The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 10:57)
An Executive Order Against Anti-Christian Bias? Why This Move by President Trump Is Sadly Necessary—And Serious

Part II (10:57 - 16:04)
Is Inerrancy a Modern Word and Concept? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The Briefing

Part III (16:04 - 18:30)
What Do We Make of the Reference to ‘Other Gods’ in Exodus 12? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (18:30 - 24:44)
What Should I Do About the Boring Parts of the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The Briefing

Part V (24:44 - 27:43)
Should Women Join the Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From a 14-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 12:50)
To Whom Does the Gaza Strip Belong? The Contentious History of the Conflict in Gaza

Part II (12:50 - 20:39)
What About President Trump’s Comments on Gaza? The President’s Comments May Have Sent a Subtle Message to Nations in the Entire Region

Part III (20:39 - 24:15)
These Two Things are True of the Conflict in the Middle East: Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself, and Christians Need to Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem




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Part I (00:13 - 09:41)
A Generation of Young Adults That Never Grows Up: The Reaping of the World of Modernity is the Fall of Western Civilization as We Know It

• What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Wolfe)

Part II (09:41 - 16:56)
The Church is A Counter Culture: The Hope for the Restoration of Society is Only Found Through the Obedience to the Gospel by Local Church

Part III (16:56 - 26:22)
Secretary of State Rubio’s Trip to Panama: Trump and Rubio Send Strong Message to Panama About Adversarial Control of the Panama Canal




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Part I (00:13 - 09:40)
Trump is Shaking Things Up: President Trump’s Tariff Regulations, USAID Changes, and the Difference Between His First and Second Administrations

Part II (09:40 - 15:14)
Here’s a Surprise, Chinese A.I. Chip Sounds Like a Communist – DeepSeek Technology Found to Deliver Chinese Communist Propaganda

• DeepSeek’s Answers Include Chinese Propaganda, Researchers Say by The New York Times (Steven Lee Myers)

Part III (15:14 - 23:12)
Can the Democratic Party Redefine Itself? The Democrats Elect New Leader and Look to Rebrand

Part IV (23:12 - 25:47)
How Worldview Battles Take Shape: The Ideological Lines and Political Actions Being Hammered Out Behind Closed Doors as We Speak




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Part I (00:13 - 12:06)
A Parable of the Exceeding Sinfulness of Sin: Former Senator Bob Menendez Indicted on Felony Charges for Bribery, Fraud, and Foreign Agency Offenses

• How Menendez Destroyed His Legacy With Gold Bars and a Halal Hustle by The New York Times (Nicholas Fandos)

Part II (12:06 - 18:56)
Trump is Following Through on DEI Promises – But What Policies Will President Trump Enact to Institute Lasting Change?

• Republicans care more about attacking 1% of Americans than helping any of us by USA Today (Sara Pequeño)

Part III (18:56 - 23:10)
Buddhism and the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand: Buddhism Does Not Have the Ontological Legs to Stand On in the Fight for Marriage

• Thailand Celebrates New Same-Sex Marriage Law With Mass Wedding by The New York Times (Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:47)
Liberal Parents, Conservative Sons: Young Men Want a Cause and Convictions Worth Fighting For – And They are not Buying into Liberal Ideology

• When Your Son Goes MAGA by The New York Times (Callie Holtermann)

Part II (12:47 - 14:09)
Why Hasn’t God Defeated Satan Yet? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part III (14:09 - 18:02)
How Would You Explain the Lyric ‘the Wrath of God was Satisfied’ from In Christ Alone to a 4-Year-Old? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Mom and Listener to The Briefing

Part IV (18:02 - 19:08)
Why Did You Refer to Taxes as Being Confiscated? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters Listeners to The Briefing

Part V (19:08 - 21:34)
Did Jesus Address the Issue of Homosexuality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters Listeners to The Briefing

Part VI (21:34 - 23:30)
Is It Ever Appropriate for Christians to Take One Another to Court? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters Listeners to The Briefing

Part VII (23:30 - 25:48)
Tragedy in Washington: Collision and Crash Raise Huge Questions With Sorrow and Urgency




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Part I (00:13 - 07:52)
Devastating Tragedy at Reagan National Airport: American Airlines Flight 5342 and Military Black Hawk Helicopter Collide

Part II (07:52 - 21:10)
It Must Never Happen Again — Reflecting on the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

• At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism by The New York Times (Andrew Higgins)

Part III (21:10 - 24:54)
‘How Could We Let This Happen?’: The Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Reminds Us of the Horrific Moral Evil of Abortion

• Georgians mark abortion ruling anniversary in vastly different ways by The Atlanta Journal Constitution (Maya T. Prabhu)

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Part I (00:09 - 11:34)
A New A.I. Technology is Throwing the Market Into a Frenzy: China’s New A.I. Model Chip is Changing the Production of A.I.

• Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model by The Wall Street Journal (Raffaele Huang)
• The Day DeepSeek Turned Tech and Wall Street Upside Down by The Wall Street Journal (Gunjan Banerji, Asa Fitch, Karen Langley)

Part II (11:34 - 18:07)
The Ethics of Simulating Conversing With the Dead Through A.I.: New Documentary Points to Deep Moral Issues Behind Artificial Intelligence

• ‘Eternal You’ and the Ethics of Using A.I. to ‘Talk’ to Dead Loved Ones by The New York Times (Alissa Wilkinson)

Part III (18:07 - 24:40)
Leader of Euthanasia Movement Dies at 94: Derek Humphry, the Hemlock Society, and the Morally Evil Argument of ‘The Final Exit’

• Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94 by The New York Times (Michael S. Rosenwald)

Part IV (24:40 - 26:44)
Gospel Hope in a Nihilistic World: The Only Refutation to the Culture of Death is the Gospel of Jesus Christ




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Part I (00:14 - 15:54)
Religious Divide Over the Death Penalty: Worldview Divide Between Gospel Christianity and Liberal Christianity Shows Yet Again

• Church of murdered pastor supports execution. Another clergyman says it should be stopped by USA Today (James Powel)

Part II (15:54 - 19:52)
Gospel Christianity vs. Liberal “Christianity” on Immigration: Faithfulness Will Not Come From Liberal Presuppositions about Scripture

• Trump Immigration Orders Fracture Church Sanctuary Movement by The Wall Street Journal (Scott Calvert, Kris Maher, and Joe Barrett)

Part III (19:52 - 27:18)
Does the Constitution Allow for Federal Funding for Explicitly Religious Charter Schools? SCOTUS Takes up Consequential Case from Oklahoma

• Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case by The New York Times (Troy Closson)

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Part I (00:13 - 01:40)
The Trump Administration Sends an Important Pro-Life Signal: Vice President Vance Speaks at March For Life 2025

Part II (01:40 - 05:35)
President Trump Makes Important Pro-life Moves: Protecting Taxpayers from Paying for Abortions

Part III (05:35 - 09:54)
‘Males Should Not Participate in Women’s Sports’ — Democratic State Senator in New Jersey Gives Away the Store on the Transgender Revolution

• In State Capitals, Republicans Propose New Limits on Transgender Identity by The New York Times (Amy Harmon)

Part IV (09:54 - 14:18)
A Sensible and Important Policy Shifts: President Trump Hands Down Executive Order Barring 'Transgender Women' from Women’s Prisons

• Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates by The New York Times (Shaila Dewan and Amy Harmon)

Part V (14:18 - 17:10)
Restrooms are ‘Unsafe’ for Rep. McBride? First “Openly Transgender” Member of Congress Employs Moral Twist of Language Over Bathroom Policy

• A Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era by The New York Times (Annie Karni)

Part VI (17:10 - 25:46)
Trump Makes War Against DEI Initiatives: President Trump’s Federal Order Could Make a Wave in the Culture – But We Must Ensure More Than Letters Change




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Part I (00:13 - 07:11)
Spycraft in a Casino in Washington D.C.? There are Major National Security Issues with the Prospective Building of a Casino in Fairfax, Virginia

• Ex-spies say suburban D.C. casino would put nation’s secrets at risk by The Washington Post (Laura Vozzella and Teo Armus)
• Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History: A Conversation with Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence James Olson by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson)

Part II (07:11 - 11:03)
Should I Risk Taking a Class in Feminist Philosophy? Is Feminism Important for Christians to Understand? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 18-Year-Old College Student and Listener to The Briefing

Part III (11:03 - 13:36)
Does the Conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit Mean That He Only Had Female Chromosomes? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 18-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part IV (13:36 - 18:16)
How Do We Know That Life Begins at Conception If the Bible Doesn’t Say So? How Can War Be Justified If Jesus Teaches Us to Love Our Enemies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part V (18:16 - 20:53)
Should Our Church Use the Enneagram in Its Hiring Processes? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners to The Briefing

Part VI (20:53 - 25:41)
Why Don’t Protestants Have to Confess Their Sins to a Minister Like Catholics Do to a Priest? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a Catholic Listener to The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 09:33)
Asymmetric Warfare and Morality in Gaza: Hamas is Gaining Power Under Cover of the Cease-Fire

• After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza by The Associated Press (Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss)

Part II (09:33 - 13:44)
There’s a New U. S. Secretary of State: Marco Rubio Takes the Helm in Vital Position Within the Federal Government and the Trump Administration

• Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State by The New York Times (Michael Crowley)

Part III (13:44 - 21:20)
When Pardons Subvert the Rule of Law: The Major Issues Behind Biden’s Familial Pardons and Trump’s Blanket Pardon over January 6

Part IV (21:20 - 25:25)
Davos 2025 and the Hypocrisy of the Global Elites: Carbon Emissions Aren’t the Only Thing Being Swept Under the Rug at the World Economic Forum




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Part I (00:13 - 11:15)
Episcopal Bishop Calls Down Liberal Judgment on Trump: Prayer Meeting at the Washington National Cathedral Turns Political

Part II (11:15 - 18:48)
Is the GOP ‘Obsessed’ Over the Trans Issue? USA Today Columnist Makes an Ironic Claim

• House GOP obsesses over transgender athletes rather than economic issues by USA Today (Nancy Armour)

Part III (18:48 - 26:21)
A Pivotal Figure For the Culture of Death Dies: The Legacy and Influence of Cecile Richards

• Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67 by The New York Times (Penelope Green and Remy Tumin)

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Part I (00:14 - 10:26)
The Peaceful Transfer of Power and a New President in the White House: President Trump’s Historic Inauguration Day

Part II (10:26 - 15:15)
Comparing the 45th and 47th Presidents of the United States: What’s the Distinction between Donald Trump Now Versus His First Administration?

Part III (15:15 - 18:32)
Joe Biden’s Last Minute Pardons: Biden Adds Fuel to the Investigative Fire with Controversial Preemptive Pardons

Part IV (18:32 - 26:22)
Joe Biden’s Last Ditch Attempt at a Constitutional Revolution: No, the Equal Rights Amendment Has Not Been Ratified

• Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Has Passed, but Does Not Force Certification by The New York Times (Peter Baker Erica L. Green and Annie Karni)

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Part I (00:13 - 10:40)
To Preserve, to Protect, and to Defend the Constitution: Today is Inauguration Day in the United States

Part II (10:40 - 17:19)
The Historic Legacy of Joe Biden: Joe Biden’s Long Political Career Beginning as Senator in 1972 and Ending as President in 2025

Part III (17:19 - 25:32)
Controversial Decisions and Cognitive Decline: President Biden’s Final Months in Office




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Part I (00:13 - 10:22)
Age-Verification for Pornography Goes Before SCOTUS: SCOTUS Hears Consequential Oral Arguments on Texas Porn Case – What Wasn’t Said is Just as Important as What Was Said

• Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton by The Supreme Court of the United States

Part II (10:22 - 11:28)
Limiting Porn Access is a Major Parental Responsibility: Christian Parents, We Cannot Entrust the Government to Limit Porn Access in Our Families

Part III (11:28 - 15:30)
What Comfort is There for the Christian When an Unsaved Loved One Dies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (15:30 - 17:05)
Would Samson Have Lost His Supernatural Power If He Had Broken His Nazarite Vow By Drinking Alcohol? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part V (17:05 - 18:56)
How Should My Husband and I Approach Our Children's Social Media Access? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part VI (18:56 - 23:03)
Will the Republican Party Ever Return to its Former Policies? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part VII (23:03 - 28:19)
What is Voluntarism? How Does It Fit Within Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:50)
President Biden’s Farewell Address: President Warns Against What He Called the "Tech-Industry Complex” and an “Oligarchy"

• In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him by USA Today (Susan Page)

Part II (10:50 - 17:41)
The Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas: Agreement is Tentatively Reached in the Middle East

Part III (17:41 - 21:23)
Cuba Off the State-Sponsored Terrorism List, For Now: President Biden Removes Cuba From Important List

Part IV (21:23 - 24:32)
Starbucks is No Longer a Third Place: Famous Seattle Coffee Shop Chain is Changing One of Its Major Business Policies




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Part I (00:13 - 08:04)
Advice and Consent: Why Do Some Presidential Appointees Require Senate Confirmation?

Part II (08:04 - 19:27)
Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing: The Defense Hearing of Trump’s Choice as Secretary of Defense Gets Interesting Fast

Part III (19:27 - 23:55)
The Disappearing Middle of American Media Consumption: The Major Shift of Viewership From Older Media to Social Media Influencers

Part IV (23:55 - 25:33)
A Look at the Adversary Press: The Media in Disagreement with Leadership in the White House Tends to Grow Its Base in Its Opposition

Part V (25:33 - 28:16)
The Left is Lawyering Up: President-Elect Trump is Not Afraid to Sue for Defamation, and It’s Destabilizing Liberal Media

• News Outlets Take Unusual Steps to Prepare for Onslaught From Trump by The New York Times (David Enrich and Katie Robertson)
• New York Times v. Sullivan by The Supreme Court of the United States

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Part I (00:13 - 09:53)
SCOTUS Seems Poised to Uphold TikTok Ban: SCOTUS Could Settle the Issue This Week, But Will President Trump Unsettle It Once Again?

• TikTok v. Garland by The United States Supreme Court

Part II (09:53 - 15:53)
Lotteries are a Tax on the Poor: There is a Great Moral Cost to the Lottery, and the Lottery Preys on the Poor

• Centuries of good and evil: The lottery turns 456 years old by USA Today (Karissa Waddick)

Part III (15:53 - 20:54)
Young Men are Increasingly Addicted to Gambling: Gambling Companies are Targeting Young Men with Online Sports Gaming

• For a new generation of kids, sports and gambling now go hand in glove by The Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

Part IV (20:54 - 24:16)
Nursing Mothers are Saving Lives: God’s Design in Motherhood is an Imperative to Optimize Breastfeeding for Mothers

• A Low-Tech Way to Save Babies’ Lives by The New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:14)
The LA Fires are Shaping Up to Be the Costliest Natural Disaster in U.S. History – And the Political Fires Are Just Getting Started

Part II (06:14 - 10:37)
President Biden’s USA Today Interview: The President’s Cognitive Decline was on Display in the Interview – So What Will He Do in His Final Week as President?

• In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him by USA Today (Susan Page)

Part III (10:37 - 14:05)
The Commendation of One Inconsistent Catholic to Another: President Biden Awards Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope Francis

Part IV (14:05 - 15:55)
The Pope Appoints Liberal Archbishop to DC: Watch as Legislation and Legislators Move Left as a Result

Part V (15:55 - 19:31)
The Vatican’s New Guidelines Opens Door for Homosexual Priests: The New Guidelines Reveal Identity Politics Plus Moral and Theological Issues

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Part I (00:13 - 18:06)
In the National Cathedral: The State Funeral of Former President Jimmy Carter

Part II (18:06 - 19:11)
The Fires in LA Still Burn Out of Control – We are Praying for All Endangered by the Historic Fires in LA

Part III (19:11 - 21:29)
Why is the Resurrection Essential to the Christian Faith? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (21:29 - 24:22)
The Bible’s Narratives About the Death of Animals Shocks My 7-Year-Old Son. How Do We Faithfully Bring the Word to Him? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part V (24:22 - 28:20)
What Does the Bible Say About Dragons and Dinosaurs? – Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listeners to The Briefing




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Part I (00:14 - 02:26)
Former President Carter’s State Funeral Today: What to Look For in the Funeral Service as Our Nation Mourns the Loss of a President

Part II (02:26 - 14:31)
We are Witnessing the Largest and Deadliest Fire in LA County History: Absolute Devastation to Human Lives and Civilization as Fires Rip Through Southern California

• Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all by YaleNews (Mike Cummings)

Part III (14:31 - 24:36)
Meta Drops Fact-Checking: Mark Zuckerberg Announces Significant Change to Censorship Policies Across Meta’s Social Media Platforms

• Mark Zuckerberg says ending fact-checks will curb censorship. Fact-checkers say he's wrong. by CBS News (Kate Gibson)

Part IV (24:36 - 27:15)
A Single Bluefin Tuna Just Sold for $1.3 Million in Japan – That’s A Lot of Sushi

• Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan by The Washington Post (Leo Sands)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:18)
Sorry It Happened? : Azerbaijan Furious that Putin Refuses to Admit Russian Military Attacked Airliner on Christmas Day

Part II (12:18 - 21:54)
Biology is Not Bigotry—Amen: Prominent Evolutionary Scientist Causes Controversy by Denying a “Trans Woman” is a Woman

• Freedom from Religion Foundation dissolves honorary board in spat over trans issues by Religion News Service (Yonat Shimron)
• Biology is not bigotry by Freedom From Religion Foundation (Jerry Coyne)
• What is a woman? by Freethought Now (Kat Grant)

Part III (21:54 - 25:05)
The Trans Prisoner Experiment That Didn’t Last: Washington Moves Trans Woman Back to Men’s Prison – For Obvious Reasons (To Most of Us)




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Part I (00:13 - 15:56)
Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Is Out: Justin Trudeau Announces Resignation as He and His Party Faced Electoral Disaster

Part II (15:56 - 23:33)
Florida, New York, and the ‘Flailing Left’: What the Juxtaposition of the Two States Reveals about the Crisis of Progressive Government

• The crisis of democracy is really a crisis for the left by The Washington Post (Fareed Zakaria)

Part III (23:33 - 26:41)
A Political Controversy from a Cartoonist? The Washington Post Refuses to Run Cartoon of Bezos Bowing to Trump – But Bezos Owns The Post




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Part I (00:13 - 14:47)
The Threat of Terrorism on American Streets: A Deadly Domestic Terrorist Attack in New Orleans and a Car Bomb Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas — Both on New Year’s Day

• Special Edition of The Briefing: Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100 by AlbertMohler.com (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (14:47 - 23:28)
Speaker Johnson Wins Re-Election, But Is His Victory Fragile? Republicans Stay the Course After Dramatic Vote

Part III (23:28 - 26:43)
The Death of Florida’s 23-Day Governor: Buddy MacKay Dies at 91




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Part I (00:13 - 04:54)
Special Edition of The Briefing: Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

• Happy birthday, Mr. President: Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (04:54 - 21:57)
A Life on the World Stage: The Political Career of Former President Jimmy Carter

Part III (21:57 - 29:20)
Jimmy Carter’s Understanding of Biblical Authority, the Southern Baptist Convention, and Evangelical Identity

• The Bible Meets the Modern Age: A Conversation with Former President Jimmy Carter by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Former President Jimmy Carter)

Part IV (29:20 - 32:15)
The Evangelical Opposition to Jimmy Carter: The Progressivist Views Held by the Former President Set Him at Odds with Evangelicals




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Part I (00:13 - 14:06)
A Protestant Christmas: How Protestants Came to Celebrate the Incarnation of Christ as Christmas

Part II (14:06 - 17:45)
How Do We Understand Promise and Fulfillment in Matthew’s Use of Hosea 11:1? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part III (17:45 - 21:34)
In Light of Jesus’s Fulfillment of the Law, Are Christians Still Required to Keep the Mosaic Law? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (21:34 - 23:09)
Why Do We Not Sing More Hymns About the Incarnation Throughout the Year, Like We Do with the Resurrection? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part V (23:09 - 24:14)
Can a Baby Fuss Without Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from a (Probably Sleep-Deprived) Listener to The Briefing

Part VI (24:14 - 25:31)
If Jesus was Born on Christmas, How Was He Around While Adam and Eve Lived? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part VII (25:31 - 29:30)
How Should Christians Celebrate Christmas While Also Separating It From Any Pagan Origins? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 12:06)
How the Collapse of Germany’s Government Could Be a Foreshadowing: What Happens in Germany is Important to Christian in the U.S. and in the World

Part II (12:06 - 13:46)
The Big Problem of Underperformance in the UK: It Doesn’t Matter If You Have an Empire If You Can’t Flush the Sewers

• British Authorities Criticized Over Sewage Spills in Public Waterways by The New York Times (Amelia Nierenberg)

Part III (13:46 - 15:59)
The UK’s Final Ruling on the Cass Review: The U.S. Needs to Heed the Warnings Over Transgender Procedures on Minors from Britain

• The Cass Review by The Cass Review

Part IV (15:59 - 22:22)
No, Disney, Parents Do Not Want Transgender Storylines: Pixar Pulls Transgender Storyline From Upcoming Series

• Disney removes transgender storyline from upcoming Pixar streaming series by NBC News (Daniel Arkin)

Part V (22:22 - 25:17)
Judge Rules Transgender Teaching in Schools Violate Parental Rights: The Sexual Revolution is Colliding with Parental Rights, Religious Liberty, and More

• How Trump Can Target Transgenderism in Schools by The Wall Street Journal (Max Eden)

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Part I (00:14 - 14:15)
There are Deeply Troubled People Among Us: The Daniel Penny and Jordan Neely Case Raises Massive Mental Health Issues in NYC and Beyond

• In Penny Verdict, a Flashpoint in the Debate Over Crime and Mental Illness by The New York Times (Hurubie Meko and Anusha Bayya)

Part II (14:15 - 19:34)
President Biden’s Reckless Clemency Commutations: President Biden Grants Shocking and Controversial Clemency Commutations

Part III (19:34 - 26:00)
Salvation is Not a Pardon or Commutation: At the Heart of the Gospel is the Substitutionary Atonement of Christ on Our Behalf

• Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler by CNN (Marshall Cohen)

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Part I (00:13 - 16:54)
Parents, Talk to Your Teens About Pornography: But Ground Your Words in Christian Truth — not in Secular “Science"

• It’s Time to Talk About Pornography, Scholars Say by The New York Times (Matt Richtel)
• How to Talk to Your Teen About Pornography by The New York Times (Matt Richtel)

Part II (16:54 - 20:30)
Pornography Restrictions Are Not Government Overreach: Arguments Against Pornography Blocks for Teens Reveal a Huge Moral Problem

• Pornhub's exit from Kentucky is alarming case of government overreach by Courier Journal (Coleman Larkin)

Part III (20:30 - 25:10)
Americans Are Failing at Life’s Basic Tasks? The Breakdown of the Family is Reverberating Through Society, Harm After Harm

• In a Test of Adult Know-How, America Comes Up Short by The Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin)

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Part I (00:13 - 11:02)
The Looming Danger of Young Man on the Internet: Details of the Arrest of Luigi Mangione Raises Big Issues of Young Men Negatively Influenced by Online Ideologies and Activism

• The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms by The New York Times (Zeynep Tufekci)
• A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing? by The New Yorker (Jia Tolentino)
• The Unabomber’s Influence Is Deeper and More Dangerous Than We Know by The New York Times (Maxim Loskutoff)

Part II (11:02 - 19:22)
The Murder of a Healthcare CEO is Not a Close Call in Morality: Murder is Never ‘Understandable But Unjustifiable’

• A Broken System Is No Excuse by The New York Times (Travis N. Rieder)

Part III (19:22 - 25:45)
The Barrenness of Ethics Without God: Secularism is Not Sufficient For Carrying the Moral Load of Ethics




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Part I (00:13 - 08:24)
Theology is Always in the Headlines: An Ordered Massacre by a Gang Leader in Haiti Over Voodoo Confounds a Secular Age

• Massacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says by The New York Times (Frances Robles)

Part II (08:24 - 13:32)
Why Do You Talk About the Bad Things in the World, Rather Than Good Things, So Often on The Briefing? Is the Bible the Only Proof for God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 13-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part III (13:32 - 17:14)
When Jesus Says the Son Does Not Know ‘the Day or the Hour,’ Did He Lie to the Disciples or Is He Not Omniscient? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 13-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part IV (17:14 - 22:10)
How Should I Think Through, Theologically, What I Want to Do With My Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part V (22:10 - 27:35)
How Can I, As a Young Pastor and Father, Be Faithful in All That the Lord Has Called Me to Do, While Not Sacrificing Time with My Family and Still Resting in Christ? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:46)
From $7 Billion in 2018 to $150 Billion in 2025: Gambling in America is Absolutely Booming – How in the World Did We Get to This Point?

• Gambling is growing like gangbusters in America by The Economist

Part II (10:46 - 14:58)
‘Gambling is My Personal Form of Entertainment’: Love of Neighbor Should Cause Christians Pause About Partaking in the Gambling Industry in Any Way

Part III (14:58 - 19:46)
Online Sports Betting, Cryptocurrency, and the Stock Market: One of These Things is Not Like the Other

Part IV (19:46 - 25:57)
Joe Biden is Doing Even Less: President Biden is Already Passing the Presidential Baton to President-Elect Trump, and Democrats are Furious

• Biden Is Ceding Presidential Influence to Trump, and Some Democrats Are Furious by The Wall Street Journal (Aaron Zitner and Ken Thomas)

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Part I (00:13 - 17:17)
The Morality of Minimum Wage: The Big Ideology Behind Minimum Wage and Why a Minimum Wage Isn’t as Just as Politicians Want You to Believe

• The Two Moralities of the Minimum Wage by The Independent Review (Dwight R. Lee)
• Minimum wage set to rise in 23 states next year as $15 an hour, and beyond, picks up steam by USA Today (Paul Davidson)

Part II (17:17 - 23:48)
SCOTUS and the Writ of Certiorari: The History of How SCOTUS Achieved the Right to Decide Which Cases It Will or Will Not Take

Part III (23:48 - 26:37)
The Legal Questions SCOTUS is Asking: How Your Vote for President Ricochets All the Way to the Issues SCOTUS Decides to Take Up Each Term




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Part I (00:13 - 13:08)
‘Delay, Deny, Defend’: Modern Surveillance and the Arrest of the “Person of Interest” in the Murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO

Part II (13:08 - 17:54)
Heroic or Hateful? New York Jury Finds Daniel Penny Not Guilty in Criminal Trial

• In Penny Trial, the Moment May Have Mattered as Much as the Evidence by The New York Times (Ginia Bellafante)

Part III (17:54 - 23:35)
Highly Secularized France Reopens a Restored Cathedral of Notre Dame: Cathedral Resplendent After Devastating Fire of 2019

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Part IV (23:35 - 28:44)
Transcendence, Grandeur, and the Glory of God: The Theological Statement Behind the Gothic Architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral




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Part I (00:13 - 14:20)
The Assad Regime Has Fallen: Syria’s Former Dictator Takes Asylum in Russia – Who, What, Will Take Over Power in Syria? Will It Be Worse Than Assad’s Rule? A ‘Catastrophic Success?’

• Rebels seize Damascus; Assad reported to have fled Syria for Moscow by LA Times (Nabih Bulos)
• Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia's prestige by BBC News (Steve Rosenberg)

Part II (14:20 - 20:23)
The French Government Falls: The Volatility of the Constitutional Republic in France Becomes Clear Yet Again

Part III (20:23 - 24:55)
The Delicate Nature of Government: The Future of the Social Order Can Change Drastically in Short Order




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Part I (00:13 - 11:27)
An Unpardonable Pardon: President Biden’s Misuse of Presidential Power and Responsibility as a Father

• President Biden’s unpardonable pardon: We must love our children both rightly and righteously by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)

Part II (11:27 - 20:15)
What are Your Thoughts on Dietrich Bonhoeffer? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

• Christianity amid the Ruins: A Conversation about Dietrich Bonhoeffer with Professor Charles Marsh by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Professor Charles Marsh)

Part III (20:15 - 29:30)
Why Should I Not Indulge Sin When I Am Forgiven For It Anyway? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 20-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 10:27)
Transgender Agenda for Teenagers Now Before the Supreme Court: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Biggest Case of the Year Over Transgender “Rights”

• United States v. Skrmetti by The Supreme Court of the United States

Part II (10:27 - 21:44)
“Is Transgender Identity an Immutable Characteristic?”: Justice Alito’s Question Shows the Fundamental Argument at the Heart of the Skrmetti Case

Part III (21:44 - 26:09)
The Transgender Revolution and Radical Claims of Bodily Autonomy: The Sexual Revolution’s Foundation Laid Bare




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Part I (00:14 - 11:27)
Australia Bans Social Media for Children Under 16 – Why are Some Pushing Back Against the Legislation?

Part II (11:27 - 16:13)
The Problem of Social Media for Teens is the Smoke, Not the Fire: The Real Problem is That Parents Aren’t Parenting

Part III (16:13 - 18:20)
Parents in a Universe of Experts: The Technological Imperative is Part of the Challenge

Part IV (18:20 - 25:56)
The Real Agenda: Yet Another Cry of “Book Banning” Revealed for What It Really Is

• Books About Everyone, for Everyone by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)

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Part I (00:13 - 05:26)
Disorder Breeds Disorder and Civil Society Requires Order: Connecting Global Headlines

• A Power Vacuum in Gaza Could Empower Warlords and Gangs by The New York Times (Amanda Taub)

Part II (05:26 - 10:18)
Rule by Law or Rule by Criminal Gangs: The Stark Reality on the Ground in Troubled Regions

Part III (10:18 - 14:28)
Crisis at the Federal Bureau of Investigation? President-Elect Trump Expresses Desire For Kash Patel to Become Director of the FBI

Part IV (14:28 - 22:48)
We Need Restored Confidence in the FBI: The Looming Issues Are Huge and the Stakes Are High

• Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try. by The New York Times (Somini Sengupta)

Part V (22:48 - 27:11)
Taxing Cow Burps and Flatulence? Climate Revolutionaries are Coming for Denmark’s Livestock (And Yours)




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Part I (00:13 - 06:15)
The Culture of Death Sweeps Great Britain: British Lawmakers Pass Assisted Suicide Bill

Part II (06:15 - 09:48)
“Assisted Death” — a Parable for the Sunset of Christianity’s Influence in Britain

Part III (09:48 - 14:08)
Great Britain’s Post-Conservative Age: Former Tory Prime Ministers Come Out in Support of Assisted Dying Bill

Part IV (14:08 - 26:56)
A Great Misuse of Pardon Power: President Biden Pardons His Son, Hunter Biden

• Read Joe Biden’s Statement and His Grant of Clemency by The New York Times

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Part I (00:13 - 10:58)
A Lame-Duck President, Two Pardoned Turkeys, and a Whole Lot More: Animal Rights Activist Reveals Worldview on the Pages of The New York Times

• Let’s End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense by The New York Times (Peter Singer)
• Let’s End This Turkey Pardoning Nonsense by The New York Times (Peter Singer)

Part II (10:58 - 14:21)
The Flourishing of America and Thanksgiving: Americans Have Unique Ground for Thankfulness

Part III (14:21 - 17:20)
Thanksgiving and the Honor of God: The Inescapably Theological Act of Thanksgiving

Part IV (17:20 - 20:54)
Every Good and Perfect Gift is From Above: The Proper Response to God’s Grace is to Give Thanks




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Part I (00:13 - 16:01)
The Electorate Was the Jury: Special Counsel Drops Cases Against the President-Elect

Part II (16:01 - 20:17)
Did Voters Give Trump a Mandate? A Look at History and Media Bias

• The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory by The New York Times (Peter Baker)
• A Monumental, Fragile Mandate by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)

Part III (20:17 - 23:53)
A Getaway Car and a 13-Year-Old Perpetrator: What a High Speed Chase of an Underage Driver Reveals about the Rule of Law

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Part I (00:13 - 13:32)
The Money Behind Climate Change: COP29 Reaches Final Deal for $300 Billion Per Year from Developed Nations to Developing Nations

• U.N. Reaches $300 Billion Climate Financing Deal as Trump Looms by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Dalton)

Part II (13:32 - 23:48)
Where is Energy Realism? China as a “Developing Country,” EVs, and the Plea to Trump from Major Car Makers to Encourage (Require) EV Sales

• China’s Soaring Emissions Are Upending Climate Politics by The New York Times (Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul)
• Irresistible March of Energy Realism by The Wall Street Journal (Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.)
• Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles by The New York Times (Coral Davenport and Jack Ewing)
• Is a ‘Green’ Revolution Poisoning India’s Capital? by The New York Times (Maria Abi-Habib)

Part III (23:48 - 26:11)
Take the Cue on Climate Change: More World Leaders Showed Up to the G20 Summit Than COP29

• A Nostalgic Biden Fades Out of the Picture in Talks With World Leaders by The New York Times (Zolan Kanno-Youngs)

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Part I (00:13 - 06:20)
Matt Gaetz Withdraws: Trump’s Potential Attorney General Change in Wake of Gaetz Scandal

• News Analysis: If Democrats want to win back the American people, does California need to stand down? by LA Times (Taryn Luna and Seema Mehta)

Part II (06:20 - 14:55)
The ICC Issues Warrant for Netanyahu’s So-Called War Crimes? Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself

Part III (14:55 - 18:54)
Did You Miss an Easy Explanation for the Voting Number Discrepancy Between the 2020 and 2024 Presidential Elections? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (18:54 - 22:57)
How Can I Live a Good Christian Life Around Non Believers? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 10-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part V (22:57 - 26:40)
How Do You Approach Visiting Mosques and Other Historical Religious Sites from a Christian Perspective? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part VI (26:40 - 29:06)
What is the Glory of God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 17:17)
No, Conservatives Aren’t Pushing Out Liberals From Social Media: The Left Dislikes the Destabilization of Their Media Establishment

• Liberals Are Left Out in the Cold as Social Media Veers Right by The New York Times (Sheera Frenkel)

Part II (17:17 - 22:03)
Conservatives Did Not Launch the Culture War: The Left is Politicizing the Sexual Revolution – And Trying to Overcome Common Sense

• House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member by The Washington Post (Farnoush Amiri)

Part III (22:03 - 26:51)
Answer this Question: If Congress Cannot Operate by a Truthful Bathroom Policy, How Can It Decide on the Major Policy Issues of Our Nation?




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Part I (00:13 - 08:20)
Will Trump Disband the Department of Education? The Educational Establishment Is a Powerful Enemy

Part II (08:20 - 15:09)
You Don’t Get Rid of Woke Ideas by Merely Changing Course Titles: Liberal Professors Don’t Give Up Easily

• ‘Race,’ ‘equity’ removed from UNT course titles to comply with Texas DEI ban, faculty say by Dallas Morning News (Marcela Rodrigues)

Part III (15:09 - 18:00)
‘They’re the Meanest, Dumbest, Most Bigoted Group of Fascists’: Editor-in-chief of Scientific American Resigns After Comments About Trump Voters

• Editor-in-chief of America’s oldest magazine resigns after calling Trump voters fascists by Scientific American (Jordan Valinsky)

Part IV (18:00 - 21:33)
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, the Great Terms of Oppression and Patriarchy? Now They’re Targeting Names of Seasons

• Season’s mis-greetings: why timing matters in global academia by Nature (Melissa Hart and Negin Nazarian)

Part V (21:33 - 26:27)
‘We Have Faith, Just Not in God’: An Obituary That Comes with an Absolutely Candid Display of Atheism—Tragically Enough

• Kenneth Bronstein, Who Put His Faith in Atheism, Dies at 85 by The New York Times (Sam Roberts)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:15)
What is President Biden Doing in Ukraine? President Biden Approves Use of U.S. Missiles Deep in Russian Territory

Part II (12:15 - 21:15)
Big Tech Overreach and an AI Tragedy: Christians Need to Closely Examine the Effects of Social Media and AI on Teens

• Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill by The Wall Street Journal (Georgia Wells, Kristina Peterson, and Natalie Andrews)
• A 14-Year-Old Boy Killed Himself to Get Closer to a Chatbot. He Thought They Were In Love. by The Wall Street Journal (Sherry Turkle and Pat Pataranutaporn)

Part III (21:15 - 27:47)
Conservative Principles (Maybe), Libertarian Worldview: The Life and Legacy of Lawyer Ted Olson

• Theodore B. Olson, Conservative Lawyer Who Took Up Liberal Causes, Dies at 84 by The New York Times (Clay Risen)

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Part I (00:13 - 14:43)
Cabinet Controversies: Some of Trump’s Potential Appointments Incite Major Furor on Political and Moral Grounds

Part II (14:43 - 22:13)
So What’s the Message About Abortion? Trump Nominates a Kennedy Scion and Iconoclast, RFK Jr., to Head the HHS

Part III (22:13 - 27:05)
The Conservative Impulse to Look Beyond Disorder: A President Should Appoint for Loyalty, but Trump’s Appointments Need to Bring Even More to the Table and Serve Him (And the Nation) Well




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Part I (00:13 - 09:54)
The Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns: Justin Welby’s Leadership Became Untenable in the Wake of Sex Abuse Crisis Review

• Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury by The Archbishop of Canterbury
• Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Over U.K. Church Abuse Scandal by The New York Times (Stephen Castle and Mark Landler)

Part II (09:54 - 14:59)
A Parable of Moral Compromise and Theological Surrender: The Crisis in the Church of England As It Stands Now

Part III (14:59 - 21:07)
What Should I Look for in a Future Spouse? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (21:07 - 22:42)
What Do We Think About a Christian Who Stops Dating a Potential Spouse Due to Health Conditions? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (22:42 - 27:22)
Can We Learn True Virtue from Pagan Philosophers Like Plato, Aristotle, and Homer? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from another 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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