Past Episodes

Friday, March 14, 2025

PART I Trump’s Two-Gender Policy Makes It to the Department of Health and Human Services – And That Starts at the Top with Secretary Kennedy

PART II Jackie, Shadow, and Their 3 Chicks: The Glory of God in Creation Evident in the Lives of a Bald Eagle Family

PART III Can You Solve a Doctrinal Dispute Between Me and My Boyfriend About Following Your Heart? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 19-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART IV When Did Presidents of the United States Start Swearing in Public? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V How Should Christians Think About Mardi Gras? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI What was the First Sin? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII What is the Primary Purpose of a Sermon in Corporate Worship? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VIII Why Does It Matter That Jesus Rose from the Dead? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, March 13, 2025

PART I Trump Says Tariffs are a ‘Big, Beautiful Word’ – But What’s Behind His Push for Tariffs? Do They Help the U.S.?

PART II Who Will Win the Tariff War? President Trump is Banking on the U.S. to Be Able to Wait Out Other Governments in a Tariff War

PART III Diocletian and Price Control in Croatia: The Retirement of a Roman Emperor and the Price Control Policy That Didn’t Last

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

PART I We are About to Find Out What Vladimir Putin Really Wants: If Putin Wants Peace, He Will Accept the Ceasefire Accepted by Ukraine as Presented by the U.S.

PART II Russia Will Continue to be a Threatening Force on the World Scene – For Reasons Deeply Rooted in History, Geography, and Civilizational Patterns

PART III Oregon Gov. Kotek Declares March 10 Abortion Provider Appreciation Day: The Culture of Death is Paraded from the Governor’s Office

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

PART I SCOTUS Takes Up Conversion Therapy Case from Colorado: There is More to the Case Than Many Admit — Including a Word Game to Target Christian Conviction

PART II Christians Must Point All Sinners to Christ, the Gospel, Holy Scripture, Sanctification, and Holiness — And Christ Alone is the Remedy For Our Sin

PART III ‘My Passport Denies My Existence’: Evaluating the Backlash to the Effects of Trump’s Executive Order on Gender

Monday, March 10, 2025

PART I Canada’s New Prime Minister: Mark Carney Will Take Over in Place of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada

PART II President Trump is Raising Legitimate Concerns About Canada – But as Legitimate as Those Concerns Are, Americans Should Be Thankful for Our Neighbors to the North

PART III Crime, Punishment, and a Firing Squad: The Demand of Justice Falls on Murderer in South Carolina

Friday, March 7, 2025

PART I Gov. Gavin Newsom Drops a Bombshell: Liberal Governor of California Suddenly Says Male Participation in Female Sports is Unfair

PART II How Do I Put the Sin of Emotional Infidelity to Death? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III Would You Elaborate on the Difference Between Empathy and Compassion? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV Was There an Authority Structure Before Man and Woman in Creation Before the Fall? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V Is Gender a Social Construct? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, March 6, 2025

PART I Why are U.S. Tax Dollars Supporting Homosexual Practices in Uganda? The Pull of U.S.A.I.D. Reveals Major LGBTQ Support by U.S. Federal Funds

PART II The Moral Discourse of Hollywood Becomes Even Clearer: Hollywood Claims the Big Loser of the Oscars was Climate Change – Yes, Seriously

PART III Hollywood is Keeping DEI Tabs on Everything: Hollywood’s Increasing Virtue Signaling in Wake of the Political Election of Donald Trump

PART IV ‘Empathy is Not Weak or Woke’: Jane Fonda’s ‘Fiery’ and Hypocritical SAG Lifetime Award Speech

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

PART I Politics, Partisanship, and Performance Art in a Social Media Age: President Trump’s Historic Joint Address to Congress

PART II Neon Tape, a Padlock, and a Little Library: 4 College Students in California Turn a A Little Library into Performance Art over Book Bans – Book Bans That Don’t Even Exist

PART III Big News from the Moon: Private Firm Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Successfully Reaches Lunar Surface

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

PART I The Share of Christians in the U.S. Has Stabilized? – Pew Releases Updated Findings of Its Religious Landscape Study

PART II Religious People Trend Toward Conservatism: Pew Research Center Affirms Influence of Theology on Political Beliefs

PART III Can Christians Retain Their Own Young People? Christians Face a Big Challenge in a Highly Secular Society That is Capturing More and More Young People

PART IV English is Now the Official Language of the U.S. – What Does It Mean? Equally Important, What Does It Not Mean?

Monday, March 3, 2025

PART I A Showdown of Epic Diplomatic Proportions: President Trump and VP Vance Clash with Ukrainian President Zelensky

PART II ‘President Zelensky, What is Your Plan?’ – The U.S. Presses Ukraine for Realism in Settlement Talks Between Ukraine and Russia

PART III President Trump’s Approach to Diplomacy: President Trump is Changing the Game on U.S. Foreign Policy – We Can Only Hope It is Effective

PART IV Bezos Indicates Major Shift at The Washington Post: The Editorial Pages of The Post Will Now Be Centered on Personal Liberties and Free Markets

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