The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:51) Trump’s Two-Gender Policy Makes It to the Department of Health and Human Services – And That Starts at the Top with Secretary Kennedy Citing ‘Biological Truth,’ Kennedy Issues Guidance Recognizing Only Two Sexes by The New York Times (Sheryl Gay Stolberg) Part II (07:51 - 11:11) Jackie, Sha...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:27) Trump Says Tariffs are a ‘Big, Beautiful Word’ – But What’s Behind His Push for Tariffs? Do They Help the U.S.? Part II (16:27 - 20:31) Who Will Win the Tariff War? President Trump is Banking on the U.S. to Be Able to Wait Out Other Governments in a Tariff War Part III (20:31 - 24:56) Diocl...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:33) We are About to Find Out What Vladimir Putin Really Wants: If Putin Wants Peace, He Will Accept the Ceasefire Accepted by Ukraine as Presented by the U.S. Part II (16:33 - 20:21) Russia Will Continue to be a Threatening Force on the World Scene – For Reasons Deeply Rooted in History, Geogra...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:05 - 10:06) SCOTUS Takes Up Conversion Therapy Case from Colorado: There is More to the Case Than Many Admit — Including a Word Game to Target Christian Conviction Supreme Court to review Colorado law barring conversion therapy for minors by CNN (John Fritze) Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Bann...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:33) Canada’s New Prime Minister: Mark Carney Will Take Over in Place of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada Part II (16:33 - 17:50) President Trump is Raising Legitimate Concerns About Canada – But as Legitimate as Those Concerns Are, Americans Should Be Thankful for Our Neighbors to the...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:00) Gov. Gavin Newsom Drops a Bombshell: Liberal Governor of California Suddenly Says Male Participation in Female Sports is Unfair And, This Is Charlie Kirk by This is Gavin Newsom (Gavin Newsom and Charlie Kirk) Part II (15:00 - 18:50) How Do I Put the Sin of Emotional Infidelity to Death? —...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 09:27) Why are U.S. Tax Dollars Supporting Homosexual Practices in Uganda? The Pull of U.S.A.I.D. Reveals Major LGBTQ Support by U.S. Federal Funds Where Being Gay Is Punishable by Death, Aid Cuts Are ‘Heartbreaking’ by The New York Times (Abdi Latif Dahir) Part II (09:27 - 17:48) The Moral Discou...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 17:03) Politics, Partisanship, and Performance Art in a Social Media Age: President Trump’s Historic Joint Address to Congress Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress by The New York Times Part II (17:03 - 23:18) Neon Tape, a Padlock, and a Little Library: 4 College Students in Cal...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:05) The Share of Christians in the U.S. Has Stabilized? – Pew Releases Updated Findings of Its Religious Landscape Study After years of decline, share of Christians in U.S. has stabilized by The Washington Post (Emily Guskin) Part II (09:05 - 16:04) Religious People Trend Toward Conservatism: P...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:58) A Showdown of Epic Diplomatic Proportions: President Trump and VP Vance Clash with Ukrainian President Zelensky Part II (10:58 - 14:08) ‘President Zelensky, What is Your Plan?’ – The U.S. Presses Ukraine for Realism in Settlement Talks Between Ukraine and Russia Washington Post owner Jeff B...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 - 08:04) Why Don't We Trust Professionals Anymore? Christians Need to Rethink Our Cultural Distrust of Authority Why We Don’t Trust Doctors Like We Used To by The Wall Street Journal (Clare Ansberry) Part II (08:04 - 13:22) Fear Not Asteroid 2024 YR4: NASA Reports Earth Will ‘Most Likely’ Avoid Coll...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:15 - 17:30) New Political Leadership in Germany: Conservative Reset and Electoral Shift in Germany The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election by The New York Times (Christopher F. Schuetze) Part II (17:30 - 22:29) Target Faces More Consumer Backlash: Now, the Left is Infuriated at Tar...

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 Cultura...

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 M...

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 Majo...

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 Advanc...

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 Fa...

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 Abstr...

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)...

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 a...

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 Senti...

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 Clim...

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...

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 by 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...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:46) ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports’: President Trump Signs Executive Order for Transgender Women in Sports Ban Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports by The White House Executive Order Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism by The White House Executive Order Part II (08:46 - 12:48) State...