The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:16) Trump’s New Inner Circle: What Do President-Elect Trump’s Appointments So Far Reveal About the Trajectory of His Presidency? Part II (14:16 - 19:01) What Exactly Is a Recess Appointment? A Process Meant for Exceptions May Become More of a Rule Part III (19:01 - 27:38) Meanwhile, in the Capi...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:00) Donald Trump and the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Policy: World Leaders Respond to Donald Trump’s Re-Election Trump Is Shaping US Foreign Policy Well Before He Takes Office by Bloomberg (Courtney McBride) Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership by The New York Times (David...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:19) Something Isn’t Adding Up: The Someone Needs to Explain the Outlier Voting Numbers From 2020 Part II (09:19 - 18:53) Will a Woman Ever Be Elected President? It’s an Interesting Question But More Complicated Than You Might Think Will America ever elect a woman president? Experts weigh in aft...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:57) A Look at the Voting Patterns by Gender: How Trump and Harris Fared Among Men and Women – the Single, Married, and Those With Children Why did Donald Trump win? Experts from around the Triad weigh in on decisive victory. by Winston-Salem Journal (Richard Craver) Part II (12:57 - 16:46) Crea...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:37) Fox News America Beat MSNBC America: Trump’s Election Win and the Decentering of the Media in America Part II (10:37 - 17:59) Not Your Grandparents’ Weed: Tuesday’s Election, the Increasing THC Levels in Marijuana, and the Moral Confusion of Our Age This Isn’t Your Parents’ ‘Woodstock Weed’...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:00) Kamala Harris Concedes the Election: The Vice President’s White House Hopes Come to an End as She alls President-Elect Trump and Delivers Her Concession Speech Read Vice President Kamala Harris’ Full Concession Speech by Time Magazine Part II (11:00 - 20:10) Mapping the Worldviews: Once Aga...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:54) An Election Night for the Ages: It Was a Clear and Convincing Win for the Former President Part II (08:54 - 17:54) The Future of the Pro-Life Movement is in Trouble: The Pro-Abortion Movement Gathers Major Momentum in At Least 8 States with Abortion on the Ballot Part III (17:54 - 26:20) Th...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:46) Election Day 2024 Has Finally Arrived: What to Watch For As the Results Roll In (All Too Slowly in Some Cases) Tonight Part II (12:46 - 21:54) The History of the Electoral College: Why Our Constitutional Republic Does Not Rely on the Popular Vote for President No Democracy Lives Forever by...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:26) Are You an Undecided Voter? How Is That Even Possible? The Stakes are Just Too High to Not be Prepared When You Enter the Voting Booth To the Still-Undecided Voters in This Election: Maybe Just Stay Home? by The Wall Street Journal (Jeff Greenfield) Millions in the West want mandatory votin...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:27) ‘It’s Camp. It’s Carnal. It’s Macabre. It’s Silly.’: The Current Celebration of Halloween Has Much to Tell Us About the Moral Trajectory of Our Culture The Music Industry Is Hoping Halloween Can Be the New Christmas by The New York Times (Marc Hogan) Part II (10:27 - 17:08) How Can I Honor...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 14:27) Behind the ‘Science’ of Polling: What are the Polls? What Do They Tell Us? What Do We Want Them to Tell Us? What Do Others Want Us to Think They Tell Us? Forget the polls? Prediction fever takes over Trump vs. Harris 2024 election by USA Today (Phillip M. Bailey) One week to go: what is the...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:27) Abortion on the Ballot in Ten States: A Radical Constitutional Amendment Packaged as ‘Reproductive Health Care’ Faces Missouri Voters 2024 Ballot Measures by Missouri Secretary of State Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion by Florida Division of Elections Part II (10:27...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 09:48) Ukraine is Turning into a Powder Keg: North Korea Sends 10,000 Troops to Aid Russia’s War with Ukraine Part II (09:48 - 13:50) The Meeting of the BRICs Nations: Brazil, Russia, India, and China and Other Nations Seek to Set Up Alternative World Power to U.S. and Its Allies Part III (13:50 -...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:10) This Just Blew Up the Media World: The Washington Post and LA Times Decline to Endorse a Presidential Candidate for the 2024 Election On political endorsement by The Washington Post Post columnists respond by The Washington Post (Post Columnists) Washington Post Says It Will Stop Endorsing...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 08:25) Marxism Meets Theology: The Death of Liberation Theologian Gustavo Gutierrez Raises Big Theological Issues Gustavo Gutiérrez, Father of Liberation Theology, Dies at 96 by The New York Times (Bill Friskics-Warren) Part II (08:25 - 13:05) How Should Christians Think About an Obituary? — Dr. M...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 15:42) Can Government Raise the Birth Rate? The Global Birthrates Are Crashing And It’s Proving Increasingly Difficult to Fix the Problem Can the Government Get People to Have More Babies? by The New York Times (Motoko Rich) Worldwide Efforts to Reverse the Baby Shortage Are Falling Flat by The Wa...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 06:48) Did Kamala Harris Just Put All Her Abortion Cards on the Table? The Vice President’s Interview with NBC News Reveals Unrestricted Support for Abortion Full transcript: Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed by NBC News' Hallie Jackson by NBC News Part II (06:48 - 11:21) Kamala Harris’s Ev...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 16:13) There is a Countdown for Christian Parents and the Public Schools: The History of the Public Schools Shows a Long-Term Strategy for the Left Part II (16:13 - 18:44) We Need to End the Government’s Monopoly in Education: And We Need to Empower Parents and Families Empower parents and familie...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:42) The Media Are Doing U.S. Citizens a Disservice in Their Reporting on Israel: Israel’s Only Option Remains Its Self-Preservation Sinwar’s Death Could Shake but Not Topple Hamas, Experts Say by The New York Times (Ben Hubbard) Hamas Says Its Demands Are Unchanged as Biden Pushes for Gaza Ceas...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:40) Hamas Leader Killed by Israeli Forces: The Death of Yahya Sinwar Raises Important Theological and Moral Principles about Rightful Killing in a Dangerous and Fallen World Part II (10:40 - 15:32) What Should Israel Do Now? Will the Palestinian People Forge Their Own Future? – The Death of Yah...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 10:37) Is the Gender Divide the Most Important Divide? Just Look at a Looming Divide Between Men and Women in the 2024 Election Gender Gap Is Defining Feature of Deadlocked Trump-Harris Race by The Wall Street Journal (Catherine Lucy, Aaron Zitner, and Xavier Martinez) Part II (10:37 - 17:00) Moth...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 12:39) The Parable of George Gascón: Soft-On-Crime D.A. in LA Faces Looming Disaster of His Own Making on Election Day Gascón gave teen killer second chance — now she’s charged again by The LA Times (Richard Winton and James Queally) ‘Not even close’: Hochman’s lead over Gascón grows to 30% in new...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:31) The Transgender Issue Collides With the 2024 Election: Clearly, Americans Are Not Sold on the Trans Revolution Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country by The New York Times (Shane Goldmacher) Part II (11:31 - 17:59) You Can Change the Birth Certificate but You Can...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 11:33) How Close is the Presidential Election Race Today? Both Parties Agree That Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in One of the Closest Election Races in U.S. History Part II (11:33 - 18:07) Why Do the Young Vote Left? How Work, Income, and Family Tend to Make Voters More Conservative How Georg...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:13 - 07:11) Severe, But Not the Worst Case Scenario: Hurricane Milton Was Not as Tragic as Forecasted, But We Should Be Thankful For Those Who Warned Of Its Potential Part II (07:11 - 16:13) History in the Headlines: The Life and Legacy of Ethel Kennedy, Dead at Age 96 Ethel Kennedy, Passionate Support...