The Briefing with Albert Mohler

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The Briefing with Albert Mohler

For more resources, including articles, The Briefing, Thinking in Public, and archived editions of his nationally-syndicated radio show, The Albert Mohler Program, be sure to visit albertmohler.com.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Wednesday, December 18, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 BeyondIn 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 BehalfVictims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler by CNN (Marshall Cohen) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    26 min

  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    Tuesday, December 17, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 ProblemPornhub'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 HarmIn a Test of Adult Know-How, America Comes Up Short by The Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    25 min

  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    Monday, December 16, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 ActivismThe 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 Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    26 min

  4. 6 DAYS AGO

    Friday, December 13, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 AgeMassacre 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 Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    28 min

  5. DEC 12

    Thursday, December 12, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 FuriousBiden Is Ceding Presidential Influence to Trump, and Some Democrats Are Furious by The Wall Street Journal (Aaron Zitner and Ken Thomas) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    26 min

  6. DEC 11

    Wednesday, December 11, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    27 min

  7. DEC 10

    Tuesday, December 10, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 TrialIn 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 by Part IV (23:35 - 28:44) Transcendence, Grandeur, and the Glory of God: The Theological Statement Behind the Gothic Architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    29 min

  8. DEC 9

    Monday, December 9, 2024

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. 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 Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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.

    25 min
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