This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 09:38)Well, It’s Happened: Israel Strikes Iran, Targeting Key Nuclear InstallationsRubio calls Israeli strikes against Iran 'unilateral,' says US not involved by Reuters (Kanishka Singh)Part II (09:38 - 14:02)Is It Possible to Go a Day Without Sinning? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (14:02 - 16:23)Is My Desire, as a Young Woman, to be an Optometrist Wrong? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (16:23 - 20:21)Did God Will My Brother’s Death? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (20:21 - 22:54)How Can the Trustees of Institutions Prevent Liberal Drift? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (22:54 - 25:16)Is the Conflict Between Elon Musk and President Trump as Heated as the Media is Painting It Out to Be? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart VII (25:16 - 26:53)Why is It Taking So Long to Find a New Archbishop of Canterbury? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor 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, June 12, 2025
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 09:50)The Culture of Death Advances in New York: New York Assisted Suicide Bill Now Goes to GovernorNew York Moves to Allow Terminally Ill People to Die on Their Own Terms by The New York Times (Grace Ashford)Part II (09:50 - 21:03)There is No ‘Death Worth Dying’ — So-called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is Government Authorized SuicideNew York’s Assisted-Suicide Mistake by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die? by The New York Times (Katie Englehart)Part III (21:03 - 25:58)George Soros is Trying to Turn Texas Blue: Liberal Financier is Pouring Money and Effort into Liberalizing Texas PoliticsGroup Backed by George Soros to Plow Millions Into Turning Texas Blue by The Wall Street Journal (Ken Thomas)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor 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, June 11, 2025
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 07:33)Trump and Newsom Square Off on Illegal Immigration and ICE Raids: The Constitutional Issues Loom Large, But the Political Calculus is RealPart II (07:33 - 16:38)The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Face Off: Influential Liberal and Conservative Newspapers Have Major Worldview Collision on Illegal Immigration and ICE RaidsTrump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)Democrats Make Stephen Miller’s Day by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part III (16:38 - 25:49)The Left’s Incongruence on Killing Children Laid Bare: It’s Legally Incoherent to Draw an Absolute Line at the Birth CanalA DNA Technique Is Finding Women Who Left Their Babies for Dead by The New York Times (Isabelle Taft)DOJ Worker Facing Murder Charge, Accused of Spiking Girlfriend's Drink with Abortion Pill by The Dallas Morning News (Chase Rogers)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor 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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25:49
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 - 15:06)A ‘Regression’ on Gender? The Recoil to the Transgender Movement is Grounded in Creation Order, Not Merely a Speed Bump in Progressive HistoryThe Transgender Tipping Point by Time (Katy Steinmetz)Our Regression on Gender Is a Tragedy, Not Just a Political Problem by The New York Times (David Wallace-Wells)Part II (16:02 - 15:24)The Triumph of the Therapeutic and the Death of Family Ties: Therapy Culture is Causing Kids to Cut Their Relationships with Their ParentsThere’s a Link Between Therapy Culture and Childlessness by The New York Times (Michal Leibowitz)Part III (16:02 - 23:04)The Therapeutic Culture and the Tragedy of Childlessness: The Tie Between Therapy Culture and Falling Birth RatesPart IV (23:04 - 26:11)The Glory of God in the Birth of a Dolphin Calf: One Dolphin Mother Helps Another With Her BirthVideo shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom’s friend helped by The Associated PressSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor 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, June 9, 2025
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 07:46)A Brief History of Pride Month and the Pride Flag – How Did This Happen, and What Does It Mean in 2025?Rainbow flag meaning: A brief history lesson on how the Pride flag came to be by USA Today (Olivia Munson)Pride Events in New York: Here’s How to Celebrate by The New York Times (Erik Piepenburg)Part II (07:46 - 13:49)A Few Corporations Back Off Pride Month: The U.S. Is Going to Need Much More to Return to Any Semblance of Sanity On This IssueIn the Shadow of the White House, the World Celebrates Pride in D.C. by The New York Times (Campbell Robertson)Part III (13:51 - 16:26)Vietnam Has a Big Birth Rate Problem: Vietnam Attempts to Reverse the Disaster of Its 2-Child PolicyVietnam ends its longstanding 2-child policy by NPR (Nga Pham)Part IV (16:26 - 25:12)Birth Rate Issues are Fundamentally a Theological Problem: The Rejection of God’s Glory in Human Procreation Will Never Lead to Human FlourishingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor 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.