? Part II (13:35 - 20:05) An Abject Tragedy and Unmitigated Moral Failure: Citizens in Several States Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Abortion Rights A Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed Into Wall of Abortion Rights Support on Tuesday by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly) American Voters Just Sent a Crystal-Clear Message: They Believe in Abortion Rights by The Guardian (Jill Filipovic) Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion by Slate (Dahlia Lithwick) Abortion-Rights Supporters Prevail in Midterm Ballot Measures by Wall Street Journal (Laura Kusisto and Jennifer Calfas) Part III (20:05 - 24:58) History Is Often Much Closer Than We Think — An Obituary of the (Thought to Be) Last Child of an Enslaved Person Reminds Us of That Fact Daniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person by New York Times (Clay Risen) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 10, 2022
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 24:04 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221109_TheBriefing1.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 75477389754 https://albertmohler.com/?p=59921 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 03:52) So, Do Voting Patterns Change with the Weather? You Probably Guessed that Political Strategists Have an Answer for That Will Rain Affect Turnout Tomorrow? The Answer Is Cloudy. by New York Times (Eve Washington and John Keefe) Part II (03:52 - 09:49) The Greater the Opportunity for Mischief, The Greater Likelihood Mischief Might Happen and Suspicions Will Rise: On Preserving the Integrity of Voting (and Counting Votes) on Election Day Part III (09:49 - 17:11) Another Casualty of COVID? The Weakening of American Confidence in the Political Process in a Post-Pandemic World? Part IV (17:09 - 24:04) Voter ID Law Creates "Unique Obstacles" for Transgender Voters’: USA Today Offers Yet Another Analysis Fueled by Ideology As Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Grows, Voter ID Laws Create Obstacles for Thousands of Transgender Voters by USA Today (Cady Stanton) The 2020 LGBT Vote: Preferences and characteristics of LGBT voters in the U.S. by USA Today (Cady Stanton) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 09, 2022
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 24:40 https://chrt.fm/track/7BBDCA/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20221108_TheBriefing1.mp3 https://images.podcastrepublic.net/podcast/390278738hd.jpg 75342755722 https://albertmohler.com/?p=59906 This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 03:24) Christian Stewardship and Your Ballot Today — It’s Now Up to Voters Part II (03:24 - 13:47) A Not So United Climate Meeting: World Leaders Gather for COP27. What Is it About? Last Eight Years Were the Warmest in Modern Times, U.N. Body Says by Wall Street Journal (Eric Niiler) Global Diplomats are Talking About Climate Change — Again. Does It Do Any Good? by USA Today (Elizabeth Weise) Part III (13:47 - 18:22) More Heat Deaths (But Less Deaths from Cold): Deciphering Climate Change Claims Climate Change and the Lancet’s ‘Heat Death’ Deception by Wall Street Journal (Bjorn Lomberg) Part IV (18:22 - 24:40) A Difficult Case in the Midst of a Dark, Conflicted History: SCOTUS Set to Hear Oral Arguments on Navajo Adoption Case Race Question in Supreme Court Adoption Case Unnerves Tribes by New York Times (Jan Hoffman) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: Twitter \| 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 BoyceCollege.com. To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.	Nov 08, 2022