Episodes

  • Wednesday, February 26, 2025

    Wednesday, February 26, 2025
    Feb 26 2025
    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 - 21:17)
    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 (21:17 - 26:14)
    Trump is Disrupting the Legacy Media – What’s Behind Action Against Associated Press and the Changes in the White House Press Corps?




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    26 mins
  • Tuesday, February 25, 2025

    Tuesday, February 25, 2025
    Feb 25 2025
    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?




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    26 mins
  • Monday, February 24, 2025

    Monday, February 24, 2025
    Feb 24 2025
    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 His Complete 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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    25 mins
  • Friday, February 21, 2025

    Friday, February 21, 2025
    Feb 21 2025
    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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    29 mins
  • Thursday, February 20, 2025

    Thursday, February 20, 2025
    Feb 20 2025
    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)





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    29 mins
  • Wednesday, February 19, 2025

    Wednesday, February 19, 2025
    Feb 19 2025
    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)





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    26 mins
  • Tuesday, February 18, 2025

    Tuesday, February 18, 2025
    Feb 18 2025
    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)





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    27 mins
  • Monday, February 17, 2025

    Monday, February 17, 2025
    Feb 17 2025
    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)





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    28 mins