Épisodes

  • Friday, August 29, 2025

    Friday, August 29, 2025
    Aug 29 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses our society’s boy crisis and its struggle to turn boys into men, and I answer questions about why God cares about gender, the Christian battle of ideas, and if mandatory reporting laws violate the first amendment.
    Part I (00:13 – 15:06)
    We are in (Another) Boy Crisis: Every Successful Civilization Has to Figure How to Turn Boys into Men – And We Face New Challenges
    • Boy Crisis of 2025, Meet the ‘Boy Problem’ of the 1900s by The New York Times (Robert D. Putnam and Richard V. Reeves)
    Part II (15:06 – 22:05)
    Why Did God Create Human Beings as Male and Female? Why Does Gender Distinction Matter to God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
    Part III (22:05 – 25:11)
    You Say That Christians are in a ‘Battle of Ideas.’ Where Do You See That in Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
    Part IV (25:11 – 29:12)
    Do Mandatory Reporting Laws Violate First Amendment Rights? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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    29 min
  • Thursday, August 28, 2025

    Thursday, August 28, 2025
    Aug 28 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s threats to remove sex education funding for sex ed that affirms transgender ideologies, the parental responsibility of sex education, and the dangers of A.I. chatbots for teenagers.
    Part I (00:14 – 12:07)
    Trump Goes After Gender Ideology in Sex Education: The Trump Administration Releases Executive Order to Remove Gender Identity from Sex Education
    • Trump Administration Puts 46 States and Territories on Notice to Remove Gender Ideology Content from Sex Ed Materials by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Part II (12:07 – 14:55)
    Sex Education is a Parental Responsibility: Christian Faithfulness Requires that Christian Parents Do Not Relinquish Sex Education to a Secular Culture
    Part III (14:55 – 25:18)
    The Danger of A.I. Chatbots for Teenagers: Teenagers are Turning to A.I. Chatbots for Therapy, and It Has Turned into a Four-Alarm Fire
    • Teens Are Using Chatbots as Therapists. That’s Alarming. by The New York Times (Ryan K. McBain)
    • A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. by The New York Times (Kashmir Hill)
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    25 min
  • Wednesday, August 27, 2025

    Wednesday, August 27, 2025
    Aug 27 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 12:53)
    The Menendez Brothers in the American Conscience: The Disturbing and Entertainment-Driven Media Campaign in Support of the Menendez Brothers
    • Menendez Hasn’t Been a ‘Model Prisoner,’ Board Says in Denying Parole by The New York Times
    • Trump calls for expansion of death penalty in D.C. by The Washington Post (Emily Davies and Salvador Rizzo)
    Part II (12:53 – 20:49)
    The Culture of Death Creeps Forward in Uruguay: Uruguay’s Push for Assisted Suicide, And Secularization is a Big Part of the Picture
    • Liberal Uruguay and the right to die by The Economist
    Part III (20:49 – 26:00)
    Capital Confusion: Current Debates About the Death Penalty Reveal Big Worldview Shift
    • The Men Suing Over Their Partners’ Abortions by The Wall Street Journal (Jennifer Calfas and Mariah Timms)
    • Texas man spiked girlfriend’s drink with Plan C to terminate her pregnancy, officials claim by NBC News (David K. Li)
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    26 min
  • Tuesday, August 26, 2025

    Tuesday, August 26, 2025
    Aug 26 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses a new Pew Research Study that shows LGBT Americans are more likely to identify as ‘spiritual but not religious,’ how our culture has made an idol out of secular science, and the scandal of a fraudulent honesty professor at Harvard.
    Part I (00:14 – 14:20)
    LGBT Americans are ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’: New Pew Research Study Reveals LGBTQ Americans are Unlikely to Choose Scriptural Religions
    • Religion and spirituality among LGBT Americans by Pew Research Center (Becka A. Alper and Asta Kallo)
    Part II (14:20 – 17:40)
    Secular Science is Out of Bounds: Our Culture Has Made an Idolatry of Secular Science
    • The Doctors Who Cry ‘Science’ by The Wall Street Journal (Allysia Finley)
    • Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings by The New York Times (Noam Scheiber)
    • Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings by The New York Times (Noam Scheiber)
    Part III (17:40 – 25:44)
    Organized Crime in Organized Science: The Scandal of a Fraudulent Honesty Professor at Harvard Reveals Bigger Problem in Scientific Community
    • Harvard revokes tenure from professor famous for ethics studies, first time in 80 years by NBC News (Viola Flowers)
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    26 min
  • Monday, August 25, 2025

    Monday, August 25, 2025
    Aug 25 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 17:25)
    A Museum is an Argument: Trump Takes DEI Culture War Agenda to the Smithsonian. What’s It All About?
    • President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian by The White House
    • Democratic vs. Republican Occupations by Verdant Labs
    Part II (17:25 – 20:20)
    A Call to ‘Decolonize Scientific Institutions’: The Leftist Elites are Pushing Their Agenda Far Beyond DEI Initiatives
    • Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them by Nature (Tara G. McAllister, Leilani A. Walker, Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Lydia Jennings, Bradley Moggridge, Sereana Naepi, Brittany Kamai, Kat Milligan-McClellan)
    • Notable & Quotable: Nature by The Wall Street Journal
    Part III (20:20 – 29:50)
    A Lion of the Pulpit: The Life and Legacy of John MacArthur
    • A lion of the pulpit, now in Christ’s presence by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
    • A Straight Line to the Pulpit: The Legacy of John MacArthur by First Things (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
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    30 min
  • Friday, August 22, 2025

    Friday, August 22, 2025
    Aug 22 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 19:00)
    Defender of the Faith and the Family: The Life and Legacy of Dr. James Dobson
    • James Dobson’s harsh, disciplinarian Christianity changed GOP politics by MSNBC (Anthea Butler)
    Part II (19:00 – 26:03)
    Is It Possible to Support Capital Punishment and to Fight Abortion Simultaneously? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
    • James Dobson’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Dangerous by Sojourners (Brandon Massey)
    Part III (26:03 – 30:51)
    Does the Skrmetti Ruling Undermine Parental Rights? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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    31 min
  • Thursday, August 21, 2025

    Thursday, August 21, 2025
    Aug 21 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    On today’s edition of The Briefing, I discuss the current shifts in mainstream media and what they mean for its future, how American universities could be undermining its national security interests through its enrollment, and the debate over higher education’s admissions standards.
    Part I (00:14 – 15:19)
    Mainstream Doesn’t Mean What It Used To Mean: MSNBC’s Transition to MS Now Raises Bigger Issue of the Shift in Mainstream Media and the Future
    • The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations by The New York Times (Benjamin Mullin)
    Part II (15:19 – 21:14)
    Should Harvard Send Its International Students Home? American Universities Could Be Undermining the Nation’s Security Interests Through Enrollment
    • Send Harvard’s Chinese Students Home by The Wall Street Journal (Mike Gallagher)
    Part III (21:14 – 25:53)
    Higher Education and Admissions Standards: The Ideological Dimensions Are Still in Debate
    • Trump Demands the Truth About Affirmative Action by The Wall Street Journal (Jason L. Riley)
    • Don’t Let Grades Dominate College Admissions by The Wall Street Journal (David Wippman and Glenn Altschuler)
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    26 min
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2025

    Wednesday, August 20, 2025
    Aug 20 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the pro-life movement’s fight for life, the Left’s call to defend all abortions up until the moment of birth, the horror of late-term abortions, and the need for pro-lifers to understand the Left’s arguments and goals.
    Part I (00:14 – 08:25)
    The Fight for Life is of First Priority: The Pro-Life Movement Cannot Be Lethargic
    Part II (08:25 – 17:05)
    The Left’s Call to Defend All Abortions: The Growing Momentum on the Left is the Elimination of Any Restriction on Abortions – Yes, Even Until the Moment of Birth
    • What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions? by The Nation (Amy Littlefield)
    Part III (17:05 – 21:08)
    ‘I Got Emotional Once the Baby Started Moving’: The Horror of the Experience of Late-Term Abortions On Display
    Part IV (21:08 – 26:24)
    Pro-Lifers Must Understand the Argument From Its Enemies – Christians Must Remind Ourselves What We Believe and We Must Be Faithful
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    26 min