Épisodes

  • Friday, February 20, 2026
    Feb 20 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 liberationist argument that baby formula is the key to marriage equality, how Christians should think about birth control, and if it’s wrong for men to donate their ‘reproductive cells’ to a fertility bank.
    Part I (00:14 – 11:45)
    Baby Formula is the Key to Marriage Equality? This is Where the Liberationist Logic Leads
    • The Secret to Marriage Equality Is Formula by The New York Times (Nona Willis Aronowitz)
    • How Feeding the Baby Can Affect Your Marriage by The New York Times
    Part II (11:45 – 20:22)
    How Should Christians Think About Birth Control? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
    Part III (20:22 – 25:21)
    Is It Wrong For Men to Donate Their ‘Reproductive Cells’ to a Fertility Bank? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
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    25 min
  • Thursday, February 19, 2026
    Feb 19 2026
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 12:26)
    A.I. Chatbots are Sociopaths? Christians Must Keep Categories Straight
    • Why AI Chatbots Can’t Be Trusted for Financial Advice: They’re Sociopaths by The Wall Street Journal (Peter Coy)
    Part II (12:26 – 18:27)
    A.I. Chatbots Cannot Have a True Conscience: Our Human Conscience is God’s Gift and Grounded in His Image
    Part III (18:27 – 19:45)
    A.I. and Christian Discernment: These Days, Christians Must Be Even More Diligent in Discerning the Truth
    Part IV (19:45 – 24:08)
    Minecraft, Roblox, and Extremist Recruitment? Terrorist Organizations are Targeting Children Through Online Gaming Platforms
    • How Hate Groups and Terrorists Use Gaming Platforms to Recruit Young Children by The New York Times (Pranav Baskar)
    Part V (24:08 – 26:50)
    How Harmful is Instagram for Teens? Mark Zuckerberg is Facing Tough Questions Over the Addictive Nature of Social Media, and Parents Need to Pay Close Attention
    • Mark Zuckerberg Faces the Tough Questions He Deserves by National Review (Josh Golin)
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    27 min
  • Wednesday, February 18, 2026
    Feb 18 2026
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 11:47)
    How Moral Revolutions Happen, Part One: Brazil Experiments With Polyamory
    • Love Without Limits: Brazil Flirts With Polyamory by The Wall Street Journal (Ana Ionova)
    Part II (11:47 – 19:18)
    How Moral Revolutions Happen, Part Two: The Wall Street Journal is Promoting a Homosexual ‘Throuple’ Packaged in an Article About Condo Renovation
    • One Throuple Had Three Separate Design Tastes. How Did They Manage a Renovation? by The Wall Street Journal (Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar)
    Part III (19:18 – 25:25)
    The Legacy of Jesse Jackson: Controversial Civil Rights Leader and Presidential Candidate Died Yesterday at Age 84
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    25 min
  • Tuesday, February 17, 2026
    Feb 17 2026
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 10:27)
    The Church of England Makes Headline News Over Same-Sex Ceremonies: It Has Abandoned Proposals for Such Ceremonies – For Now
    • Church of England abandons proposals for same-sex blessing ceremonies by BBC News (Aleem Maqbool)
    Part II (10:27 – 10:57)
    Together For the Church of England Goes for Broke: This LGBTQ-Affirming Group Commits to Increase Pressure on Church of England for LGBTQ Inclusion
    • Update on Living and Love and Faith by Together For the Church of England
    Part III (10:57 – 18:31)
    An LGBTQ Priest Makes a Passionate Argument Before the Church of England Synod: This Unfaithful Emotional Appeal is How the Culture Has Been Moved to LGBTQ Inclusion
    Part IV (18:31 – 24:21)
    The Bank of England’s Shocking New Dress Code: Its Updated Dress Code Policy for Transgender Inclusion is Insanity
    • Bank of England lets ‘genderfluid’ men wear eyeshadow and high heels by The Telegraph (Noah Eastwood)
    Part V (24:21 – 26:09)
    Tennessee Legislators are Fighting an Important Battle – Tennessee House Will Vote on Delegitimizing Same-Sex Marriages
    • TN House advances bills to delegitimize same-sex marriage by The Tennessean (Vivian Jones)
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    26 min
  • Monday, February 16, 2026
    Feb 16 2026
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 11:43)
    The High Stakes of the Munich Security Conference: This Was Another Historic Meeting for the U.S. Before the Global Powers
    Part II (11:43 – 16:14)
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Speech at the Munich Security Conference: This Was an Important Speech, and the Globalists Didn’t Like It
    • Remarks by Munich Security Conference (Secretary of State Marco Rubio)
    Part III (16:14 – 20:12)
    Is ‘Western Civilization’ Past Tense? The American People Must Decide If We are a Continuing Line of Western Civilization
    • Europe Today Looks Different From the One Trump’s Team Describes by The New York Times (Jim Tankersley)
    Part IV (20:12 – 20:46)
    There is No Religious Neutrality: A Country’s Moral Principles Will Always Be Religious
    Part V (20:46 – 25:05)
    Russia is Back in Poison Warfare: Five European Countries Release Statement That Aleksei A. Navalny was Killed By Frog Toxin That
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    25 min
  • Friday, February 13, 2026
    Feb 13 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 U.S. housing shortage, and he answers questions about sin in babies, where believers go when they die, how young is too young to get married, if sin destroys the image of God, and more.
    Part I (00:14 – 14:07)
    The U.S. Has a Major Housing Shortage: If the U.S. Does Not Address This Problem, It Will Destabilize Our Society
    • Peter Thiel warns of ‘catastrophe’ in US real estate, will deal a massive blow to young Americans — but also predicts ‘giant windfall’ for 1 class of boomers. Are you part of this group? by Moneywise (Jing Pan)
    Part II (14:07 – 17:38)
    Is It Wrong to Speak of Babies as Being Born in Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
    Part III (17:38 – 19:34)
    Where Do Believers Go When We Die? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
    Part IV (19:34 – 22:27)
    Am I Too Young to Get Married? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
    Part V (22:27 – 24:55)
    I Don’t Have Feelings For My Boyfriend Who is a Godly Young Man. Is That a Sign We Should Not Get Married? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
    Part VI (24:55 – 28:09)
    Does Sin Destroy the Image of God in Humanity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
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    28 min
  • Thursday, February 12, 2026
    Feb 12 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 unspeakable heartbreak in Canada as it is reeling from one of the deadliest mass shooting tragedies in its history, the pattern of transgender identity in mass shootings, and the rainbow Pride flag and what it reveals.
    Part I (00:14 – 03:34)
    Unspeakable Heartbreak: Canada is Reeling From One of the Most Deadly Mass Shooter Tragedies In Its History
    Part II (03:34 – 10:47)
    There is a Pattern Here, and Many Press Reports are Complicit: The Canadian Shooter is a Male Who Claimed Transgender Identity
    • Shooter in Canada kills 9 people and injures 25 others at a school and home by The Associated Press (Jim Morris and Rob Gillies)
    • Canada Mourns Eight Dead in Mass Shooting by The Wall Street Journal (Jack Morphet, Paul Vieira, and James T. Areddy)
    • Canada school shooter was transgender teenager by The Telegraph (Kieran Kelly, Andrea Hamblin, and Josh White)
    • Police name Canada school shooting suspect and say six children among victims by BBC News
    Part III (10:47 – 23:59)
    A Battle Over Symbols: The Rainbow Pride Flag And What It Reveals
    • Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive by The New York Times (Liam Stack, Jonathan Wolfe, and Yan Zhuang)
    • Trump administration removes Pride flag from Stonewall gay rights monument by The Washington Post (Tim Craig)
    • Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument by The Guardian (Cecilia Nowell)
    • Gary Bettman praised ‘Heated Rivalry’ and NHL Pride Nights. The leaguewide reality doesn’t match by The Athletic (Rob Rossi)
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    24 min
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2026
    Feb 11 2026
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 13:21)
    Gambling and the Corruption of Sports: We are Looking at a Moral Crisis in Sports
    • Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling by Simon and Schuster (Danny Funt)
    • Basketball’s Game-Fixing Scandal Now Includes 17 U.S. Colleges—and China’s Pro League by The Wall Street Journal (Jared Diamond and Louise Radnofsky)
    Part II (13:21 – 16:37)
    ‘This is Gambling’: The Prediction Markets Are Turning Into Just Another Form of Gambling
    • All bets are on by Deseret News (Ethan Bauer)
    Part III (16:37 – 19:47)
    Gambling Aims Younger and Younger: This is Intentional, and Sports Gambling is Particularly Attractive to Men and Young Men
    • Super Bowl is betting bonanza. Behind the scenes apps are busting kids by USA Today (Nick Penzenstadler and Carlie Procell)
    Part IV (19:47 – 22:41)
    Even Secularists Know We Have a Sports Gambling Problem: Christians Cannot Continue to Ignore This Crisis
    Part V (22:41 – 25:33)
    Do Sports Fans Even Care About Gambling? There is a Dangerous Denial of Evil Here
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    26 min