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- Today26 min
Friday, October 9, 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 rise of parent-child estrangement in America, the relationship between archaeological evidence and the truth of Scripture, the relationship between Christianity and democracy, and why so few Christians and Christian institutions are involved in the world of art.Part I (00:13 – 14:50)Why Are So Many Young Adults “Cutting Off” Their Parents? The Effects of the Therapeutic Revolution on Today’s Parent-Child RelationshipsWhy Are So Many Adults Cutting Off Their Parents? by The Wall Street Journal (Elizabeth Bernstein)No Contact: How a Seductive Ideology Broke Families and Friendships and How We Can Repair Them by Forum Books (Noelle Mering)Part II (14:50 – 20:37)I Am Not a Christian Yet, But I Want To Be. Can You Give Me Reasons to Believe? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart III (20:37 – 21:48)You Quoted Robert Schuman who said, “Democracy Will Be Christian or it Will Not Be.” How Do We Account for the Democracies in Ancient Greece and Rome that Developed Before the Rise of Christianity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (21:48 – 26:42)Why Are So Few Christians and Christian Institutions Involved in the World of Art? — 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.
- Yesterday27 min
Thursday, October 8, 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 new details about the FlyDubai co-pilot who attempted to crash a flight bound for Israel, expanding access to abortion pills in Australia, international concerns over a plague-related death in Russia, the importance of the American constitutional order in a Supreme Court climate case, and socialism’s growing appeal despite its historical failures.Part I (00:14 – 05:25)Updated Information Underlines Heroism on FlyDubai Airline: But the Attempted Terror Attack Also Reveals Human Failure to Connect the Dots and See the Warning SignsFlyDubai Co-Pilot Almost Carried Out His Attack in July by The Wall Street Journal (Summer Said and Anat Peled)Part II (05:25 – 10:02)Use of Abortion Pill in Australia Surges After Relaxed Regulations: The Subversive Effort to Redefine Abortion and the Distribution of Abortion DrugsAbortion pill access jumps almost 50% after Australia eases restrictions for pharmacies by The Guardian (Melissa Davey)Part III (10:02 – 13:08)Russian Plague Death Prompts International Calls for Accountability: Was This Death Related to Weapons Research?Part IV (13:08 – 20:25)Supreme Court Climate Case Displays the Importance of the Constitution: How Our Federal Legal System WorksA Big Moment for Federalism at the Supreme Court by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)Part V (20:25 – 27:40)Socialism’s Abundant Promises and Its Hollow Reality: When Novelty Overshadows True Effectiveness, Danger is Close on the HorizonSocialism’s Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time by Gallup (Lydia Saad)Gallup poll finds more than 4 in 10 Americans favor socialism for the first time by The Washington Times (Sean Salai)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.
- 2 days ago30 min
Wednesday, October 7, 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 educational and economic crises in France, the arrest of a former German intelligence chief on espionage charges, and the deaths of disgraced former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and scandal-plagued televangelist Jim Bakker.Part I (00:14 – 09:58)Educational and Economic Turmoil Produce Violent Protests in France: We Are Talking About Teenagers on the Front Lines of National ProtestFrance’s Appetite for ‘Magic Money’ Has Turned Into a Debt Bomb by The Wall Street Journal (Stacy Meichtry and Chelsey Dulaney)The nihilistic far-Left is pushing France to the brink by The Telegraph (Agnes Poirier)Part II (09:58 – 16:31)Former German Spy Chief Arrested for Treason: What Happens When the Keeper of National Security Secrets Cannot Be Trusted?Former German spy chief arrested for treason by Financial Times (Sam Jones)Germany’s ex-spy chief arrested for espionage by Deutsche Welle (Natalie Muller)Part III (16:31 – 20:44)Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House whose Legacy was Wrecked by Secret Past, Dies at Age 84Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies by The New York Times (Carl Hulse)Part IV (20:44 – 30:31)Jim Bakker’s Obituary: The Moral Parable of the Disgraced Televangelist Who Went to PrisonJim Bakker, disgraced televangelist who went to prison, dies at 86 by The Washington Post (Matt Schudel)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.
- 3 days ago26 min
Tuesday, October 6, 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 what the recent headlines about Cornell University reveal about the culture’s conception of morality, the crisis of forming young men, and the Non-Answer that Democrats have been advised to give to the transgender debate.Part I (00:14 – 11:44)So Morality Is Just Context? The Cornell Catastrophe Reveals Our Culture’s Conception of Morality— And The Christian ResponseMoral catastrophe at Cornell by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler Jr.)Part II (11:44 – 21:44)Fraternity Culture and the Crisis of Forming Men: Young Men Desperately Need Moral Formation, Conviction, and CharacterAnderson Cooper 360 Degrees October 2, 2026 Transcript by CNNAt Cornell, a Rape Case Defines an Era by The Chronicle of Higher Education (Megan Zahneis, Jasper Smith, and Sarah Brown)Part III (21:44 – 26:20)The Sandwich Method: Democrats Advised to Give Non-Answer to the Transgender DebateThe GOP’s Culture-War Hail Mary by The Atlantic (Elaine Godfrey)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
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.
- 1 weeks 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.
- 1 weeks 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.
- 1 weeks 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.
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