The Briefing with Albert Mohler

Cultural Commentary from a Biblical Perspective

  1. 2d ago

    Wednesday, September 2, 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 cultural response to AOC’s egg freezing, the failure of Mayor Mamdani’s city-funded daycare proposals, a new study that posits singleness is better for human flourishing than marriage, and why being a parent leads to better financial planning. Part I (00:14 – 08:55) The Cultural Response to AOC’s Egg Freezing: Many in the Culture See This as a Win for the Left and For Women How AOC is upending norms around motherhood and political candidacy by USA Today (Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy)AOC’s Egg Freezing Is Suddenly a Bipartisan Conversation by The Wall Street Journal (Kara Voght)Part II (08:55 – 17:02) The AOC Illusion: This is a Direct Violation of Creation Order Part III (17:02 – 21:17) The State Cannot Replace the Creation Order of the Family: Mayor Mamdani’s City-Funded Daycare Proposals Fails on Theological, Economic, and Logistical Grounds Funding Delays Threaten Rollout of Mamdani’s 2-K Program by The New York Times (Matthew Haag)Part IV (21:17 – 24:18) Do They Really Believe This? Study Posits Singleness is Better for Human Flourishing Than Marriage New study reveals a major perk of being single by The Washington Post (Cheyenne Buckingham)Part V (24:18 – 26:58) Childlessness and Retirement: New Study Shows Americans Without Children Are Nervous About Retirement Savings – Turns Out, Parents Are Better at Financial Planning Childless Americans are feeling uneasy about retirement savings too by USA Today (Medora Lee)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.

  2. 3d ago

    Tuesday, September 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 5 MLB teams partnering with prediction markets in states where betting is illegal, Kalshi’s George Soros ban, the moral complexities of data centers, and why secularism is not a sufficient worldview to keep students from using A.I. to cheat in school. Part I (00:13 – 07:58) Pete Rose Would Like a Word: Five MLB Teams Partner with Prediction Markets in States Where Betting is Illegal Kalshi partners with MLB teams in latest prediction market marriage by USA Today (Adam Kaufman)Part II (07:58 – 11:52) Serial Fraudster Gets Lifetime Ban from Kalshi: George Santos Receives First Lifetime Ban From Kalshi For Betting on His Own Attendance to State of the Union Address Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban by The Wall Street Journal (Brian Schwartz and Jack Morphet)Part III (11:52 – 20:30) The Moral Complexities of Data Center: There are Many Things to Consider Morally and Politically Here Part IV (20:30 – 27:28) A.I., Secularism, and Students Cheating: A Secular Ethic is Not Enough to Create Honest Students and to Prevent Them From Cheating 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.

  3. 4d ago

    Monday, August 31, 2026

    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. Part I (00:14 – 09:54) A Devastating and Horrific Tragedy in Nepal: This is a Deadly Case of Natural Evil – Christians Need to Pray For All Involved Part II (09:54 – 12:36) The Script Was Already Ready: The Western Media Jumped to the Conclusion That Climate Change is Behind This, But the Jury is Still Out An Explanation Without Evidence for the Nepal Flood by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessey)Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict by The New York Times (Laura Chung)Part III (12:36 – 22:26) The Progressive Strategy on ‘T’: The Progressives in Politics and the WNBA See the Society ‘Moving Forward’ on Transgenderism Once Americans Focus on Other Issues Most Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About Transgender Athletes. He’s Leaning In. by The New York Times (Reid J. Epstein)WNBA will become an unstoppable force when it unites, outlasts culture wars by The Athletic (Ian O’Connor)Part IV (22:26 – 25:36) Log Cabin Republicans Drop the ‘T’: Homosexual Republican Group Distances Itself From Transgenderism – But They’re Still Defying Creation Order With LGB Conservative Gay Rights Group Ends Support for Trans Causes by The New York Times (Richard Fausset)Log Cabin Republicans Renews Its National Advocacy Focus by Townhall (Ross Hemminger)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.

  4. Aug 28

    Friday, August 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 precipitous drop in children in big cities, a New York Times article that reflects age-old issues between husbands and wives, Flock cameras and the increase of the surveillance state, if it’s wrong for a Christian couple to utilize a surrogate, and why there has been such a rise in anti-Semitism. Part I (00:14 – 10:34) The Precipitous Drop in Children in Big Cities: There are Massive Worldview Issues Behind This America’s Big Cities Are Rapidly Losing Kids by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Louise Ensign and Paul Overberg)Part II (10:34 – 14:09) ‘Men Don’t Want to Go From Screw Up to Screw Up’: New York Times Article Reflects Age-Old Issues Between Husbands and Wives—Especially When Babies Come Does Your Relationship Need a ‘Mental Load’ Coach? by The New York Times (Jancee Dunn)Part III (14:09 – 21:18) What About Flock Cameras and the Increase of the Surveillance State? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (21:18 – 25:07) Is It Wrong For a Christian Couple to Utilize a Surrogate If They Cannot Have Children on Their Own? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part V (25:07 – 27:50) Why Does Antisemitism Exist, and Why Has There Been Such an Increase in Antisemitism Recently? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of 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.

  5. Aug 27

    Thursday, August 27, 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 Meta’s lawsuit settlement over social media harm to young people, Harvard Medical School’s director caught in black market body part scandal, and the CIA Director’s rare and undisclosed trip to Moscow. Part I (00:13 – 09:23) Meta Agrees to Settle Massive Lawsuit Over Social Media Harm to Young People: Parents Will Now Bear More Power and Responsibility in How Their Children Access Social Media Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims by The New York Times (Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan)Part II (09:23 – 21:08) Why Is This Unspeakably Wrong? Medical School Morgue Director Caught in Black Market Body Part Scandal Harvard settles stolen body parts lawsuits. Here’s what happened by USA Today (Saleen Martin)Part III (21:08 – 26:44) CIA Director Makes a Rare and Undisclosed Trip to Moscow: Is This an Indicator That Putin is About to Attack NATO? CIA director’s secretive visit to Moscow stirs mystery by The Washington Post (Alex Horton, Michael Birnbaum, Warren P. Strobel and Joyce Sohyun Lee)The CIA might just have given an alarming signal that Putin is about to attack Nato by The Telegraph (Tom Tugendhat)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.

  6. Aug 26

    Wednesday, August 26, 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 Economist’s argument for embryo selection on the basis of disease resistance and IQ, how IVF led to the trend of designer babies, and the outsized life and legacy of Dolly Parton. Part I (00:14 – 07:08) We Have Reached the Age of Designer Babies: One of the Most Influential Publications in the World Argues for Embryo Selection on the Basis of Disease Resistance and IQ In praise of designer-ish babies: Couples should be allowed to select embryos on the basis of both disease resistance and IQ by The EconomistThe Next Parenting Trend Starts Before Conception by The New York Times (Ross Douthat and Noor Siddiqui)Part II (07:08 – 17:54) The Slippery Slope of IVF: The Arrival of the Trend of Designer Babies Began with IVF Technology Part III (17:54 – 26:14) Dolly Parton Dies at Age 80: The Outsized Life and Legacy of American Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dolly Parton, country music singer and cultural icon, dies at 80 by The Washington Post (Emily Langer)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.

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