Past Episodes

Monday, December 4, 2023

PART I The Massive Legacy of Henry Kissinger: Realpolitik and Its Influence on America's Foreign Policy in the 20th Century

PART II Secular Moral Realism Is Not Enough: The Theological Problem Behind Henry Kissinger’s Realism

PART III A Consequential Voice on the Supreme Court: The Mixed Legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor

Friday, December 1, 2023

PART I The Persistence of the Imago Dei: New Study on Gen Z Spirituality Reveals Deep Longing for God, Even in an Increasingly Secular Culture

PART II Did God Change at the Incarnation? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III Why Did God Create Ticks? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 9-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART IV Is It Appropriate for Christians to Wear Cross Jewelry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V Does Jesus’s Preaching Ministry Contradict an Expository Preaching Model? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI Should Women Serve in the Military? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, November 30, 2023

PART I Focus on the Hostages: The Moral Importance of Getting the Vocabulary and Priorities Right

PART II Women and Children First: Note the Lack of Gender Confusion as the Hostages Are Released to Israel

PART III The Master of Chaos Sees an Opportunity: Russia’s Current Plan in Ukraine

PART IV There’s a Cherry Tree Vandal on the Loose in DC: A Hungry Beaver Has Been Very Busy

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

PART I Why is President Biden Skipping this Meeting of the UN’s Conference of the Parties? Climate Change Hypocrisy, Wars, and Political Expediency Are Parts of the Picture

PART II The Dangers of Social Media Now Out in the Open: Lawsuit Documents Reveal Social Media Platforms Intentionally Prey on Teenage Users

PART III A Parable of Parental Negligence Over Social Media: Mother in Hot Water After Giving Twin 7-Year-Old Sons Access to YouTube

PART IV ‘Heresy’ is Indispensably Theological, So Why Did the New York Times Use It? The Death of a Bishop and the Ever Present Danger of Heresy

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

PART I Let This Sink In: New Research Shows the More Money a Woman Makes the Less Likely She is to Get Married and Have Children

PART II Massive Social Shifts and Massive Consequences: Marriage and Family Patterns Reshaped

PART III The Bleakness of Our Society’s Dating Scene: Secularism Seems Unable to Produce a Flourishing Dating Culture, But the Church Can

Monday, November 27, 2023

PART I Update on Israel’s War Against Hamas: Some Hostages Come Home, Huge Challenges Remain

PART II Populist Explosions in the Netherlands and Argentina: The Politics and Worldview of Recent Elections Behind the Headlines

PART III Should You Be Able to Sell a Kidney? Anarcho-capitalism Bursts Onto the World Stage

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

PART I November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas: The JFK Assassination 60 Years Later

PART II Sexual Promiscuity, the Mob, Cold War, and Conspiracy Theories: The Complicated Entanglements of JFK

PART III So Who Killed the President and How Can We Be Sure? The Christian Impetus to Seek Truth, Even in the Midst of Uncertainty

PART IV A Day of Joy and Thanksgiving to God: Celebrating Thanksgiving Christianly

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

PART I From Rural Georgia to the White House: The Life and Times of Rosalynn Carter

PART II A Woman Who Redefined the Role of the First Lady: The Political Legacy of Rosalynn Carter

PART III Mental Health Advocacy, Abortion Rights, an End to a Plague, Anti Poverty Efforts, and Marriage Fidelity: The Social and Moral Legacy of Rosalynn Carter

PART IV The Imprint of the Carter Years Are Still With Us: The Challenge of the Moral Revolution Before Our Eyes

Monday, November 20, 2023

PART I Realpolitik of Two World Powers on the World Stage: President Biden’s Meeting with Xi Jinping

PART II Worldviews and History: Xi Jinping, China, and Playing the Long Game

PART III Why Can Conservatives Not Break the Public School Monopoly? What the Failed Voucher Vote in Texas Teaches About Worldviews, Public School Systems, and Politics

PART IV

Friday, November 17, 2023

PART I The Corruption of College Sports Continues: The Danger of Alcohol Sales at University Sporting Events

PART II No, We Do Not All Know It’s Wrong: The Blowout Buyout of Jimbo Fisher

PART III What Do You Believe About Dinosaurs? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV How Should the Pro Life Movement Respond After Last Week’s Off-week Election Results? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V Is It Wrong for Women to Teach Mixed Sunday School Classes? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI With Whom Did Jacob Wrestle? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

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