

Thursday, January 15, 2026
1/15/2026 | 27 mins.
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses a simple question at a Senate hearing yesterday that revealed the great battle of our age, girls’ sports before SCOTUS, the morally evasive language of the LGBTQ revolution, and the deadly lie sold to so-called “transgender youth.”Part I (00:14 – 15:18)“Can Men Get Pregnant?”: One Simple Question at a Senate Hearing Yesterday Revealed the Great Battle of Our Age“Can men get pregnant?” by C-SpanPart II (15:18 – 19:56)SCOTUS Appears Set to Uphold Girls’ Sports: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments on Laws Preventing Biological Men From Competing as WomenLittle v. Hecox by The Supreme Court of the United StatesWest Virginia v. B. P. J. by The Supreme Court of the United StatesSupreme Court appears likely to uphold transgender athlete bans by SCOTUSblog (Amy Howe)Part III (19:56 – 23:53)No, This is Not About “Erasing Trans People”: Detecting the Moral Evasion of LGBTQ LanguageBans of transgender athletes about erasure, not fairness by USA Today (Nancy Armour)Part IV (23:53 – 27:09)This is Heartbreaking: So-Called Transgender Youth Have Been Sold a Deadly LieThe trans youth athletes in the US fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’ by The Guardian (Sam Levin)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
1/14/2026 | 27 mins.
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 18:28)Iran’s Leadership is Losing Credibility: The Rise and Fall of the Shia RegimePart II (18:28 – 19:37)What is the Future of Iran? The U.S. Does Not Have the Credibility to Make that Determination Right NowPart III (19:37 – 20:13)Christianity vs. Islam in Society: There are Major Differences in a Society with Christianity as Its FoundationPart IV (20:13 – 27:28) Why Greenland, and Why Now? President Trump Sets His Sights on GreenlandSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
1/13/2026 | 27 mins.
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses President Trump’s recent comments on being “flexible” about the Hyde Amendment and the possibility of taxpayer-funded abortions, what to watch as SCOTUS hears oral arguments on so-called “transgender women” competing in women’s sports, and the liberals who are pushing back against the transgender revolution.Part I (00:14 – 10:34)Mr. President, This One is a Deal Breaker: Conservatives Cannot Be Flexible on Becoming Complicity in Taxpayer Funded AbortionsPart II (10:34 – 23:16)SCOTUS Set to Hear Oral Arguments on So-Called Transgender Athletes: Will SCOTUS See a Rational Purpose That is Not in Direction Contradiction to the Constitution?The transgender athletes cases: an explainer by SCOTUSblog (Amy Howe)National debate on transgender athletes finally reaches Supreme Court by USA Today (Maureen Groppe)Part III (23:16 – 27:47)‘SCOTUS Can Save Women’s Sports’: The Washington Post’s Editorial Board Makes an Astounding Liberal Argument Against Transgender RevolutionSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Monday, January 12, 2026
1/12/2026 | 26 mins.
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 13:51)Aldrich Ames and His Deadly Betrayal: The Death of CIA Turncoat for Soviets Raises Massive IssuesAldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 by The New York Times (Tim Weiner)Part II (13:51 – 20:23)Yet Another Problem with Surrogacy Emerges: Many Surrogate Mothers are Incurring Insurmountable Medical ExpensesSurrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts by The Wall Street Journal (Katherine Long)Part III (20:23 – 24:27)Let’s Face the Truth About Surrogacy: There’s Massive Moral Problems in Even the Best Cases, and Many Surrogates are Hired by LGBTQ CouplesPart IV (24:27 – 26:56)Not Every Reproductive Act is Morally Acceptable: Babies are An Unalloyed Good, But Not Every Means of Conception is Good of Morally AcceptableSpycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Friday, January 9, 2026
1/09/2026 | 28 mins.
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 11:24)Where are the Young Husbands? Even Secularists are Noticing Our Society’s Manhood CrisisAmerica Needs More Husband Material by The Wall Street Journal (William A. Galston)The Power of Marriage: Combatting the Great Lies of Our Secular Age and Recovering the Key to Human Flourishing by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and Brad Wilcox)Part II (11:24 – 14:49)Is the Cross Truly the Center of the Gospel? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart III (14:49 – 17:09)What About Pronouns for the Trinity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingPart IV (17:09 – 21:33)How Should Young Christians Read the Classics While Navigating Sexual Issues Within Them? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart V (21:33 – 23:52)How Should I Engage Political Issues as a Young Man? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart VI (23:52 – 25:55)Should the U.S. Execute an Operation in Cuba As in Venezuela? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from a 16-Year-Old Listener of The BriefingPart VII (25:55 – 28:51)Is the Attempt to Use A.I. to Translate All Languages an Attempt to Overthrow God’s Judgement at the Tower of Babel? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The BriefingSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.



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