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Monday, February 12, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (17:20 - 17:20) ‘A Well-Meaning Elderly Man with a Poor Memory’: The President’s Age is Now an Unavoidable Issue, and in a Big Way
Report of the Special Counsel on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locations Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. by U.S. Department of Justice

PART II (23:3 - 23:3) We Would Not Aid an Ally in Need? Evaluating the Former President Trump's Words About NATO Over the Weekend

PART III (26:52 - 26:52) Major Haley is Abroad Serving His Country: The Story Behind the Bizarre Headline

Numbers 2-3

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Friday, February 9, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (9:36 - 9:36) ‘We See What We Want to See’: What Interest in ‘Bigfoot’ Teaches Us About Humanity
What the hunt for Bigfoot teaches us about ourselves by The Washington Post (Carl Hoffman)

PART II (12:17 - 12:17) Should Christians Attend the Wedding of Unbelievers? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III (14:19 - 14:19) When Do You Decide to Use the Name of a Person When Addressing a Public Controversy and When Do You Do So Without Mentioning a Name? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (16:54 - 16:54) How Do Christians Decide What Significant Events to Attend for Friends and Family Members? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (17:45 - 17:45) Should Protestant Christians Attend Roman Catholic Funerals? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (18:28 - 18:28) What About a Birthday Party? Coming to Terms Some New Questions

PART VII (22:27 - 22:27) Does it Matter If Christians Were Really Martyred in the Roman Colosseum? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VIII (24:21 - 24:21) How Do Christian Parents Decide Which Portions of Scripture to Read to Young Children? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IX (26:49 - 26:49) What Do You Really Think About Christian Counseling? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, February 8, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (8:55 - 8:55) No Blanket Immunity for a President: Federal Appeals Court Rejects Former President Trump’s Argument
Denying Trump’s Immunity Is Bigger Than Him by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART II (15:46 - 15:46) He Took the Pardon: How the Nixon Pardon Sheds Light on the Issue of Presidential Immunity

PART III (21:22 - 21:22) The Constitutional Complexities of Presidential Immunity: Evaluating How the Law Does and Does Not Apply to the President is No Easy Task

PART IV (28:9 - 28:9) How Non-religious are the Non-religious in the U.S.? The ‘Nones’ Aren’t as Secular as the Media Want You to Believe
More 'nones' than Catholics: Non-religious Americans near 30% in latest survey by USA Today (Emily DeLetter)

Creeds and the Crisis of Christian Faithfulness — A Conversation with Carl Trueman

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (15:31 - 15:31) The Border Crisis and Proposed Senate Legislation—What is the Debate All About?
A Border Security Bill Worth Passing by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) The Elites Opened the Doors to Migrants—and Chaos by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART II (23:18 - 23:18) A School Shooter’s Mother is Convicted of Manslaughter: Massive Lessons from the Jennifer Crumbley Trial
Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughter by Associated Press (Ed White and Corey Williams) What Is This Mother Really Guilty Of? by The New York Times (Megan K. Stack)

PART III (27:2 - 27:2) Dairy Farmers Want Their Word Back: The War Over “Milk” Underlines the Importance of Words
Team Cow or Team Soy? The Milk Wars Roiling America by The New York Times (Kristina Peterson)

The House Upon the Rock: So What Can Change? What Can't Change? Where Do We Stand?

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (15:23 - 15:23) Which is More Basic, Order or Liberty? What the Election of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador Reveals About Human Needs

PART II (21:21 - 21:21) This is How Moral Warfare in Our Country Happens: USA Today Publishes Abortion Propaganda Article Guised as Journalism
Tens of thousands of rape victims became pregnant in states with abortion bans, study estimates by USA Today (N'dea Yancey-Bragg)

PART III (26:31 - 26:31) Get a Clue: Two Men Can’t Make a Baby and No Treatment for “Infertility” Can Change That
IVF may be tax deductible, but LGBTQ+ couples less likely to get write-offs by USA Today (Bailey Schulz)

Monday, February 5, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (11:26 - 11:26) Biden Administration (Finally) Sends (Indirect) Message to Iran: The U.S. Responds After Drone Attack Kills 3 of Its Soldiers in Jordan
Will Biden Finally Deter Iran? by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART II (21:19 - 21:19) The Ripple of the Disruption in Three Seas: How World Conflict is Affecting the Global Economy and Freedom of Navigation
On the High Seas, a Pillar of Global Trade Is Under Attack by Wall Street Journal (Drew Hinshaw and Daniel Michaels)

PART III (28:47 - 28:47) A Parable of the Hermeneutical Line From Evangelical Feminism to the LGBTQ Revolution: Letha Dawson Scanzoni Dies at 88
Letha Dawson Scanzoni, Pioneer of Evangelical Feminism, Dies at 88 by New York Times (Penelope Green)

Friday, February 2, 2024

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (7:51 - 7:51) How About This for Encouraging News: Wall Street Journal Offers Front-Page Story on Parents Missing Their Children Now at College
When Junior Heads to College, Helicopter Parents Turn to Empty-Nest Coaches by Wall Street Journal (Tara Weiss)

PART II (14:54 - 14:54) Should Christians Attend the ‘Wedding’ of a Same-Sex Couple? What About If It is the Ceremony of a Family Member? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing
Should Christians Attend Same-Sex Weddings? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing by The Briefing with Albert Mohler

PART III (21:3 - 21:3) What Media Sources Should We Trust? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (23:41 - 23:41) Should We Refer to Death as ‘Natural Death’? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (27:22 - 27:22) Are American Evangelicals More Concerned About Politics and Policies Rather Than Personal Holiness? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing