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

Part I (00:13 - 05:39)
The Plane Didn’t Survive, But the Passengers Did: In Light of the Plane Crash in Toronto, We Must Learn from What Goes Right, and Not Just What Goes Wrong

Part II (05:39 - 09:30)
Does Genesis 3:24 Point to God’s Creation of the First Weapon? If So, What Does That Tell Us About Humans Advancing Weapons Technology? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 17-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part III (09:30 - 13:35)
What is the History of the Phrase ‘Asking Jesus Into Your Heart,’ and Why Is It So Widely Used? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (13:35 - 16:05)
I Agree With What You Said About Certain Kinds of Books Not Being Present in Public Schools Libraries, But Wouldn’t That Include the Bible As Well? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (16:05 - 19:08)
What Happens When a Senator or Member of the House Becomes a Part of the President’s Cabinet? Who Takes Their Place? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (19:08 - 21:31)
If Adam Named All the Animals, How Did He Name the Sea Creatures If He Did Not Live By the Ocean? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VII (21:31 - 24:13)
Can I Sin in My Dreams? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VIII (24:13 - 26:27)
How Do I Confront My College Classmates About Their Wrong Views on LGBTQ Issues? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IX (26:27 - 28:45)
What Was God Doing Before Time Existed? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing




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Part I (00:14 - 11:08)
The Culture of Death and Dementia—In the Netherlands, Some With Alzheimer’s are Trying to Make Plans for Assisted Suicide Before Their Decline

• She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen)

Part II (11:08 - 18:53)
Euthanasia Goes Far Beyond Assisted Suicide – The Culture of Death is an All-Encompassing Worldview, From Death Before Birth to Death in Old Age

Part III (18:53 - 23:09)
Modern Art as “Transgressive Art” — Why Artistic Culture Leans Left

Part IV (23:09 - 28:49)
President Trump Takes on the Cultural Elites at the Kennedy Center: Drag Performances are Out, But What Will Take Their Place?

• A Night at the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts by The New York Times (Shawn McCreesh)

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Part I (00:13 - 05:24)
“Because We Want More Babies” — President Trump Announces IVF Expansion, But the End Does Not Justify the Means

• President Donald J. Trump Expands Access to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) by The White House

Part II (05:24 - 18:47)
The Moral Risk and Moral Wrong Behind IVF: The Problem of Abstracting Sex From Reproduction

• Trump signs executive order expanding access to IVF, says White House by The Guardian (Léonie Chao-Fong and Carter Sherman)
• On the Ethical Realities of Reproductive Technologies and the Dignity of the Human Embryo by The Southern Baptist Convention
• Why the Southern Baptists Said No to IVF by The Wall Street Journal (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Andrew Walker)

Part III (18:47 - 22:49)
Elon Musk, His Children, and IVF: A Media Claim About Musk’s 13th Child Raises Major Moral Questions

Part IV (22:49 - 26:06)
The Moral Revolution Goes After Shakespeare – New Playwrights Attempt to Overhaul Romeo and Juliet for a ‘Non-Binary’ World

• Elon Musk’s Babies Were Conceived Via IVF And Surrogacy - Is It The Future Of Reproduction? by Forbes (Alex Zhavoronkov)

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Part I (00:14 - 13:51)
The New York Times Editorial Board Takes Aim at Trump over Transgender Issue: The New York Times Presents Alternative Morality and Worldview Contrary to Creation Order

• Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans by The New York Times (The Editorial Board)

Part II (13:51 - 18:32)
Even More Radical Revolutionaries are Coming: The LGBTQ Revolution Seeks to Press Agenda Even Further, Which Includes Eating Their Own If Necessary

Part III (18:32 - 27:19)
Books with ‘Nudity, Excessive Violence, and Sadomasochistic Behavior’ – Are These Categories You Want in the Library of Your Child’s Public School?

• 'Not enough kids in these meetings': Students weigh in as 1,100 books banned in Tennessee by The Tennessean (Rachel Wegner)

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Part I (00:14 - 17:17)
Far Right? Hard Right? Radical Right? Media Confusion After Vice President Vance Delivers Message in Munich

• Vance Shocks Europe With a Message That He Has Long Promoted at Home by The New York Times (Michael C. Bender)

Part II (17:17 - 22:05)
A Huge Moral Imbalance Exchange Between Israel and Hamas: Israel Receives Back 3 Hostages in Exchange for 369 Palestinian Prisoners

• Hamas Postpones Release of More Hostages ‘Until Further Notice’ by The New York Times (Lara JakesRonen BergmanAdam Rasgon and Johnatan Reiss)

Part III (22:05 - 27:44)
Terrorism is the Official Policy of Hamas: The Deadly Determination of Hamas Highlights Its Danger and the Difficulty of Eliminating Deadly Ideas

• Trump Wants the U.S. to Control Gaza. So, Who Owns It Anyway? by The Wall Street Journal (Rory Jones)

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Part I (00:14 - 11:14)
What Does the Super Bowl Say about the Culture? Objective Truth, the Spectacle of Sport, the Power of Advertising, the American Draw to Nostalgia, and Gambling

• Super Bowls Have More Than One Loser by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessey)

Part II (11:14 - 14:50)
The Right Kind of Sentimentality of Valentine’s Day: In a Culture with a Twisted Definition of Love, It’s Important to Recognize and Celebrate Love’s Right Expression

Part III (14:50 - 19:37)
How Do We Teach Our Daughters About Accepting Chivalry? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part IV (19:37 - 23:29)
How Do I Help a Younger Believer Understand His Depravity? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part V (23:29 - 26:35)
How is Jesus Christ at the Right Hand of God If He Had to Pay an Eternal Debt for Sin? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part VI (26:35 - 29:41)
Is Cross-dressing for a High School Theatrical Play Sinful? – Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:13 - 11:07)
Is the Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas About to Fall Apart? Hamas Threatens to Halt Hostage Returns Remains Committed to the Non-Existence of Israel

Part II (11:07 - 17:57)
Climate Change Hypocrisy or Something Deeper? Has Silicon Valley Changed its Stripes?

• Under Trump, Billionaire Climate Champions Have Gone Quiet by The New York Times (David Gelles)

Part III (17:57 - 23:20)
Celebrity and Climate Ideology: Those Pushing Climate Change are Often the Most Hypocritical – Just Look at Their Private Jets

• Why Climate-Change Ideology Is Dying by The Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)

Part IV (23:20 - 27:00)
A Refreshing and Right Message: The Department of Transportation is Prioritizing Areas with High Marriage Rates and Birth Rates

• Duffy tells DOT to prioritize areas with high birth rates by The Hill (Lauren Irwin)

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Part I (00:13 - 12:44)
The Ideological Capture of the Left: The Left is Increasingly Committed to Theory Rather Than Reality

• Still Crazy… by Substack (Joe Klein)
• The Democrats Show Why They Lost by The Atlantic (Jonathan Chait)
• Democrats Have a New Leader but Haven’t Come to Grips With Failure by The Wall Street Journal (Molly Ball)

Part II (12:45 - 20:31)
Are We 89 Seconds to Midnight? The Scientific Community Has an Apocalyptic Worldview Too

• Closer than ever: It is now 89 seconds to midnight by Bullet of the Atomic Scientists (John Mecklin)

Part III (20:31 - 27:55)
You Want a Penny For Your Thoughts? You Better Hurry: President Trump Seeks to Stop Minting the Penny

• It takes nearly 4 cents to make a single penny. Here's why Trump wants them gone. by USA Today (George Petras)

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Part I (00:13 - 09:14)
Combine Energy in the Executive and the Theory of the Unitary Executive: President Trump Aims to Define the Role of the President of the United States

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Part II (09:14 - 21:56)
We Now Have a Fourth Branch of Government? – The U.S. Has an Ever-Growing Administrative State, and It’s a Threat to Our Constitutional Order

Part III (21:56 - 27:16)
The Reality of the Deep State: There Circle Within a Circle Within a Circle Inside the Administrative State




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Part I (00:13 - 08:46)
‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports’: President Trump Signs Executive Order for Transgender Women in Sports Ban

• Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports by The White House Executive Order
• Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism by The White House Executive Order

Part II (08:46 - 12:48)
State Bans on Hormone Therapy and Puberty Blockers on Minors are Constitutional: Trump Reverses Important Supreme Court Argument from the Biden Administration

• Justice Department tells Supreme Court bans on transgender care for minors are constitutional by USA Today (Maureen Groppe)

Part III (12:48 - 19:12)
The NCAA Falls in Line: Trump’s Executive Order Banning Trans Women Sports is Already Reshaping the Nation’s Most Influential College Sports Governing Body

Part IV (19:12 - 25:13)
A 3-Year-Old ‘Trans’ Toddler? – This is Sheer Insanity




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