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- Yesterday25 min
Monday, October 5, 2026
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 withdrawal of U.S. bombers from a UK air base amid threats linked to Iran, new developments in the FlyDubai cockpit attack, what a failed execution in Tennessee reveals about government competence and the dignity of human life, and whether Brazil’s presidential runoff will continue a right-wing trend in Latin America.Part I (00:13 – 09:54)Why Did U.S. Bombers Leave a British Air Base So Quickly? A Clear and Present Danger is Seen As Iran Escalates Terrorism Through The WestU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats by The New York Times (Eric Schmitt)Why Iran Escalates by Foreign AffairsPart II (09:54 – 14:45)An Axe in the Cockpit: More Questions Are Raised as New Details Emerge Following The FlyDubai AttackFlydubai hijacker’s hateful rants while studying at British university by The Telegraph (Janet Eastham, Camilla Turner, Lily Shanagher)Part III (14:45 – 23:32)Botched Execution in Tennessee: Capital Punishment, Lawful Authority, Government Competence, and the Medical Duty to Preserve LifeUS murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say by BBC News (Ione Wells and Sareen Habeshian)Part IV (23:32 – 25:51)Brazil Heads to a Runoff: Brazilian Election Takes Center Stage As Right-Wing Leaders Gain Traction In Latin America. Will Brazil Continue This Trend?Polls close in first round of Brazil’s high-stakes presidential election by The Guardian (Tiago Rogero)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.
- 4 days ago25 min
Friday, October 2, 2026
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 06:27)The Often Unrecognized Importance of AM Radio: This is an Important Fight – AM Radio is a Lifeline in a Major National EmergencyEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees by The New York Times (Dustin Volz, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage, and Adam Goldman)Part II (06:27 – 08:26)A Massive Hack of the FBI: If the FBI is Vulnerable to This Kind of Attack, Then So Are All Americans by Part III (08:26 – 13:33)I Have Authority Over Land Development. Should I Prevent the Construction of a Temple That is Contrary to Biblical Christianity If I Have the Authority to Do So? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to Listeners of The Briefing by Part IV (13:33 – 16:46)An 89-Year-Old on the Verge of Entering Hospice Just Received Christ. How Should We Think About Baptizing Her? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to Listeners of The BriefingPart V (16:46 – 19:46)Should Christians Enter Into the Field of Psychology Given Its Secularization? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to Listeners of The BriefingPart VI (19:46 – 25:41)I Am an 18-Year-Old Young Man Who Still Lives with My Parents. What Should Spiritual Leadership Look Like in My Courting Relationship with My Girlfriend? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters to 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.
- 5 days ago25 min
Thursday, October 1, 2026
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 Islamic terrorism attempt on a FlyDubai airliner, the arrest of 5 British men tied to possible terrorist plot, the horrifying and gross immorality on the campuses of Penn State and Cornell, and Backpack, the winner of Fat Bear Week 2026.Part I (00:13 – 10:46)Islamic Terrorism Rears Its Head Again: A Catastrophe Was Bravely Avoided Due to Heroic Actions As Co-Pilot Stabbed Captain and Attempted to Crash AirlinerNetanyahu names ‘hero’ pilot attacked on flight as passengers arrive back in Israel by BBC NewsPart II (10:46 – 15:11)The Arrest of 5 British Men Tied to Possible Terrorist Plot: Order is an Achievement in a Fallen World Where Chaos is the NormPart III (15:11 – 22:03)Penn State, Cornell, and Gross Immorality on Campus: These Situations are Horrifying—And Christian Young People Should Not Be at These Events At AllPenn State’s Campuswide Cocaine Ring Was Fueled by Fraternity Hazing by The Wall Street Journal (Ashley Wong and Jared Mitovich)Part IV (22:03 – 25:49)Backpack Wins Fat Bear Week 2026: That’s a Fat Bear Who is Fat to the Glory of GodSign 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.
- 6 days ago24 min
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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 parable of the WNBA’s culture war, if transgender inmates have rights to transgender treatments (and even transgender underwear), and the story of a lesbian bar that attempted to lower restrictions on face masks that has made national headlines.Part I (00:14 – 13:33)The Parable of the WNBA’s Culture War: Transgender Activists are Trying to Transform the World as We Know ItIt’s Time for the W.N.B.A. to Pick Sides by The New York Times (Roxane Gay)Part II (13:33 – 18:48)Do Transgender Inmates Have Rights to Transgender Treatments and Transgender Underwear? The Trump Administration Pushes Sanity and Raises Big QuestionsTrump Administration Asks Justices to Allow It to Deny Hormones to Trans Inmates by The New York Times (Ann E. Marimow)Part III (18:48 – 24:51)The Story of a Lesbian Bar That Attempted to Lower Restriction on Face Masks: The Strange Controversy in Massachusetts That Has Made National HeadlinesSaturday Night at the Massachusetts Lesbian Bar Everyone Is Talking About by The New York Times (Mark Arsenault)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.
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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 Democrats trying to sell religion, why Democrats will struggle to win Christian voters, and Robert Schuman and the worldview clash behind Pope Leo’s visit to secular France.Part I (00:14 – 13:17)Democrats are Trying to Sell Liberal Religion: These Politicians Represent the Fault Line of Religion Between Historic Christianity and Political Activism Dressed Up as ReligionCan Democrats Reclaim the Christian Moral High Ground? by The New York Times (Jia Lynn Yang)Why Democrats can’t close the God gap by The Spectator (Damian Thompson)Part II (13:17 – 17:21)The Parable of ‘Go and Do Likewise’: Democrats Will Struggle to Win Christian VotersGo and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country by Macmillan Publishers (Andy Beshear)Part III (17:21 – 26:19)‘Democracy Will Be Christian Or It Will Not Be’: Robert Schuman and the Worldview Clash Behind Pope Leo’s Visit to Secular FrancePope Leo visits secular France as surge of converts jolts a flagging faith by The Washington Post (Anthony Faiola)Pope Leo to visit a secular France at odds with Catholic views on abortion, euthanasia by France 24Leo XIV, Trying to Be Everyone’s Pope, Tours Secular France by The New York Times (Motoko Rich and Mark Landler)Schuman Declaration May 1950 by European UnionFor Europe by European Parliament (Robert Schuman)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.
- 1 weeks ago25 min
Monday, September 28, 2026
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 conclusion of President Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping, Bill Gates on A.I., the morality of The Terminator, and the summit on A.I. held by King Charles III.Part I (00:13 – 09:38)That’s a Wrap on President Trump’s Visit with Xi Jinping: What Happened? How Do We Know?Part II (09:38 – 16:51)Bill Gates on A.I.: The Founder of Microsoft Just Made One of the Biggest Category Errors PossiblePart III (16:51 – 19:58)The Morality of The Terminator: Who is the Moral Agent Responsible If A.I. Terminates Humanity?How Three Times Tech Journalists Make Sense of A.I.’s Promise and Peril by The New York Times (Megan DiTrolio)Part IV (19:58 – 25:40)King Charles III Weighs in on A.I.: This Was a PseudoeventKing Charles III Urges AI Chiefs to Stop Tech Going Rogue by The Wall Street Journal (Max Colchester and Jenny Strasburg)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.
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Friday, September 25, 2026
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 if robotaxis could subvert human dignity, D.C. as the loneliest city in the U.S., generative A.I. and the replacement of human art and work, and defining ‘evangelical Protestantism.’Part I (00:14 – 10:57)Jesus, Waymo, and Baptist Pastors: National Baptist Pastors in D.C. Argue Robotaxis Could Subvert Human DignityWould Jesus like Waymo? Baptists have thoughts. by The Washington Post (Liam Scott)Part II (10:57 – 21:25)D.C.’s the Loneliest City in the U.S.: This is a Bigger Issue Than the Secular World Can UnderstandThe Death of Religion? by B&H Academic (Byron R. Johnson and Thomas S. Kidd)Part III (21:25 – 23:02)Should Christians Be Concerned About the Use of Generative A.I. to Replace Art or Work? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Question From a 14-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart IV (23:02 – 26:17)What is a Concise Definition of Evangelical Protestantism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Question From a 14-Year-Old Listener 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.
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Thursday, September 24, 2026
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 failing of the UN and the need for an honest assessment of it, the permanent five of the UN and their veto power, and President Trump’s important meeting with Xi Jinping at The White House.Part I (00:14 – 06:50)World Leaders Agree, the U.N. is Failing: An Honest Assessment Is Needed, NowWorld Leaders Almost All Agree on One Thing: The U.N. Is Failing by The Wall Street Journal (James T. Areddy)Part II (06:50 – 17:10)The Permanent Five and Veto Power: The Leaders of the P5 of the U.N. Work for Their Own Country’s Best Interests, Not Those of the U.N.At U.N., Trump Says He Will Strike a Deal With Iran or ‘Annihilate’ It by The New York Times (Farnaz Fassihi, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, David E. Sanger, and Michael Levenson)Part III (17:10 – 26:38)Xi Jinping Gets the Red Carpet: President Trump’s Important Meeting with China’s President at the White House—What Will Come Of ThisSign 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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