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 White House announcement of an agreement between Israel and Hamas on first stage of peace treaty, the big questions raised by the government shutdown, the naming of Bari Weiss as editor in chief at CBS, and the significant increase in boys named ‘Yahya’ in Great Britain in 2024.
Part I (00:14 – 01:08)
Real Hope For Peace in Gaza: White House Announces Agreement from Israel and Hamas on First Stage of Peace Treaty
Part II (01:08 – 15:20)
Who Will Surrender in the Government Shutdown? What’s Behind the Ever-Expanding Government Debt? – Big Questions Raised 8 Days into the Shutdown
Part III (15:20 – 21:20)
There’s a New Editor in Chief at CBS: Bari Weiss, Great Enemy of Woke, Takes Over Important Role at CBS
Part IV (21:20 – 26:57)
A Parable of Islam’s Rise in Great Britain: ‘Yahya’ Makes the Biggest Jump in Popularity Amongst Boys’ Names in Great Britain in 2024

• Yahya blows up in Britain by Washington Examiner (Dominic Green)

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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses SCOTUS oral arguments hearing on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ case from Colorado, an egregious ruling lessening a federal sentence for Justice Kavanaugh’s would-be killer because the man claims a transgender identity, and the need for Christians to pray for political officials.
Part I (00:14 – 16:52)
Will the Nation Respect the Freedom of Speech of Christians? SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on So-Called ‘Conversion Therapy’

• Chiles v. Salazar by The Supreme Court of the United States

Part II (16:52 – 25:13)
Another Transgender (Would-Be) Killer? Federal Judge Hands Down Egregious Ruling for Justice Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Killer Because the Killer Claims a Transgender Identity

• Kavanaugh’s Would-Be Assassin Is a Man by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessy)

Part III (25:13 – 26:49)
Christians, Pray For Your Leaders: We Must Be Praying for Our Political Officials at Every Level

• Police: Man arrested at D.C. Catholic church had 200 homemade explosives by The Washington Post (Emma Uber)

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Part I (00:14 – 15:19)
Yet Another Prime Minister Resigns: France is in a Deep, Deep Political Crisis
Part II (15:19 – 19:50)
Will Japan Have Its First Woman Prime Minister? The Likely First Woman Prime Minister in Japan, Like Margaret Thatcher In Britain, Is a Conservative
Part III (19:50 – 27:09)
Creation Order Asserts Itself: The Life and Work of Jane Goodall in Perspective

• Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 by The New York Times (Keith Schneider)

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 08:20)
The Government Shutdown Soap Opera Continues: And Settling on an Agreement Will Not Be Easy
Part II (08:20 – 22:06)
The First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury Is Announced: This Represents a Huge Crisis For Conservatives
Part III (22:06 – 27:35)
The FDA Approves a Generic Version of Mifepristone: The Trump Administration Must Reverse This Quickly

• F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions by The New York Times (Pam Belluck)

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Part I (00:14 – 11:05)
The Dumbification of Politics – And, Well, Everything Else: The Functional Illiteracy of Our Society and Its Impact

• Is the decline of reading making politics dumber? by The Economist

Part II (11:05 – 14:57)
The Metaphysical Importance of Fat Bear Week: Chunk is the Champion of Fat Bear Week 2025 – And Points to God’s Glory in All Creation

• All of the Bears Were Fat, but Chunk Was the Fattest of All by The New York Times (Madison Malone Kircher)
• The Bears Are Back and They’re Fatter Than Ever by The New York Times (Madison Malone Kircher)

Part III (14:57 – 18:28)
Does the Execution of Justice in Capital Punishment Force the Executioner to Violate Thinking About What is Good, True, and Beautiful? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part IV (18:28 – 21:13)
What is the Difference Between Complementarianism and Patriarchalism? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (21:13 – 24:55)
Was It Wrong for Erika Kirk to Extend Forgiveness to Charlie Kirk’s Shooter When He Has Not Repented (Yet)? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part VI (24:55 – 28:11)
How Should Christians Think About Vasectomy? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses scientists creating babies from human skin cells, the moral risks behind abstraction, ChatGPT’s new parental controls, and chatbots and in the culture war.
Part I (00:14 – 14:38)
From Test Tube Babies to Babies from Skin Cells: Scientists are Creating Human Eggs Via Skin Cells – This is Real Life, Not Science Fiction

• Scientists create human eggs in the lab, using skin cells by NPR (Rob Stein)
• Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born. by The Washington Post (Elizabeth Dwoskin and Zoeann Murphy)
• Induction of experimental cell division to generate cells with reduced chromosome ploidy by Nature

Part II (14:38 – 16:10)
We are on the Precipice of Moral Disaster: We are Staring at the Most Dramatic Abstraction of Sex from Procreation in Human History
Part III (16:10 – 21:46)
ChatGPT Rolls Out Parental Controls: But Teenagers Can Bypass the Parental Controls – That’s the Bigger Issue Here

• What We Know About ChatGPT’s New Parental Controls by The New York Times (Francesca Regalado)

Part IV (21:46 – 24:36)
A Chatbot Culture War: Elon Musk Seeks to Change Grok’s ‘Left-Leaning Bias,’ and the Left Freaks Out

• How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image by The New York Times (Stuart A. Thompson, Teresa Mondría Terol, Kate Conger, and Dylan Freedman)

Part V (24:36 – 26:38)
A.I. Bill in California Prioritizes Safety: The Fight to Protect Children from A.I. is One Parents Will Have (and Must Have) For a Long Time

• Newsom signs AI transparency bill prioritizing safety by LA Times (Melody Gutierrez)

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Part I (00:14 – 11:58)
Lethality and the Department of War: Secretary Hegseth Seeks to Return the U.S. Military Back to Its Central Focus
Part II (11:58 – 20:20)
A Tragic Week for Mormons: A Horrific Shooting of a Mormon Chapel in Michigan and the Death of Its President

• Russell Nelson, Who Led Major Changes to the Mormon Church, Dies at 101 by The New York Times (Sarah Pulliam Bailey)

Part III (20:20 – 28:10)
Mormonism is Not Christianity: Our Mormon Neighbors Need the True Gospel of Jesus Christ
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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 comprehensive plan from the U.S. to end the Gaza conflict, the game of government shutdown, the role of media in the government shutdown, and a muslim’s response to Erika Kirk’s amazing gospel clarity at Charlie Kirk’s funeral.
Part I (00:14 – 11:20)
The Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict: President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu Announce Plan to End Gaza Conflict – What Will Hamas Do?
Part II (11:20 – 19:12)
The Game of Government Shutdown: This is a Clean Proposal – Republicans are Handling This Much Better Than Democrats
Part III (19:12 – 21:06)
The Role of the Media in the Government Shutdown: The New Media Reality Demands This Story Be Given More Airtime Than It Deserves
Part IV (21:06 – 28:13)
A Muslim Wrestles with Amazing Gospel Clarity from Erika Kirk: The World is Struggling to Understand the Offer of Forgiveness for Such a Heinous Act, But That is the Gospel

• Two versions of Christianity battle for America’s soul by The Washington Post (Shadi Hamid)

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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 11:45)
Netanyahu Before the U.N.: The Prime Minister of Israel Defends His Country’s Existence and Defense Before World Leaders (Some of Whom Left the Room)
Part II (11:45 – 18:44)
Palestine is Not (Yet) a Nation: Just Look at the Criteria for a Nationhood and Connect the Dots
Part III (18:44 – 23:27)
Should Israel Be Barred from the Eurovision Song Contest? The Question is More Important Than It Might First Appear

• Eurovision Members to Vote on Whether to Exclude Israel by The New York Times (Alex Marshall)

Part IV (23:27 – 28:02)
The NYC Mayoral Race Gets Even More Interesting: Mayor Eric Adams Withdraws from the Race
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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the crisis of adults waiting until after certain milestones to get married, and he answers questions about the death penalty for Charlie Kirk’s killer, the doctrine of election, and the death of Voddie Baucham, Jr.
Part I (00:14 – 15:18)
Marriage Comes After Adult Milestones? It’s No Wonder We Face a Delay of Marriage Crisis

• Why Marriage Is Increasingly for the Affluent by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Wolfe)

Part II (15:18 – 18:08)
If Charlie Kirk’s Shooter Repents and Turns to Christ, Would the Death Penalty Still Be Needed? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
Part III (18:08 – 23:20)
What About The Doctrine of Election? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (23:20 – 24:38)
The Loss of a Bold and Faithful Brother in the Lord: The Death of Voddie Baucham, Jr.
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