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 86Oleg 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 EconomistPart II (10:50 - 18:52)Why Do We Have Nightmares? How Do We Battle What We See in Our Dreams? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (18:52 - 19:58)Will Those in Christ Be Embodied in the Age to Come? If So, How Will We All Fit in the New Creation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (19:58 - 21:43)How Do I Keep My Children Safe From Their Grandparents’ Lukewarm View of Scripture? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart V (21:43 - 27:17)What are Your Thoughts on Paula White Being Named Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
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 ChinaPart II (11:08 - 16:36)Florida School District Upholds Parental Authority: Only Parents Can Decide to Change a Child’s Name at SchoolFlorida high school teacher loses job after using student's preferred name by USA Today (Finch Walker)Part III (16:42 - 20:29)‘The Majority of Citizens Agree with Me, Not You’: Interaction Between Trump and Maine’s Governor Goes ViralAmid trans athletes spat, Maine sues USDA over freezing funds used to feed kids by The New York Times (Kinsey Crowley)Part IV (20:29 - 22:23)The Transgender Revolution is Trickling Down Further into the Sports World: Controversy Erupts Over Trans Fencer and Disc GolferWomen’s disc golfer refuses to play against transgender opponent by The Telegraph (Ben Rumsby)USA Fencing disqualifies female fencer for refusing to fight trans opponent by ReutersPart V (22:23 - 28:18)We Have Surpassed the Decadence of Rome: Federal Judge Permits Drag Show, ‘Draggieland,’ to Go On at Texas A&MTexas students sued to keep their drag show on campus. They won. by The Washington Post (Praveena Somasundaram)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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 SpeciesThe 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 - 25:08)There’s Reality, and There’s This: Rep. Huffman’s Protest of the National Prayer Breakfast as UnconstitutionalThe wall between Democrats and reality by Washington Examiner (Conn Carroll)Part IV (25:08 - 27:18)From Disregard to Disdain – Worldview Differences Turn HostileSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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 Companies by The Wall Street Journal (Ben Dummett and Joe Wallace)Part II (12:04 - 16:59)DEI is Just Being Renamed: The Infectious Ideology Behind DEI Will Need More Than a Cultural Revolution to Uproot Its Influence Throughout SocietyDisney shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal by USA Today (Jessica Guynn)New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order by The New York Times (Troy Closson)Part III (16:59 - 25:16)San Francisco Rethinks Free Drug Program: One of the Most Liberal Cities in the U.S. Realizes Encouraging Drug Addiction was a Bad Idea – Go Figure‘We’ve Lost Our Way’: San Francisco Rethinks Drug Paraphernalia Handouts by The New York Times (Heather Knight)Part IV (25:16 - 28:44)Sportsmanship and Statesmanship: Wayne Gretzky Shows Up to Celebrate the Breaking of His NHL Goal RecordSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Monday, April 7, 2025
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 QuestionsPart 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 BiologyLosing My Nonreligion by The Wall Street Journal (Jerry A. Coyne)What is a woman? by FreeThought Now! (Kat Grant)Biology Is Not Bigotry by Free Inquiry (Jerry A. Coyne)Wednesday, January 8, 2025 by The Briefing (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)So even atheists kick out heretics? by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part III (21:29 - 26:38)Most of the World is Still Explicitly Theological: Taliban Leader Delivers Major Theological Challenge to the WestThe Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan by The Associated PressSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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