The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 11:35) Not All Sanity is Lost: UK Supreme Court Upholds Biological Definition of a Women by Part II (11:35 - 18:38) A War Over Transgender Athletes in Maine: The Trump Administration Sues Maine Over Participation of Biological Males in Female Sports Part III (18:38 - 25:33) If You Accept Federal M...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:38) What Do We Owe the Embryo? Christians Must Now Face the Question of IVF and Embryo Ethics Head On What Do We Owe This Cluster of Cells? by The New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman) This baby was carefully selected as an embryo. by The New York Times (Anna Louie Sussman) This vial is made to h...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:00) ‘We Pray to Achieve a Future That Reflects the Truth, Beauty, and Goodness of Christ’s Eternal Kingdom in Heaven’: The Unprecedented White House Statement on Holy Week Presidential Message on Holy Week, 2025 by The White House (President Donald J. Trump) Part II (08:00 - 14:52) Scrapping Ea...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:08) You Can’t Just Blame the Pandemic: America’s School Crisis Started Long Ago, and It’s Predictably Getting Worse Part II (12:08 - 16:28) Failing Schools: New Study Shows the Pandemic Rocked States Under Democrat Influence Harder Than Republican States The pandemic hit pupils hardest in Ameri...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:55) Special Edition: The Problem of Sextortion: A Message for Parents and Pastors of Teenage Young Men Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:50) A Remarkable Life, Truth Even Stranger Than Fiction: KGB Officer Turned Double Agent, Oleg Gordievsky, Dies at 86 Oleg Gordievsky, K.G.B. Officer Turned Double Agent, Dies at 86 by The New York Times (Clay Risen) Oleg Gordievsky worked for both sides in the cold war by The Economist Part II...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 11:08) President Trump Puts Major Tariffs on Hold for 90 Days – Except for China Part II (11:08 - 16:36) Florida School District Upholds Parental Authority: Only Parents Can Decide to Change a Child’s Name at School Florida high school teacher loses job after using student's preferred name by USA...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:15) Crying Wolf? A Look at the Complicated Worldview Behind Supposedly Bringing Back Long-Extinct Species The Return of the Dire Wolf by Time (Jeffrey Kluger) Part II (15:15 - 19:42) De-Extinction and Creation Order: Should Humans Seek to Bring Animals Back From Extinction? Part III (19:42 - 25...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:04) The Morality Tale of Corporate DEI: Businesses in the U.S. are Backing Off DEI – What Changed? Morgan Stanley Went Big on DEI, and No One Is Happy About It by The Wall Street Journal (AnnaMaria Andriotis and Lauren Weber) ‘Anti-Woke’ in the U.S., DEI at Home: the New Playbook for European C...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:09) How Much Financial Pain? How Much Gain? Trump’s Tariffs Raise Big Economic Questions Part II (13:09 - 21:29) A Collision Between Secularism and the LGBTQ Revolution: A Leader of New Atheism Goes After the Freedom From Religion Foundation for Abandoning Biology Losing My Nonreligion by The W...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:15) Take the Text as It Is: And No, Meryl Streep Should Not Be the Voice of Aslan in the New Narnia Movie Meryl Streep as Aslan? CS Lewis would approve – with one big caveat by The Telegraph (Claire Allfree) Part II (11:15 - 16:07) You Spoke About the Problem of Women’s Disinterest in Marriage,...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:14) A Big Loss in Wisconsin: The Politicization of the Judiciary and Major Liberal Win Tuesday in Wisconsin Part II (09:14 - 10:12) Where are the Conservatives on Election Day? Republicans Turn Out for Trump, But Have a Huge Problem When It Comes to Special Elections Part III (10:12 - 22:34) A...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:54) AG Pam Bondi Moves for Death Penalty in Trial of Luigi Mangione: Look at the Statement by Mangione’s Attorney Attorney General Directs Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione by The Wall Street Journal (Corinne Ramey and C. Ryan Barber) Part II (13:54 - 22:24) The Speaker T...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:50) Yesterday was ‘Trans Day of Visibility’ – But There’s A Lot More Behind That Project Than Meets the Eye Trans Day of Visibility is Monday - a day to raise awareness of transgender people by USA Today (Saleen Martin and Fernando Cervantes Jr.) Part II (08:50 - 20:07) ‘This is For Anyone Who...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 08:44) A Devastating Tragedy in Myanmar: A Massive Earthquake and Its Aftershocks Leaves Devastation, Kills Nearly 1,700 with Many More Missing A Question in Quake-Wracked Myanmar: Does This Augur the End of the Junta? by The New York Times (Hannah Beech) Part II (08:44 - 19:06) Tuesday’s Special...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:42) The Truth About the Department of Education: Teachers Unions, Bureaucracy, and Massive Ideological Issues at the Department of Education Part II (09:42 - 12:29) U.S. Scientists Need a ‘Safe Place’? The UK is Opening Its Doors to U.S. Scientists in the Wake of the Trump Administration’s Prog...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:25) The Religious Switching in a Secular Age: The Velocity of Secularization Shows in the Numbers Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions by Pew Research Center (Kirsten Lesage, Kelsey Jo Starr, and William Miner) Part II (15:25 - 19:20) Seismic Shifts on the Spiritu...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:47) The Marriage Challenge Has Become a Marriage Crisis: American Women are Increasingly Not Getting Married – And Are Increasingly Rejecting the Idea of Marriage American Women Are Giving Up on Marriage by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Wolfe) Part II (16:47 - 20:18) The Growing Political Div...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:54) A Signal National Security Controversy: An American Journalist Gets Accidentally Added to a Confidential Group Chat About Yemen Strike Plans Part II (10:54 - 17:25) Trump Announces a New Fighter Jet: President Trump Announces F-47 Stealth Fighter – But Much About it Is Secret Trump Offers a...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:59) Disney’s Latest ‘Dumpster Fire’: Disney Live-Action Remake of Snow White is Ticking Off Just About Everyone ‘Snow White’ Review: A Disney Princess’s Pointless Return by The Wall Street Journal (Kyle Smith) ‘Snow White’ Review: A Princess’s Progress by The New York Times (Manohla Dargis) Sno...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:56) The Test Case of a Midwife in Texas: When Abortion is Illegal, Someone Will Be Charged with a Crime – And the Pro-Life Movement Shouldn’t Shy Away From It Texas Republicans seek to clarify when doctors can intervene under abortion bans by Texas Tribune (Eleanor Klibanoff) Texas midwife arre...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 13:43) The Culture War Against Homeschooling: Why the Educational ‘Blob’ Wants More Oversight on Homeschooling The Never-Ending War on Home Schooling by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessy) Part II (13:43 - 22:03) Teaching Fertility in Sex Education? The Experts Say You Should ‘Trust the Exp...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:00) How Do Humans Make Decisions, By Rational Thinking or Intuition? The Answer Isn’t As Rational As You Might Think Thinking, Fast and Slow by Macmillan Publishers (Daniel Kahneman) Part II (10:00 - 17:27) A Decision for Death? How Does Daniel Kahneman’s Assisted Suicide Fit into the Worldview...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:31) Does the U.S. Have the Determination to Defend Itself? The ‘Test Case’ of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University Part II (10:31 - 15:49) Which Faculty at Columbia University Support Its Campus Protests? The Unveiling of the Worldview Divide Between Columbia’s Faculty Departments Faculty-on-F...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:07) The Democratic Party Identity Crisis Turns Into a Political Crisis: As Senator Schumer Backed Away from Shutdown, Young Democrats are Reeling Young Democrats’ Anger Boils Over as Schumer Retreats on Shutdown by The New York Times (Shane Goldmacher) Part II (11:07 - 21:08) Failed States and...