Monday, December 18, 2023

PART I There Are No Holidays from History: Big Questions Arise as the War Between Israel and Hamas Rages

PART II The U.S. Calls for Israel Fighting in Gaza to ‘Slow Down’ Soon? But What Is Really At Stake? What Do the US and Europe Really Want? What Are Leaders Really Saying?

PART III Where is the Pledged Support for Ukraine? Why is Border Security Linked? Big Issues (and Big Dangers) Arise

Friday, December 15, 2023

PART I The Cult of Celebrity and Moral Revolution Enshrined in the Smithsonian: National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portrait of Oprah Winfrey

PART II How Should Christians Think About Accepting Private Tax Credits From States for Public Schools? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III In Christian Ethics, Is Something, Like the Sale of Organs, That Has the Potential of Being Unethical Considered Unethical? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV Who Says That Abortion Cannot Be the Intended Purpose of Any Procedure? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V Should Christians Read the Great Works of Western Literature? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI How Does Prayer Differ Between the Old and New Testaments? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII Why was Cain So Jealous of Abel’s Sacrifice That He Killed His Brother? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 7-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Thursday, December 14, 2023

PART I ‘The World’ Agreed to What? The Real Life Political Parable of COP28

PART II An Overtly Political Act or an Exercise of Legislative Responsibility? The House Approves Impeachment Inquiry of President Joe Biden

PART III From Orthodox to Reform in One Generation: The Death of a Prominent Rabbi Reveals the Theological Landscape of American Judaism

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

PART I Where is the Moral Outrage on Anti-Semitism at Harvard? President Claudine Gay Retains Her Position in the Midst of Anti-Semitic Comments and Plagiarism Allegations

PART II Notice what STILL is Not Said: Evaluating the Harvard Corporation’s Support for President Claudine Gay

PART III Why is President McGill at the University of Pennsylvania Out While President Gay of Harvard is Not? As Expected, There is a Backstory

PART IV Keep Your Pet Goldfish in the Bowl: The Invasion of Goldfish Terrorizing the Great Lakes

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

PART I Texas Woman Travels for “Abortion Care” — Huge Issues of Morality and Language Arise in the Midst of Controversial Abortion Case

PART II So Does President Biden Really Want Funding for Ukraine? Border Funding to Stem Migrant Influx is Also a US Security Priority

PART III Rethinking Ukraine Crisis: America is at a Crossroads Over Ukraine Support, But Where is the Strategy?

PART IV Fidel Castro’s Sister Supported the Revolution But Declared Her Brother a Tyrant: Juanita Castro Dies at 90 in Miami

Monday, December 11, 2023

PART I One Down, Two to Go? Moral Pressure Builds After Disastrous Appearance Before Congressional Committee Reveals Moral Disaster in Elite Academia

PART II Massive New Indictment Against Hunter Biden Reveals Key Evidence: Hunter Biden’s Own Memoir

PART III The Charade of a Tyrant: Vladimir Putin Announced He Will Run for President … Again

PART IV The Application of the Law and Its Preservation of Human Dignity: Life and Death Hang in the Balance in Texas Abortion Case

Friday, December 8, 2023

PART I A Prophet of Moral Progressivism Dies at 101: The Life and Legacy of Norman Lear

PART II How Can We Trust the Bible is Inerrant If We Say That Only the Original Manuscripts Are Inerrant? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III Why Does Jude Reference the Book of Enoch? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV How Can I Tell If God is Calling Me to Be a Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

Thursday, December 7, 2023

PART I Moral Rot of the Academic Elite Exposed: Three Elite University Presidents Reveal Ideological Corruption of the Left

PART II The Needed Change Unlikely to Come to the Academic Left: Why Donors and Alumni Calls for Action Likely Won’t Be Enough to Bring Long-term Change

PART III Are American Jews Being Betrayed By Their Fellow Travelers on the Left? Senator Chuck Schumer’s Historic Speech Reveals Massive Questions

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

PART I A Spy Among Us: Former U.S. Ambassador Charged With Being Covert Agent for Cuba Over Decades

PART II In a Fallen World, There Will Be Rats on Your Ship: Espionage and the Christian Worldview

PART III Confucianism, Abortion, and Vietnam: The Abortion of Baby Girls in Vietnam Underlines a Deadly Pattern

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

PART I The Fabulous Fabulist Fabrication: The Epic Story of George Santos, New York’s Lying Ex-Congressman

PART II What’s Behind the Human Tendency to Believe Unbelievable Stories? Why We Tend to Buy into Big Lies

PART III Why is Santos Out While Senator Menendez is Still in Office? The Ejection of George Santos Raises Big Questions for American Politics

PART IV President Biden is Going to Hollywood: Big Fundraising Foray Among the Entertainment Industry’s Progressives