The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Jan 21, 2026

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 15:51)
China’s Is Facing a Demographic Catastrophe: China’s Birthrate Is Dropping Fast

China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 by The New York Times (Alexandra Stevenson)
China’s Birthrate Sinks to Record Low by The Wall Street Journal (Hannah Miao)
China’s birth rate fell to a record low last year despite attempts to boost it by NPR (Anthony Kuhn)

Part II (15:51 – 19:28)
China Puts a Heavy Tax on Condoms: The CCP is Trying Anything toIncrease the Birthrate, And It’s Not Working
Part III (19:28 – 21:32)
Secularism and the Decline of the Birthrate: When Belief in God Goes Away, So Do the Babies
Part IV (21:32 – 26:45)
Will the DSM Add Postpartum Depression as a Diagnosis? There are Big Issues Behind This Consideration

Will ‘Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis? by The New York Times (Ellen Barry and Pam Belluck)

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Jan 20, 2026

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Part I (00:14 – 09:23)
A New and Ominous Landscape: Looking at the Recent Church Invasion and Public Attention

Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service by The Associated Press (Giovanna Dell’orto)
The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A Street-Level View by The New York Times (Vivian Yee)

Part II (09:23 – 11:05)
Minnesota Reveals a Big Political Realignment: These Protests Are Becoming Predictable

After Renee Good Killing, Derisive Term for White Women Spreads on the Far Right by The New York Times (Clyde McGrady)
The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women by The New York Times (Michelle Goldberg)
The white women turning to ‘Dark Woke’— They turn private despair into public rage by The Institute for Family Studies (Emily Jashinsky)

Part III (11:05 – 18:19)
AWFUL? The Political Radicalization of Women in Modern Societies

Young women are radicalising by The New Statesman (Scarlett Maguire)
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S. by Gallup (Benedict Vigers and Julie Ray)

Part IV (18:19 – 26:45)
The Inevitable Disappointment of Rebellion: Defying Creation Order Will Never Lead to Human Flourishing
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Monday, January 19, 2026 Jan 19, 2026

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Part I (00:14 – 06:11)
It Happened in Minnesota: ICE Protestors Invaded an Evangelical Church and Interrupted Worship Yesterday

Activists interrupt Sunday church service, say pastor works for ICE by The Star Tribune (Kim Hyatt and Kyeland Jackson)

Part II (06:11 – 15:23)
The Worldview Issues of the ICE Protests: The History of ICE, the Protests Against ICE, and the Leftist Capture of Urban Minnesota

Part III (15:23 – 22:27)
Minnesota’s Fault Lines: The Growing Divide Between Minnesota’s Big City Liberals and Rural Conservatives

Part IV (22:27 – 25:59)
A Parable From St. Paul: We are Watching a Battle Between Two Different Visions of Christianity
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Friday, January 16, 2026 Jan 16, 2026

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 06:08)
The Ironies of Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of Sexualized French Film Culture, Animal Rights Activist, and Far-Right Sympathizer in Dies at 91

Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91 by The Washington Post (Adam Bernstein)

Part II (06:08 – 11:52)
A Jewish Obituary and an Irony of Historic Proportions: The Death of Hessy Levinsons Taft, the Jewish Baby on the Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91

Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby on Cover of Nazi Magazine, Dies at 91 by The New York Times (Michael S. Rosenwald)

Part III (11:52 – 15:59)
How Should Christians Think About the Tragic Situation in Minneapolis? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (15:59 – 19:55)
What Counseling Model Should Christians Use to Counsel Other Christians? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (19:55 – 21:57)
Should Christians Honor the Physical Body Even After Death? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VI (21:57 – 24:51)
What’s the Difference Between Palliative and Curative Care? When Are Christians Obligated to One Versus the Other? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VII (24:51 – 28:40)
What is Selfishness, and How Can a Christian Fight It? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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Thursday, January 15, 2026 Jan 15, 2026

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses a simple question at a Senate hearing yesterday that revealed the great battle of our age, girls’ sports before SCOTUS, the morally evasive language of the LGBTQ revolution, and the deadly lie sold to so-called “transgender youth.”
Part I (00:14 – 15:18)
“Can Men Get Pregnant?”: One Simple Question at a Senate Hearing Yesterday Revealed the Great Battle of Our Age

“Can men get pregnant?” by C-Span

Part II (15:18 – 19:56)
SCOTUS Appears Set to Uphold Girls’ Sports: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Laws Preventing Biological Men From Competing as Women

Little v. Hecox by The Supreme Court of the United States
West Virginia v. B. P. J. by The Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold transgender athlete bans by SCOTUSblog (Amy Howe)

Part III (19:56 – 23:53)
No, This is Not About “Erasing Trans People”: Detecting the Moral Evasion of LGBTQ Language

Bans of transgender athletes about erasure, not fairness by USA Today (Nancy Armour)

Part IV (23:53 – 27:09)
This is Heartbreaking: So-Called Transgender Youth Have Been Sold a Deadly Lie

The trans youth athletes in the US fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’ by The Guardian (Sam Levin)

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Jan 14, 2026

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Part I (00:14 – 18:28)
Iran’s Leadership is Losing Credibility: The Rise and Fall of the Shia Regime
Part II (18:28 – 19:37)
What is the Future of Iran? The U.S. Does Not Have the Credibility to Make that Determination Right Now
Part III (19:37 – 20:13)
Christianity vs. Islam in Society: There are Major Differences in a Society with Christianity as Its Foundation
Part IV (20:13 – 27:28)
Why Greenland, and Why Now? President Trump Sets His Sights on Greenland
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Jan 13, 2026

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s recent comments on being “flexible” about the Hyde Amendment and the possibility of taxpayer-funded abortions, what to watch as SCOTUS hears oral arguments on so-called “transgender women” competing in women’s sports, and the liberals who are pushing back against the transgender revolution.
Part I (00:14 – 10:34)
Mr. President, This One is a Deal Breaker: Conservatives Cannot Be Flexible on Becoming Complicity in Taxpayer Funded Abortions
Part II (10:34 – 23:16)
SCOTUS Set to Hear Oral Arguments on So-Called Transgender Athletes: Will SCOTUS See a Rational Purpose That is Not in Direction Contradiction to the Constitution?

The transgender athletes cases: an explainer by SCOTUSblog (Amy Howe)
National debate on transgender athletes finally reaches Supreme Court by USA Today (Maureen Groppe)

Part III (23:16 – 27:47)
‘SCOTUS Can Save Women’s Sports’: The Washington Post’s Editorial Board Makes an Astounding Liberal Argument Against Transgender Revolution
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Monday, January 12, 2026 Jan 12, 2026

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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)
Aldrich Ames and His Deadly Betrayal: The Death of CIA Turncoat for Soviets Raises Massive Issues

Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 by The New York Times (Tim Weiner)

Part II (13:51 – 20:23)
Yet Another Problem with Surrogacy Emerges: Many Surrogate Mothers are Incurring Insurmountable Medical Expenses

Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts by The Wall Street Journal (Katherine Long)

Part III (20:23 – 24:27)
Let’s Face the Truth About Surrogacy: There’s Massive Moral Problems in Even the Best Cases, and Many Surrogates are Hired by LGBTQ Couples
Part IV (24:27 – 26:56)
Not Every Reproductive Act is Morally Acceptable: Babies are An Unalloyed Good, But Not Every Means of Conception is Good of Morally Acceptable

Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson)

Friday, January 9, 2026 Jan 09, 2026

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Part I (00:14 – 11:24)
Where are the Young Husbands? Even Secularists are Noticing Our Society’s Manhood Crisis

America Needs More Husband Material by The Wall Street Journal (William A. Galston)
The Power of Marriage: Combatting the Great Lies of Our Secular Age and Recovering the Key to Human Flourishing by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Brad Wilcox)

Part II (11:24 – 14:49)
Is the Cross Truly the Center of the Gospel? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part III (14:49 – 17:09)
What About Pronouns for the Trinity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (17:09 – 21:33)
How Should Young Christians Read the Classics While Navigating Sexual Issues Within Them? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part V (21:33 – 23:52)
How Should I Engage Political Issues as a Young Man? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part VI (23:52 – 25:55)
Should the U.S. Execute an Operation in Cuba As in Venezuela? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part VII (25:55 – 28:51)
Is the Attempt to Use A.I. to Translate All Languages an Attempt to Overthrow God’s Judgement at the Tower of Babel? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 Jan 08, 2026

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 10:51)
The Abortion Landscape in a Map: The Culture of Death Pushed Back Hard