The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the enslavement of young men to online sports betting, and he answers questions about funerals for miscarried children, what makes a war worth fighting, and evangelism for college students. Part I (00:14 – 14:27) A New Generation of Gamblers Searches...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the push for abortion on demand by the editorial board of the New York Times, UVA’s ceasing of race-based admissions, and Zohran Mamdani’s terrifying vision for government reach in all aspects of life in NYC. Part I (00:14 – 13:47) The Editorial Board...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shutting down of the government shutdown, Senator Schumer’s leadership at risk, the best county in the U.S. to raise a family, and visit of Syrian President al-Sharaa to the White House. Part I (00:14 – 08:54) The Government Shutdown is Shutting D...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses SCOTUS’s declination to take case that could have led to overturning of Obergefell, SCOTUS’s allowance of Trump’s transgender passport policy, and the 16 states suing the Trump administration over ‘morality of harm.’ Part I (00:14 – 06:10) Supreme Cou...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the senate’s big step to reopen the U.S. government, Nancy Pelosi’s retirement announcement, Pelosi’s political and moral influence on the politics of the Left, and the “art” of a $10 million dollar toilet seat. Part I (00:14 – 11:28) The Senate Takes...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the life and legacy of feminist New Testament scholar Phyllis Tribble, and he answers questions about A.I. and the Anti-Christ, ‘due penalty for their sin’ in Romans 1, and reading effectively and efficiently. Part I (00:14 – 09:45) Texts of Terror? T...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of NYC, the Democrats’ move further and further left, the pause by Norway and Brazil of ethics rules for profit, and the horrifying plane crash in Louisville. Part I (00:14 – 13:29) ‘And So It Begins’: Muslim, D...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the life and legacy of Dick Cheney, the fall of neoconservatism, the incongruence of claiming to be conservatism while supporting same-sex marriage, and the stripping of Andrew’s royal title. Part I (00:14 – 07:32) Dick Cheney Dies at 84: The Life and...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the crazy story of a “new mother” who was arrested for felony charges after trying to have her 15th baby by IVF, respecting creation order in the procurement of children, and the Christian paradox of crime. Part I (00:14 – 16:48) This is Crazy: A 65-Y...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 08:41) Vice President Vance Steps on a Theological Nerve: The U.S. VP Says He Hopes His Hindu Wife One Day Converts to Christianity, and Secularists are Losing Their Minds Vance defends saying he hopes his wife converts to Christianity by The Washington Post (Maegan Vazquez and Michelle Boor...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 14:48) The Christian Worldview Honors History: The Christian Understanding of History Contrasted With Recent Headlines How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught by The New York Times (Dana Goldstein) Part II (14:48 – 18:47) Is It Hypocritical to Read Harry Potter and Not Celeb...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the celebration of 102 years of the Republic of Turkey, Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as an alternative to Leftist A.I., and he confronts a liberal Jewish argument supporting abortion. Part I (00:14 – 11:52) The Republic of Turkey Celebrates 102 Years: The E...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 08:47) What Is Right? What Is at Stake? The Debate Over SNAP Raises Massive Questions for Conservatives No American Should Go to Bed Hungry by The New York Times (Josh Hawley) Part II (08:47 – 13:29) The Worldwide Disappearance of the Political Middle: Global Headlines Reflect Increasi...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s visit to Asia and the worldview issues behind trade, why a welfare state won’t solve the falling birth rate problem, and skin cell reproduction as an assault on motherhood. Part I (00:14 – 12:08) Trade and the Relationship Between Na...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the federal investigation that led to major arrests in an illegal gambling scheme involving the NBA and organized crime, why we are so interested in organized crime, and the heist at the Louvre. Part I (00:14 – 16:07) Gambling, Organized Crime, and th...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the rise of parenting advice and the fall of parenting sense, and he answers questions about if college is a scam, using extra-biblical sources in interpreting Scripture, dinosaurs, and homosexual interpretations of Scripture. Part I (00:14 – 11:07) P...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s recent statements about making America fertile again, the scandal of surrogacy, and the problem of unacceptable social media posts for both the Right and the Left. Part I (00:14 – 13:05) Trump Wants to Make America Fertile Again: Hav...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the Church of England’s announcement that its synods would require ⅔ vote to approve same-sex marriage, a new social justice storybook Bible, Bible books that are targeting families with a hermeneutic of suspicion, and the centrality of the Word to raising...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 13:02) NYC Voters Had Better Look More Closely at Zohran Mamdani: The Critical Theorist, Muslim, and Democratic Socialist of America Member Wants to Be the New Face for the Democratic Party How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause by The New York Times (Nicholas Fandos) Part...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 11:28) Decolonizing Tolkien? The Attempt to Deconstruct J.R.R. Tolkien is a Parable for Deconstructing the West and Truth Itself A degree used to mean something. Now students are taught to ‘decolonise’ Tolkien by The Telegraph (Judith Woods) If Lord of the Rings is ‘racist’, answer me this b...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 09:53) ChatGPT Takes a Turn Into Porn: ChatGPT Announces It Will Soon Allow A.I. “Erotica” for ‘Verified Adults’ ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss by BBC News (Lily Jamali and Liv McMahon) Part II (09:53 – 13:03) Sanity on Anti-Semitism i...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the great education regression in the U.S., the Left’s attack on Mississippi’s successful model for education, and the growing skepticism in the U.S. towards higher education. Part I (00:14 – 08:10) The Great Education Regression: 49 Out of 50 States...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the rapid decline of claimed so-called transgender identity among young Americans, Richard Dawkins’ argument against gender theory from nature, and Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins joining the common cause against DEI. Part I (00:14 – 14:05) CHSS R...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 13:25) The Joy of Reunited Families: The World Watches the Incredible Sight of Freed Hostages in Israel Part II (13:25 – 21:48) Gen-Z and Christianity: Many Gen-Zers, Especially Young Men, are Turning to Christianity – Why? Why So Many Gen Z-ers Are Drawn to Conservative Christianity b...

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 09:38) An Historic Day in Israel: We Hope and Pray for Peace in Israel and Gaza – But the Main Challenge Continues to be Hamas Part II (09:38 – 17:02) Family and the Political Binary: Republicans are Increasingly the Party of Those Who Have Children While Democrats Are Not The married-...