The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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Monday, February 24, 2025 Feb 24, 2025

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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)

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Friday, February 21, 2025 Feb 21, 2025

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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
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Thursday, February 20, 2025 Feb 20, 2025

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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)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Feb 19, 2025

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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

Elon Musk’s Babies Were Conceived Via IVF And Surrogacy - Is It The Future Of Reproduction? by Forbes (Alex Zhavoronkov)

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
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Feb 18, 2025

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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)

Monday, February 17, 2025 Feb 17, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 17:17)
Far Right? Hard Right? Radical Right? Media Confusion After Vice President Vance Delivers Message in Munich

Vance Shocks Europe With a Message That He Has Long Promoted at Home by The New York Times (Michael C. Bender)

Part II (17:17 - 22:05)
A Huge Moral Imbalance Exchange Between Israel and Hamas: Israel Receives Back 3 Hostages in Exchange for 369 Palestinian Prisoners

Hamas Postpones Release of More Hostages ‘Until Further Notice’ by The New York Times (Lara JakesRonen BergmanAdam Rasgon and Johnatan Reiss)

Part III (22:05 - 27:44)
Terrorism is the Official Policy of Hamas: The Deadly Determination of Hamas Highlights Its Danger and the Difficulty of Eliminating Deadly Ideas

Trump Wants the U.S. to Control Gaza. So, Who Owns It Anyway? by The Wall Street Journal (Rory Jones)

Friday, February 14, 2025 Feb 14, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 - 11:14)
What Does the Super Bowl Say about the Culture? Objective Truth, the Spectacle of Sport, the Power of Advertising, the American Draw to Nostalgia, and Gambling

Super Bowls Have More Than One Loser by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessey)

Part II (11:14 - 14:50)
The Right Kind of Sentimentality of Valentine’s Day: In a Culture with a Twisted Definition of Love, It’s Important to Recognize and Celebrate Love’s Right Expression
Part III (14:50 - 19:37)
How Do We Teach Our Daughters About Accepting Chivalry? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (19:37 - 23:29)
How Do I Help a Younger Believer Understand His Depravity? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (23:29 - 26:35)
How is Jesus Christ at the Right Hand of God If He Had to Pay an Eternal Debt for Sin? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VI (26:35 - 29:41)
Is Cross-dressing for a High School Theatrical Play Sinful? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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Thursday, February 13, 2025 Feb 13, 2025

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 11:07)
Is the Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas About to Fall Apart? Hamas Threatens to Halt Hostage Returns Remains Committed to the Non-Existence of Israel
Part II (11:07 - 17:57)
Climate Change Hypocrisy or Something Deeper? Has Silicon Valley Changed its Stripes?

Under Trump, Billionaire Climate Champions Have Gone Quiet by The New York Times (David Gelles)

Part III (17:57 - 23:20)
Celebrity and Climate Ideology: Those Pushing Climate Change are Often the Most Hypocritical – Just Look at Their Private Jets

Why Climate-Change Ideology Is Dying by The Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)

Part IV (23:20 - 27:00)
A Refreshing and Right Message: The Department of Transportation is Prioritizing Areas with High Marriage Rates and Birth Rates

Duffy tells DOT to prioritize areas with high birth rates by The Hill (Lauren Irwin)

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Feb 12, 2025

Show notes

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 12:44)
The Ideological Capture of the Left: The Left is Increasingly Committed to Theory Rather Than Reality

Still Crazy… by Substack (Joe Klein)
The Democrats Show Why They Lost by The Atlantic (Jonathan Chait)
Democrats Have a New Leader but Haven’t Come to Grips With Failure by The Wall Street Journal (Molly Ball)

Part II (12:45 - 20:31)
Are We 89 Seconds to Midnight? The Scientific Community Has an Apocalyptic Worldview Too

Closer than ever: It is now 89 seconds to midnight by Bullet of the Atomic Scientists (John Mecklin)

Part III (20:31 - 27:55)
You Want a Penny For Your Thoughts? You Better Hurry: President Trump Seeks to Stop Minting the Penny

It takes nearly 4 cents to make a single penny. Here's why Trump wants them gone. by USA Today (George Petras)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Feb 11, 2025

Show notes

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 - 09:14)
Combine Energy in the Executive and the Theory of the Unitary Executive: President Trump Aims to Define the Role of the President of the United States

Part II (09:14 - 21:56)
We Now Have a Fourth Branch of Government? – The U.S. Has an Ever-Growing Administrative State, and It’s a Threat to Our Constitutional Order
Part III (21:56 - 27:16)
The Reality of the Deep State: There Circle Within a Circle Within a Circle Inside the Administrative State
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