Wednesday, March 15, 2023

PART I ‘Bewildering Ambiguity’: The Legacy and Lessons of Pope Francis as He Marks Ten Years.

PART II Justice Department Loses Death Penalty Argument in Terrorist Case: Scripture and Human Conscience Cry Out for Justice

PART III President Biden’s New Theological Category: ‘Close to Sinful’ — But the Bible Knows Nothing of the It

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

PART I Who’s Going to Pay the Bills in France?: Millions of People Protest in Response to President Macron’s Increase of Retirement Age

PART II France Has a Huge Moral Problem, Abortion: President Macron Seeks to Enshrine Abortion into the French Constitution

PART III Netanyahu Attempts to End Democracy in Israel?: Disputes Over Judicial Reforms in Israel Raise Issue of Limitations of Oral Constitutions

PART IV Stepping Into Femininity But Out of Clothing?: The ‘Naked Dress’ Spectacle at the Oscars

Monday, March 13, 2023

PART I A Failed Bank, A Breach in Trust: Nation’s Second Largest Bank Failure Provokes Massive Worldview Questions

PART II Farmgate Avoided? South African President Cleared of Corruption Accusations After the Theft of Money from His Sofa Stash

PART III Totalitarianism with No Rivals, No Successor in Sight: Xi Jinping Begins Unprecedented 3rd Presidential Term

PART IV A Shift Towards More Chinese Power on the World Stage: China Brokers Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia — What Does This Mean for the U.S.?

PART V The Velocity of the Headlines: The Troubles of Today Were Often Unknowns Just Yesterday

Friday, March 10, 2023

PART I Colors Tell a Story About the Culture: What the Color (Sometimes) Tells Us About Worldview, Taste, and Trends

PART II The Stinking City: New York City’s Marijuana Stench Problem

PART III In Recognition of the ‘King of Sting’: Famous Entomologist, Justin O. Schmidt, Dies at 75

PART IV How Do You Maintain A Fruitful and Flourishing Marriage Through the Busyness of Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V If God Does Not Change, Why Does the Bible Say He Regretted Making Saul King? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI Why Did You Not Cite the Old Testament as Permission for Using Instruments in Worship? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII How Should Christians Think About the Concept of Closure? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VIII How Can We Claim the Song That Bears Solomon's Name as Wisdom in the Very Area Where His Inconsistency is Most Visible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IX So What Exactly Did Adam and Eve Learn About Good and Evil? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, March 9, 2023

PART I Too Christian to Teach in Arizona?: Public School District Ends Relationship with Arizona Christian University For Christian Convictions on Marriage, Gender and Sexuality

PART II Walgreens Sets Off Bomb in the Abortion Culture War: Company Outrages Pro-Abortion Politicians for Recognizing Legal Reality in Pro-Life States

PART III The Rule of Law Requires Far More Than Words: There Is No Real Rule of Law in China—Just the Power of the Communist Party

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

PART I If You Want to Reach the Next Generation, Target the Young: Why the Schools Are the Hot Spot of Controversy

PART II In Defense of the Detransitioner: Dissenters of the Transgender Revolution Confront the Worldview of Progressive Secularism

PART III The New Age Candidate with a Department of Peace?: Marianne Williamson to Run in 2024 Democratic Presidential Race

No Briefing Tuesday, March 7, 2023

PART I Dr. Mohler is out sick and will return as soon as possible.

Monday, March 6, 2023

PART I Moral Clarity in a Morally Confused Age: Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison

PART II Join Us On the Way of the Dodo: Episcopalian Priest Encourages Church of England to Embrace Full LGBTQ Inclusion

PART III A Parable of the Transience of Human Existence: Ancient Antioch Destroyed by Turkey’s Earthquake

Friday, March 3, 2023

PART I A Once-Religious Society Falls Deeper Into Secularism: Spain Expands Abortion Rights and Trans Rights for Teenagers

PART II Some Moral Sanity Preserved in California: Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole Yet Again

PART III What is the Definition of Virtue? Is Being Virtuous Contingent on Accepting Christ as Lord? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV Why Did Humans Start to Eat Meat After the Flood? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V How Could King Solomon Be Called Wise While Having 700 Wives and 300 Concubines? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI Should We Use Instruments in Our Worship, Or Should We Sing Acapella? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, March 2, 2023

PART I New College Set on a New Course: The New York Times Calls It a Higher Education Apocalypse — Is It?

PART II A Sign of the Confusion of Our Times: LA Prosecutor Suspended For ‘Misgendering’ and ‘Deadnaming’ Defendant

PART III Now Hiring, Rat Czar: New York City Has a Rat Problem — And a Bigger Ethical Dilemma of How to Terminate Them ‘Humanely’