Monday, August 18, 2025

PART I Well, What Happened in Alaska on Friday? President Trump and President Putin Talk Peace Agreement in Ukraine

PART II The Making of 'Super Babies': Some of the Eugenic Horrors of the 20th Century are Coming to Life in Silicon Valley

PART III The Culture War Heats Up Over Air Conditioning in France: The French Debate the Right Way Forward as Temperatures Rise

Friday, August 15, 2025

PART I Victor or Villain? The Strange Rise of Attacks on Winston Churchill. This Argument is a Sad Testimony of Our Age

PART II How Should Gospel Christians Read the Book of Leviticus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART III Are Protestants Unequipped to Handle Demonic Possession? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV How Do I Take Paternity Leave to the Glory of God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V Does Describing God’s Creation Before the Fall as ‘Perfect’ Go Beyond What the Bible Says? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, August 14, 2025

PART I Order Precedes Liberty: President Trump Cracks Down on Crime and Homelessness in D.C.

PART II Gerrymandering and the Red-Blue Divide: The Gerrymandering Fight in Texas is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

PART III Lifestyle Priorities: One of the Hottest Items in Los Angeles is a $33 Smoothie — Yes, You Read That Right

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

PART I The Transhumanism Quest Never to Die: The Technological Revolution to Overcome Death

PART II ‘If You Want to Live Forever, Go to Church’: The Promise of Eternal Life is Found in Christ Alone

PART III Do the Claims of A.I. Replace Orthodox Christianity? The Theological Demands of Transhumanism

PART IV It’s Christ or Nothing Else: The Battle of the Christian Worldview in Our Ages of Ideas – To Whom Else Will We Go?

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

PART I A Giant Subversion of Life by Pill: New JAMA Study Shows 100,000 Abortion Pill Packs Were Sent to Recipients in States Where Abortion is Illegal

PART II The Broken American Marriage Framework: The Shift in the American Mind on LGBTQ “Marriage” and “Having Children”

PART III The Destruction of Feminism: Women are Now Less Likely to Want Children Than Men

PART IV Is Marriage as a Social Institution in the U.S. Thriving or Dying? New Evidence Suggests Its Strength and Resilience

PART V The Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage: The Higher the Elite Status, the More In Tact the Family Structures Become

Monday, August 11, 2025

PART I A Battle of World Stagecraft is Coming to Alaska: Presidents Trump and Putin Set to Meet in Alaska

PART II Prime Minister Netanyahu Declares Intention to Take Complete Control of Gaza: What Will These Next Steps for Israel Look Like, and How Will It Affect the Global Scene?

PART III Democracy Makes a Difference: Israel’s Culture Includes Public Argument About the Morality of the War. Don’t Look for the Same Among Her Enemies

Friday, August 8, 2025

PART I Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding: How Did This Happen and Why Does it Matter?

PART II The Rise and Decline of Late Night Television: The Cancellation of the Stephen Colbert Show Indicates Important Cultural Shifts in Entertainment

PART III Is It Wrong for a Prisoner of War to Take a Cyanide Pill to Protect National Secrets? What About If It’s to Protect Civilian Lives? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART IV What Do We Do with the Books of Ministry Leaders Who Have Now Fallen Away from the Faith? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V Is It Wrong to Applaud During Worship Services? Who is Receiving Praise, God or the Worship Team? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Thursday, August 7, 2025

PART I The Birth of the ‘World’s Oldest Baby’: A Baby is Born After Being Frozen as an Embryo for 3 Decades

PART II Euthanasia is Not a Fundamental Right: Watch the Framing of the National Conversation Over Assisted Suicide

PART III Thou Shalt Not? Liberal Parents in Arkansas are Having a Fit Over Posting of Ten Commandments in Schools

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

PART I 80 Years After Hiroshima: The Morality of Human Knowledge and the Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb

PART II Was the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb Justified? Just War Theory and the Use of the Atomic Bomb

PART III The Horror of Nuclear Weapons: The Atomic Bomb is Very Much a Live Issue

PART IV Theology and the Atomic Bomb: Theology, in a Fallen World, is Often a Matter of Life and Death

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

PART I We Cannot Move On from Fight for Life: The Defense of the Unborn and the Struggle Against Abortion Remains a Battle We Must Fight

PART II Is There a Culture Shift on LGBTQ Issues? The Liberal Press is Now Hedging Its Bets on So-Called Transgender Procedures for Minors

PART III Watch Out for the Experts: The Warning Sign of ‘Experts Say’

PART IV The Importance of Presidential Administrations: If Conservative Presidents Don’t Fill Their Administrations with Genuine Conservatives, Conservative Principles Do Not Advance