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Friday, May 16, 2025

PART I

The Deaths of Two Heroic Code Breakers: Two Obituaries Reveal Two Women’s Heroic Lives From WWII That They Kept Secret For Decades

PART II

Is It Wrong for a Woman to Hold the Title of Children’s Pastor? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III

When Seagulls and Raccoons Steal Food, Are They Sinning? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 11-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART IV

What is the Most Important Symbolic Number in the Bible? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 8-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART V

Is It Wrong to Use Other Words in Place of Curse Words? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 16-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing

PART VI

What are the Differences Between the Models of Biblical Counseling and Integrationism? What Dangers Do You See with Integration? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
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Past Episodes

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

PART I Marijuana as Moral Barometer: How Has Legalized Marijuana Affected Canada and the United States?

PART II How Does Moral Change Happen in America? The Legalization of Cannabis Is an Enlightening Test Case

PART III Big Worldview Significance in What Didn’t Happen Yesterday: Baseball Writers Fail to Elect Any New Players into Hall of Fame Due to Issues of Character

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

PART I U.S. State Department Declares That China’s Oppression of Uyghurs Is Genocide: Why Is This Formal Declaration So Important?

PART II The End of Girls’ Sports? The Transgender Revolution, Backed by the Biden Administration, Is on a Direct Collision Course with Female Athletics (And Much More)

PART III Biden Administration Ends Ban on Transgender Military Service, But the Moral Revolution Demands Even More

Monday, January 25, 2021

PART I 62 Million Babies Have Been Aborted in the U.S. in the 48 Years Since Roe v. Wade: How Did Abortion Become Thinkable in American Culture?

PART II President Biden Wants to Codify Roe v. Wade: Abortion as the Central Sacrament of Political Liberalism in the United States

PART III Liberal Catholicism in the White House? What Is the Connection Between Liberal Theology and Liberal Political Views?

Friday, January 22, 2021

PART I Liberal Religion Has Its Day? What Exactly Is Religious Liberalism?

PART II Prayer in the Cathedral? Yesterday’s Interfaith Prayer Service and Its Message

PART III President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Raises Urgent Concerns about President Biden’s Positions on Abortion and Other Moral Issues

Thursday, January 21, 2021

PART I The Inauguration of an American President: The Image and the Reality

PART II President Biden Issues Call for Unity — But His Executive Orders Drive Hard Left

PART III Misgendering America — What’s the Real Meaning of President Biden Nominating a Transgender Doctor to High Office?

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

PART I Pope Changes Catholic Church’s Rules to Allow Women to Serve in Some Roles During Mass: Lessons for Evangelicals from the Controversy

PART II What Is a Spiritual Director and What Kind of Spiritual Direction Do They Give? A Hybrid Approach Tailor-Made for a Postmodern Age

PART III Who Can Give Definitive Answers about Life’s Biggest Questions? The Burgeoning Demand for Online Psychic Services During the Pandemic

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

PART I How Does the American Inauguration of a President Compare to the British Coronation of a Monarch? It’s a Very Revealing Comparison

PART II To What Should Christians—And Christian Parents in Particular—Pay Attention During Wednesday’s Inauguration? The Pageant of Democracy on Full Display

PART III Should Christians Take a Public Oath? What is an Oath, Anyway?

Monday, January 18, 2021

PART I Horrifying Honesty from the Culture of Death: Planned Parenthood Isn’t At All Embarrassed About Providing Abortions

PART II Xavier Becerra’s Record Is Clear: The Incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services Targets Religious Non-Profits — And Religious Liberty

PART III The Importance of Worldview Is Evident Everywhere, Even in the Obituary of a British Double Agent Who Betrayed the West to the Soviet Union — And Feared No Judgment

Friday, January 15, 2021

PART I Will the Biden Administration—As Promised—Be the Most LGBTQ-Friendly Administration in American History?

PART II An Historic London Church Affirms Commitment to Scripture While New Church of England Document Undermines Historic Christian Teaching

PART III Truth May Be Lonely But It Nonetheless Remains True: The Church of England Attempts to Hold Irreconcilable Positions on Sexuality Simultaneously

Thursday, January 14, 2021

PART I We Are All Witnesses of History: U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Impeach President Donald J. Trump for Second Time

PART II What’s the Big Deal about $1? The Supreme Court Hears Arguments in a Case with Nominal Monetary Value, but Huge Implications for Religious Liberty

PART III New York State Is Facing a Serious Money Crisis: What Does It Mean That Lawmakers Are Turning to Expanded Gambling and Legalized Marijuana as Potential Solutions?

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