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Is Not My Word Like Fire?

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Friday, May 13, 2022

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

PART I (10:47 - 10:47) Corporations and Moral Causes—Are Investors Awakening to the Downside of Corporate Virtue Signaling?
A Group of Billionaire Investors, and Mike Pence, are Pushing Back Against Values-Based Investing. by New York Times (Ephrat Livni)

PART II (16:24 - 16:24) The Ethical Problem of Xenotransplantation Turns Deadly? Man with Pig Heart Transplant Dies from Pig Disease
Pig Heart Transplanted Into Dying Man Had an Animal Virus by Wall Street Journal (Amy Dockser Marcus and Joseph De Avila)

PART III (20:33 - 20:33) How Does the U.S. Aid to Ukraine Fit into Christian Just War Theory? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (22:53 - 22:53) Should Christians Engage in Contemplative Prayer? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (25:16 - 25:16) I Am a Member of a Faithful Gospel Church, But It’s A Part of a Liberal Denomination. Should I Leave or Stay? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (27:29 - 27:29) Why Do the Media Treat Abortion as a Catholic Issue? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, May 12, 2022

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

PART I (7:23 - 7:23) Democratic-Led Senate Unable to Gain Even a Majority Vote on Radical Abortion Bill—But They Will Keep Trying
Abortion-Rights Bill Backed by Democrats Fails in Senate by Wall Street Journal (Siobhan Hughes and Eliza Collins)

PART II (15:45 - 15:45) Ma’am, You Are Not a Conservative: A Case Study of ‘Conservatives’ Who Never Were Conservative
The Supreme Court’s Religion-Driven Mission Sets off a Firestorm by Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin) Why I Dropped ‘Conservative’ from My Twitter Profile by Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin) The Marriage Mission by Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin)

PART III (22:29 - 22:29) Labeling as Stewardship: The Power of Labels in Society’s Battle of Ideas

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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

PART I (12:48 - 12:48) ‘Safe, Legal, and Don’t Tell Your Parents’: Senate Democrats Set Vote Today on Bill That Would Codify Roe v. Wade as the Law of the Land
Schumer’s Radical Abortion Bill by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) Arizona AG Brnovich Blasts Mark Kelly’s Opposition to Parental-Consent Abortion Laws by National Review (John McCormack)

PART II (17:31 - 17:31) The Apple that Fell Far from the Pro-Life Tree: Senator Bob Casey Jr. Promises to Support Senate Abortion in Major Moral Shift from Political Life and Legacy of His Late Father — Gov. Robert Casey as in “Casey Decision”
In Shift, Sen. Bob Casey to Vote Yes on Democrats’ Abortion Legislation by Washington Post (Amy B. Wang and Seung Min Kim)

PART III (22:32 - 22:32) The Crown on the Throne but No Queen?: Prince Charles Delivers Queen's Speech as Authority of Monarchy in Parliament Stands, Even in Her Absence

Monday, May 2, 2022

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

PART I (15:41 - 15:41) George Orwell’s Fiction Becomes Fact: The Biden Administration’s Ministry of Truth

PART II (20:12 - 20:12) New York Times Columnist Argues ‘Parents Should Not Shield Children from Dangerous Ideas’ — Do Our Children Have More Moral Sense Than Parents?
Your Kids Can Handle Dangerous Ideas by New York Times (Matt Gross)

PART III (25:36 - 25:36) Cultural Elites Want Continued Control of the Public School: Parents Are the Main Threat
Parents Aren’t the Only Ones With Rights by New York Times (Frank Bruni) Your God and My Dignity by New York Times (Frank Bruni)

Disney goes for broke on woke

"My business is making people, especially children, happy," said the late Walt Disney, founder of the global entertainment juggernaut that bears his name. "The important thing is the family. If you can keep the family together-and that's the backbone of our business, catering to families-that's what we hope to do."... The post Disney goes for broke on woke appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, April 29, 2022

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

PART I (17:25 - 17:25) What Happens When Marriage, Family, and Community Are Subverted? America Has a Loneliness Epidemic and Its Teenagers Are in a Severe Mental Health Crisis
‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens by New York Times (Matt Richtel) Children as Young as 8 Should Be Screened for Anxiety, Experts Recommend by Wall Street Journal (Brianna Abbott) How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health by New York Times (John Leland)

PART II (18:54 - 18:54) The Spy Next Door: Russian Sleeper Agent Who Headed Spy Group in U.S. Dies in Russia at 79
Mikhail Vasenkov Dies at 79; His Spy Ring Inspired ‘The Americans’ by New York Times (Sam Roberts)

PART III (20:36 - 20:36) What is the Conservative Solution to Income Inequality? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV (22:45 - 22:45) Should We Use Genetic Treatment or Modification for Embryos? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V (24:35 - 24:35) Does Hebrews 11:3 Undermine Creation Ex Nihilo? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI (26:7 - 26:7) Why Will We Have Tears to Wipe Away on Judgment Day When We Are in the Presence of God? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, April 28, 2022

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

PART I (13:52 - 13:52) Is it Unconstitutional for a High School Football Coach to Pray on the Fifty-Yard Line After a Game? Coach Kennedy Gets His Day at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Ponders the Right to Pray on the 50-Yard Line by NPR (Nina Totenberg) U.S. Supreme Court Conservatives Lean Toward Football Coach in Prayer Case by Reuters (Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung) Supreme Court Leans Toward Coach in Case on School Prayer by New York Times (Adam Liptak) Our History by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State Supreme Court Should Follow Decades Of Precedent And Protect Students’ Religious Freedom by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State

PART II (20:48 - 20:48) Secular Purpose, Secular Effect, No ‘Excessive’ Government Entanglement? The Supreme Court’s Broken ‘Lemon Test’ Needs to Go

PART III (25:58 - 25:58) A Look at the Pro-Abortion Effort to Intimidate the Supreme Court — Abortion Supporters Fear What’s Coming from the Court this Term
Abortion and the Supreme Court by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

No Briefing 4/27/2022

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

PART I (0:3 - 0:3) Dr. Mohler is out sick with COVID and will return as soon as possible.

Monday, April 25, 2022

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

PART I (12:33 - 12:33) The Right Suffers Loss in France, Media Coverage Suffers Loss of Perspective: Emmanuel Macron Elected for Second Five-Year Term
Macron’s Win is Cause for Great Relief — and Modest Celebration by The Washington Post (The Editorial Board)

PART II (20:7 - 20:7) Disney World Loses its Self-Governing Authority in Florida — Florida’s Legislature and Governor Take A Big Step and Send a Huge Signal to Corporate America
Revolt in Disney’s Florida Kingdom by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

PART III (25:12 - 25:12) Truth is Stranger than Fiction: CNN Pulls the Plug on CNN+ After Days of Operation and Vast Millions Invested. And, for First Time, Netflix Loses More Subscribers than it Gained. Is Anyone Getting the Message?
CNN+ is Dead: Here’s What Killed the Streaming News Service Only a Month after It Began by USA Today (Bill Goodykoontz)