Wednesday, January 22, 2025 The Briefing With Albert Mohler podcast

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:00) Gov. Gavin Newsom Drops a Bombshell: Liberal Governor of California Suddenly Says Male Participation in Female Sports is Unfair And, This Is Charlie Kirk by This is Gavin Newsom (Gavin Newsom and Charlie Kirk) Part II (15:00 - 18:50) How Do I Put the Sin of Emotional Infidelity to Death? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part III (18:43 - 20:43) Would You Elaborate on the Difference Between Empathy and Compassion? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing The Sin of Empathy — A Conversation with Joe Rigney by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) ‘Empathy is Not Weak or Woke’: Jane Fonda’s ‘Fiery’ and Hypocritical SAG Lifetime Award Speech by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.) Part IV (20:43 - 23:58) Was There an Authority Structure Before Man and Woman in Creation Before the Fall? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (23:58 - 27:45) Is Gender a Social Construct? — 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: 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Thursday, March 6, 2025 26:27

4天之前26:27

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 09:27) Why are U.S. Tax Dollars Supporting Homosexual Practices in Uganda? The Pull of U.S.A.I.D. Reveals Major LGBTQ Support by U.S. Federal Funds Where Being Gay Is Punishable by Death, Aid Cuts Are ‘Heartbreaking’ by The New York Times (Abdi Latif Dahir) Part II (09:27 - 17:48) The Moral Discourse of Hollywood Becomes Even Clearer: Hollywood Claims the Big Loser of the Oscars was Climate Change – Yes, Seriously Boiling Point: Not a great year for climate change at the Oscars by The LA Times (Sammy Roth) Part III (17:48 - 21:01) Hollywood is Keeping DEI Tabs on Everything: Hollywood’s Increasing Virtue Signaling in Wake of the Political Election of Donald Trump Last year, Hollywood managed to create at least one level playing field by The LA Times (Meg Waite Clayton) Part IV (21:01 - 26:27) ‘Empathy is Not Weak or Woke’: Jane Fonda’s ‘Fiery’ and Hypocritical SAG Lifetime Award Speech Jane Fonda delivers fiery speech accepting SAG’s lifetime achievement award: ‘Empathy is not weak or woke’ by The LA Times (Kaitlyn Huamani) 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 26:57

5天之前26:57

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 17:03) Politics, Partisanship, and Performance Art in a Social Media Age: President Trump’s Historic Joint Address to Congress Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress by The New York Times Part II (17:03 - 23:18) Neon Tape, a Padlock, and a Little Library: 4 College Students in California Turn a A Little Library into Performance Art over Book Bans – Book Bans That Don’t Even Exist Chapman students lock up some Little Free Libraries as segue to larger discussion on censorship and diversity by Daily Pilot (Eric Licas) Part III (23:18 - 26:57) Big News from the Moon: Private Firm Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Successfully Reaches Lunar Surface Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA by The LA Times (Marcia Dunn) 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 26:25

6天之前26:25

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:05) The Share of Christians in the U.S. Has Stabilized? – Pew Releases Updated Findings of Its Religious Landscape Study After years of decline, share of Christians in U.S. has stabilized by The Washington Post (Emily Guskin) Part II (09:05 - 16:04) Religious People Trend Toward Conservatism: Pew Research Center Affirms Influence of Theology on Political Beliefs Part III (16:04 - 18:28) Can Christians Retain Their Own Young People? Christians Face a Big Challenge in a Highly Secular Society That is Capturing More and More Young People Designating English as the Official Language of The United States by The White House What Trump’s order making English the official language in the U.S. could mean by The LA Times (Fernanda Figueroa) Part IV (18:28 - 26:25) English is Now the Official Language of the U.S. – What Does It Mean? Equally Important, What Does It Not Mean? 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Monday, March 3, 2025 25:03

7天之前25:03

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:58) A Showdown of Epic Diplomatic Proportions: President Trump and VP Vance Clash with Ukrainian President Zelensky Part II (10:58 - 14:08) ‘President Zelensky, What is Your Plan?’ – The U.S. Presses Ukraine for Realism in Settlement Talks Between Ukraine and Russia Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and 'personal liberties' by The Washington Post (Laurie Kellman) Part III (14:08 - 16:45) President Trump’s Approach to Diplomacy: President Trump is Changing the Game on U.S. Foreign Policy – We Can Only Hope It is Effective Part IV (16:45 - 25:03) Bezos Indicates Major Shift at The Washington Post: The Editorial Pages of The Post Will Now Be Centered on Personal Liberties and Free Markets 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Friday, February 28, 2025 27:38

10天之前27:38

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 08:04) Why Don't We Trust Professionals Anymore? Christians Need to Rethink Our Cultural Distrust of Authority Why We Don’t Trust Doctors Like We Used To by The Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry) Part II (08:04 - 13:22) Fear Not Asteroid 2024 YR4: NASA Reports Earth Will ‘Most Likely’ Avoid Collision with Catastrophic Asteroid NASA Gives ‘All Clear’ for Asteroid That Seemed to Threaten Earth by The New York Times (Katrina Miller) Part III (13:22 - 15:14) What is the Significance of 40 Days in the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 11-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part IV (15:14 - 18:12) What Pastoral Counsel Do You Have for Christian Parents Who Have Children Who Come Out as Homosexual? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (18:12 - 21:19) How Do I Counsel My Teenage Son to Honor His Homosexual Father as His Father Without Condoning His Father’s Homosexuality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (21:19 - 24:56) Is It Sinful to Not Want to Have Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VII (24:56 - 27:38) Do We Have Gendered Souls? — 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: 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Thursday, February 27, 2025 26:38

11天之前26:38

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:15 - 17:30) New Political Leadership in Germany: Conservative Reset and Electoral Shift in Germany The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election by The New York Times (Christopher F. Schuetze) Part II (17:30 - 22:29) Target Faces More Consumer Backlash: Now, the Left is Infuriated at Target’s Backing Away from DEI Initiatives Target hit by consumer anger at its retreat from diversity policies by The Financial Times (Taylor Nicole Rogers) Part III (22:29 - 26:38) Clint Hill and the Moral Verdict of History: The Death of Famed Secret Service Agent Reminds of the Importance of Getting History Right Clint Hill, Who Sprang to Kennedys’ Side as Shots Were Fired, Dies at 93 by The New York Times (Richard Goldstein) 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 26:14

12天之前26:14

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 09:33) The Deadly Truth About the Culture of Death: Major Report Unveils a Scandal at Planned Parenthood of Prioritizing Abortion Political Agenda Over Healthcare Botched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis by The New York Times (Katie Benner) Part II (09:33 - 15:22) A Major Cultural Collision in the Making: It Appears a Crisis is Brewing Over DC Hosting WorldPride 2025 Now That Donald Trump is Back in the White House WorldPride is on a collision course with Trump’s D.C. takeover by The Washington Post (Colbert I. King) Part III (15:22 - 21:16) News Media in a Cascade of Change: Media Outlets are Bleeding Dollars and Viewers and It’s Showing in the Major Shifts of Media Personalities Lester Holt, Longtime ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor, Will Depart Show by The Wall Street Journal (Isabella Simonetti) Joy Reid’s show canceled in programming shakeup at MSNBC by LA Times (Stephen Battaglio) Part IV (21:16 - 26:14) Trump is Disrupting the Legacy Media – What’s Behind Action Against Associated Press and the Changes in the White House Press Corps? 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 26:20

13天之前26:20

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:53) The Power of the Natural Family: New Research Shows Importance of the Two-Parent Family and Quality Time Dads and Moms Spend Together with Their Children The Family Way by Hoover Digest (Paul E. Peterson) Part II (09:53 - 19:06) What About Marriage in Rural America? Falling Marriage Rates Make It to Rural America In rural America, more women are saying ‘I don’t’ by The Washington Post (Shelley Clark and Matthew M. Brooks) Part III (19:06 - 26:20) A Federal District Court Judge Deems Trump’s Gender Policy ‘Biologically Inaccurate’ – Are Federal Court Judges to Instruct Us on Biology? 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Monday, February 24, 2025 25:18

14天之前25:18

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:38) A Classic Case of Theological Collapse: How A Pastor-Father’s Acceptance of His Son’s Homosexual Lifestyle Led to the Eventual Abandonment of Biblical Christianity How My Dad Reconciled His God and His Gay Son by The New York Times (Timothy White) Part II (12:39 - 18:50) The Bible is a Major Problem for the LGBTQ Revolution – And the Left Knows It Losing My Religion, Finding Jesus (Does that sound like heresy to you?) by City Church Long Beach (Bill White) Part III (18:50 - 00:06) Hamas Offers Most Depraved Spectacle Thus Far: The Horrifying and Tragic Return of the Bibas Family Ponder How the Bibas Boys Died by The Wall Street Journal (Bernard-Henri Lévy) Hamas’s latest stunt is its most despicable yet by The Telegraph (Jake Wallis Simons) 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Friday, February 21, 2025 28:45

17天之前28:45

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 05:39) The Plane Didn’t Survive, But the Passengers Did: In Light of the Plane Crash in Toronto, We Must Learn from What Goes Right, and Not Just What Goes Wrong Part II (05:39 - 09:30) Does Genesis 3:24 Point to God’s Creation of the First Weapon? If So, What Does That Tell Us About Humans Advancing Weapons Technology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part III (09:30 - 13:35) What is the History of the Phrase ‘Asking Jesus Into Your Heart,’ and Why Is It So Widely Used? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (13:35 - 16:05) I Agree With What You Said About Certain Kinds of Books Not Being Present in Public Schools Libraries, But Wouldn’t That Include the Bible As Well? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part V (16:05 - 19:08) What Happens When a Senator or Member of the House Becomes a Part of the President’s Cabinet? Who Takes Their Place? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (19:08 - 21:31) If Adam Named All the Animals, How Did He Name the Sea Creatures If He Did Not Live By the Ocean? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing Part VII (21:31 - 24:13) Can I Sin in My Dreams? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part VIII (24:13 - 26:27) How Do I Confront My College Classmates About Their Wrong Views on LGBTQ Issues? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing Part IX (26:27 - 28:45) What Was God Doing Before Time Existed? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Thursday, February 20, 2025 28:49

18天之前28:49

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 11:08) The Culture of Death and Dementia—In the Netherlands, Some With Alzheimer’s are Trying to Make Plans for Assisted Suicide Before Their Decline She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen) Part II (11:08 - 18:53) Euthanasia Goes Far Beyond Assisted Suicide – The Culture of Death is an All-Encompassing Worldview, From Death Before Birth to Death in Old Age Part III (18:53 - 23:09) Modern Art as “Transgressive Art” — Why Artistic Culture Leans Left Part IV (23:09 - 28:49) President Trump Takes on the Cultural Elites at the Kennedy Center: Drag Performances are Out, But What Will Take Their Place? A Night at the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts by The New York Times (Shawn McCreesh) 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 26:06

19天之前26:06

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 05:24) “Because We Want More Babies” — President Trump Announces IVF Expansion, But the End Does Not Justify the Means President Donald J. Trump Expands Access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) by The White House Part II (05:24 - 18:47) The Moral Risk and Moral Wrong Behind IVF: The Problem of Abstracting Sex From Reproduction Trump signs executive order expanding access to IVF, says White House by The Guardian (Léonie Chao-Fong and Carter Sherman) On the Ethical Realities of Reproductive Technologies and the Dignity of the Human Embryo by The Southern Baptist Convention Why the Southern Baptists Said No to IVF by The Wall Street Journal (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Andrew Walker) Part III (18:47 - 22:49) Elon Musk, His Children, and IVF: A Media Claim About Musk’s 13th Child Raises Major Moral Questions Part IV (22:49 - 26:06) The Moral Revolution Goes After Shakespeare – New Playwrights Attempt to Overhaul Romeo and Juliet for a ‘Non-Binary’ World Elon Musk’s Babies Were Conceived Via IVF And Surrogacy - Is It The Future Of Reproduction? by Forbes (Alex Zhavoronkov) 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025 27:19

20天之前27:19

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 13:51) The New York Times Editorial Board Takes Aim at Trump over Transgender Issue: The New York Times Presents Alternative Morality and Worldview Contrary to Creation Order Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans by The New York Times (The Editorial Board) Part II (13:51 - 18:32) Even More Radical Revolutionaries are Coming: The LGBTQ Revolution Seeks to Press Agenda Even Further, Which Includes Eating Their Own If Necessary Part III (18:32 - 27:19) Books with ‘Nudity, Excessive Violence, and Sadomasochistic Behavior’ – Are These Categories You Want in the Library of Your Child’s Public School? 'Not enough kids in these meetings': Students weigh in as 1,100 books banned in Tennessee by The Tennessean (Rachel Wegner) 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 BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .…

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Monday, February 17, 2025 27:44

21天之前27:44