This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 14:06)
A Protestant Christmas: How Protestants Came to Celebrate the Incarnation of Christ as Christmas

Part II (14:06 - 17:45)
How Do We Understand Promise and Fulfillment in Matthew’s Use of Hosea 11:1? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part III (17:45 - 21:34)
In Light of Jesus’s Fulfillment of the Law, Are Christians Still Required to Keep the Mosaic Law? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part IV (21:34 - 23:09)
Why Do We Not Sing More Hymns About the Incarnation Throughout the Year, Like We Do with the Resurrection? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing

Part V (23:09 - 24:14)
Can a Baby Fuss Without Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from a (Probably Sleep-Deprived) Listener to The Briefing

Part VI (24:14 - 25:31)
If Jesus was Born on Christmas, How Was He Around While Adam and Eve Lived? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 6-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing

Part VII (25:31 - 29:30)
How Should Christians Celebrate Christmas While Also Separating It From Any Pagan Origins? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners to The Briefing




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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 12:06)
How the Collapse of Germany’s Government Could Be a Foreshadowing: What Happens in Germany is Important to Christian in the U.S. and in the World

Part II (12:06 - 13:46)
The Big Problem of Underperformance in the UK: It Doesn’t Matter If You Have an Empire If You Can’t Flush the Sewers

• British Authorities Criticized Over Sewage Spills in Public Waterways by The New York Times (Amelia Nierenberg)

Part III (13:46 - 15:59)
The UK’s Final Ruling on the Cass Review: The U.S. Needs to Heed the Warnings Over Transgender Procedures on Minors from Britain

• The Cass Review by The Cass Review

Part IV (15:59 - 22:22)
No, Disney, Parents Do Not Want Transgender Storylines: Pixar Pulls Transgender Storyline From Upcoming Series

• Disney removes transgender storyline from upcoming Pixar streaming series by NBC News (Daniel Arkin)

Part V (22:22 - 25:17)
Judge Rules Transgender Teaching in Schools Violate Parental Rights: The Sexual Revolution is Colliding with Parental Rights, Religious Liberty, and More

• How Trump Can Target Transgenderism in Schools by The Wall Street Journal (Max Eden)

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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 Beyond

• In 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 Behalf

• Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler by CNN (Marshall Cohen)

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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 Problem

• Pornhub'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 Harm

• In a Test of Adult Know-How, America Comes Up Short by The Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin)

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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 Activism

• The 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




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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 Age

• Massacre 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




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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 Furious

• Biden Is Ceding Presidential Influence to Trump, and Some Democrats Are Furious by The Wall Street Journal (Aaron Zitner and Ken Thomas)

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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




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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 Trial

• In 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

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Part IV (23:35 - 28:44)
Transcendence, Grandeur, and the Glory of God: The Theological Statement Behind the Gothic Architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral




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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




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