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

Part I (00:14 - 00:42)
Former President Biden Has Cancer - We are Praying for the Former President in Light of His Diagnosis

Part II (00:42 - 08:09)
Why Is Travel Not Producing World Peace? Cosmopolitanism Isn't Bringing People Together

• Why travel didn’t bring the world together by Financial Times (Janan Ganesh)

Part III (08:09 - 14:39)
Global Peace Through International Law? No, Reason and Rules Are Not Enough to Bring Nations Together

• Are we heading for another world war – or has it already started? by The Guardian (Patrick Wintour)

Part IV (14:39 - 23:30)
The Preconditions of an Ordered Society: Haiti is Lacking the Foundational Necessities of an Ordered Society And an The Problem Cannot Be Solved by Military Intervention

• The U.S. needs a plan to stop Haiti’s free fall by The Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

Part V (23:30 - 25:48)
The Theological Foundation of a Rightly Ordered Society: Creation Order Must Be Established Before a Society Can Flourish




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Part I (00:14 - 11:36)
A Massive Cover-Up from the White House: New Book Details the Cover-Up of Former President Joe Biden’s Cognitive Decline

• Joe Biden ‘redemption tour’ backfires as cognitive doubts resurface by Financial Times (Myles McCormick)
• Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Penguin Random House (Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson)
• Joe Biden Was Unfit in 2020 by The Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)
• Can Biden Recover in South Carolina? by The Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)

Part II (11:36 - 16:58)
The History of Presidential Age Issues in the Oval Office: Should Raise Big Questions for Americans

Part III (16:58 - 20:51)
The Biblical Worldview and Age: The Bible Honors Elders, But It Also Includes the Need for Healthy Succession

Part IV (20:51 - 26:35)
President Trump’s Trip to the Middle East: The President’s Unique Form of Transactional Realism in Foreign Policy

• What Democrats can learn from Trump’s approach to the Middle East by Financial Times (Philip Gordon)

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Part I (00:14 - 13:55)
The Deaths of Two Heroic Code Breakers: Two Obituaries Reveal Two Women’s Heroic Lives From WWII That They Kept Secret For Decades

• Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104 by The New York Times (Michael S. Rosenwald)
• Betty Webb never spoke about her work, until she had to by The Economist

Part II (13:55 - 15:53)
Is It Wrong for a Woman to Hold the Title of Children’s Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Part III (15:53 - 18:24)
When Seagulls and Raccoons Steal Food, Are They Sinning? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 11-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part IV (18:24 - 19:48)
What is the Most Important Symbolic Number in the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part V (19:48 - 21:49)
Is It Wrong to Use Other Words in Place of Curse Words? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Part VI (21:49 - 26:01)
What are the Differences Between the Models of Biblical Counseling and Integrationism? What Dangers Do You See with Integration? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing




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Part I (00:14 - 09:13)
Pete Rose Removed from ‘Permanently Ineligible’ List for Major League Baseball. Hall of Fame Next? Commissioner’s Recent Statement Raises Big Moral Questions

• A Letter from Commissioner Manfred to Jeffrey M. Lenkov by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner (Robert D. Manfred Jr.)

Part II (09:13 - 16:16)
Russia’s New ‘Frankenstein’ Missile: Russia’s Latest Missile is Sign of the Times, and Things to Come

• Russia’s new ‘Frankenstein’ missile terrorising Ukraine by The Telegraph (Iona Cleave)

Part III (16:16 - 25:28)
The Prophet of Soft Power: Influential Political Scientist and National Security Official Joseph Nye, Dies at 88

• Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88 by The New York Times (Trip Gabriel)

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Part I (00:14 - 12:15)
The Leviathan of Medicaid: The Problem of Medicaid and the Attempt By Republicans to Reform the Program

• The Moral Case for Reforming Medicaid by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part II (12:15 - 19:25)
Media Speculate About New Pope on Migration? Why the Statements from the Vatican Aren’t Having Much Effect. There is No Serious Policy Proposal

• For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice. by The New York Times (Motoko Rich)

Part III (19:25 - 27:45)
Let’s Talk About Homelessness: Democrats are Shifting on Homelessness, Some Now Calling for a Ban on Homeless Camps

• Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown by The New York Times (Shawn Hubler)
• Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils homelessness plan to clear street camps by USA Today (Kathryn Palmer)

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Part I (00:14 - 10:35)
Have You 'Evolved' in Moral Conviction? Watching the Language of the Cultural Left, Certain That History is Moving Their Way

• Will Pope Leo XIV accept LGBTQ+ people as Francis did? Here's why advocates have hope. by USA Today (Marc Ramirez)

Part II (10:35 - 19:30)
The Report on Mifepristone Has Struck a Nerve: The Left’s Response to the EPPC's Report Reveals Deadly Commitment to Abortion

• Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus by The Guardian (Moira Donegan)
• The War Against Manhood and the American Cultural Crisis by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Moher, Jr. and Josh Hawley)
• The right’s new playbook to restrict access to abortion pills by Vox (Rachel Cohen)
• Digging into the math of a study attacking the safety of the abortion pill by The Washington Post (Glenn Kessler)

Part III (19:30 - 23:29)
Blue Dots in Red States: Utah and Idaho Cities Adopt Official LGBTQ Flags to Get Around State Laws

• Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws by The New York Times (Victor Mather)

Part IV (23:29 - 28:04)
Kermit the Frog, Coming to a Commencement Ceremony Near You? The ‘Who’s Who’ of Graduation Speakers Has an Embarrassing Amphibian Guest

• Governors, Actors and a Talking Frog: Here’s Who’s Speaking at Graduation by The New York Times (Mitch Smith)

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Part I (00:14 - 14:25)
The Death of Justice David Souter: The Reclusive ‘Stealth Justice’ Dies at 85

Part II (14:25 - 16:16)
‘No More Souters’: Justice Souter’s Appointment Taught Republicans That a Candidate Must Be Conservative in Conviction, Not Just Temperament

Part III (16:16 - 25:09)
Conservatives and Liberals Both Now Show Concern on Transgender Revolution: Major Editorial Boards Agree on Significance of HHS Transgender Procedures Report

• Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices by Department of Health and Human Services
• The Cass Review by The National Archives (Hilary Cass)
• Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation by The White House
• The U.S. Catches Up on Gender Medicine by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
• Good questions about transgender care by The Washington Post (Editorial Board)

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

Part I (00:14 - 10:56)
From Black Smoke to White Smoke: The Roman Catholic Church Has a New Pope

Part II (10:56 - 13:46)
Another Progressive Pope? The Conservative Catholic Concerns Surrounding Pope Leo XIV

Part III (13:46 - 26:18)
Evangelicals and the Papacy: We Definitely Do Not Have a Pope, But the Catholic Pope Still Matters

Part IV (26:18 - 28:59)
An Avalanche of News is Coming: What to Watch in the Coming Days in the News About Pope Leo XIV – What Will Conservative and Liberal Catholics Say?

• Has the Church Misunderstood the Gospel for 2000 Years? by In the Library (R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Tom Schreiner, Jim Hamilton, Steve Wellum)

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

Part I (00:13 - 13:45)
The Papacy on the World Stage– Why Do Evangelicals Care About the Papal Conclave? And Why Is It So Fascinating to the Media?

Part II (13:45 - 18:40)
Who Will Be the Next Pope? The Ideological and Theological Arguments Shaping the Future of the Roman Catholic Church (And More)

Part III (18:40 - 29:19)
50 Years Since the End of the Vietnam War: Even in a Broken War in a Broken World, Americans Owe Honor to Those Who Served Our Country in Vietnam




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Part I (00:14 - 10:28)
Is Same-Sex Marriage is ‘Back’ in the Public Discourse? The New York Times Asks the Question Openly

• Same-Sex Marriage Is the Law of the Land. Some States Are Debating It Anyway. by The New York Times (Amy Harmon)

Part II (10:28 - 17:23)
Same-Sex Marriage vs. Religious Liberty: The Left’s Argument Against the Reversal of Obergefell Reveals the Constitutional Weakness of Their Case

Part III (17:23 - 23:55)
Yesterday’s Perversion Could Be Today’s Argument Over Morality: The Sexual Revolution Progresses to New Arguments for Pedophilia

• This Group Wants to “Affirm” Pedophilia by City Journal (Christina Buttons)

Part IV (23:55 - 27:42)
India Bombs Pakistan in Retaliatory Strike: Theology Is Clearly in the Background, As Are Nuclear Weapons




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