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 if abortion will block any agreement on U.S. healthcare, the economic and moral problem of our housing crisis, and a man who was arrested for attempting to smuggle two parakeets into the U.S. from Mexico in his underwear.Part I (00:14 – 14:29)The Looming Question: Will Abortion Block Any Agreement on Health Care?Fight over abortion could doom Congress’s health care plans by The Washington Post (Riley Beggin and Theodoric Meyer)Part II (14:29 – 24:35)The Economic and Moral Problem of Our Housing Crisis: The Unraveling of Society is Very, Very ExpensivePart III (24:35 – 26:45)Lord, Have Mercy on Those Parakeets: Man Arrested After Attempting to Smuggle Two Parakeets Into America From Mexico in His UnderwearMan accused of smuggling protected parakeets in his underwear by The Washington Post (Kelly Kasulis Cho)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.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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 Congress’s historic move to set up the release of the Epstein files, the rise of democratic socialists in American politics, and how far the Kennedy name can get Jack Schlossberg.Part I (00:14 – 13:58)Historic Moves by Congress Sets Up Release of the Epstein Files: Americans Demanded the Release of the Epstein Materials, But There’s a Chance They Still Won’t Be SatisfiedSenate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump by Axios (Stephen Neukam)Part II (13:58 – 22:33)The Rise of Democratic Socialists in American Politics – A Big Shift to the Left on Both CoastsPart III (22:33 – 26:16)How Far Can the Kennedy Name Get Jack Schlossberg? Democrats are Not Sold on President Kennedy’s GrandsonSign 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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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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 the push for advanced reproductive technologies in politics, new research that shows teenage girls want to be married less than their male counterparts, and that 1 in 5 U.S. women say they want to leave the country.Part I (00:14 – 07:12)Politics and IVF: There is a Big Push for Advanced Reproductive Technologies, and Politics Makes for Strange BedfellowsThey Can’t Stand Trump. But His I.V.F. Policy Might Help Them Have Children. by The New York Times (Caroline Kitchener)Part II (07:12 – 16:27)Motherhood Hopes, Feminist Dreams, and IVF: Feminist New York Times Contributor Makes an Astounding ArgumentHere’s What Trump Should Actually Do for Fertility by The New York Times (Ruxandra Teslo)She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges. by The New York Times (David Gauvey Herbert)Part III (16:27 – 21:35)‘Do You Want to Get Married Someday?’: New Research Shows Teenage Girls Want to Be Married Less Than Their Male Counterparts – This is a Massive Shift12th grade girls are less likely than boys to say they want to get married someday by Pew Research Center (Dana Braga)Part IV (21:35 – 25:35)1 in 5 U.S. Women Say They Want to Leave the Country? This is Political Posturing, But It Makes HeadlinesRecord Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S. by Gallup (Benedict Vigers and Julie Ray)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.
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Monday, November 17, 2025
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 the fallout at the BBC, the conspiracy web surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, and the importance of the Senate filibuster.Part I (00:14 – 11:48)Breakdown at the BBC: Legacy British News Agency Under Fire for Journalistic CatastropheExclusive: BBC doctored Trump speech, internal report reveals by The Telegraph (Gordon Rayner)Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest Crisis in Decades by The New York Times (Mark Landler)Part II (11:48 – 19:55)Jeffrey Epstein–Who Knew What and When?: The Simplest Answer is ComplexPart III (19:55 – 28:58)Conservatives Count on the Filibuster: Without the Filibuster, We Would Be Living in Nancy Pelosi’s WorldKeep the filibuster rule by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)The filibuster is failing us by WORLD Opinions (Hunter Baker)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.
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Friday, November 14, 2025
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 the enslavement of young men to online sports betting, and he answers questions about funerals for miscarried children, what makes a war worth fighting, and evangelism for college students.Part I (00:14 – 14:27)A New Generation of Gamblers Searches for Help by The New York Times (Erik Vance)Part II (14:27 – 18:39)Part III (18:39 – 22:47)Part IV (22:47 – 26:37)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.
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