The Briefing with Albert Mohler
Cultural Commentary from a Biblical Perspective
Episodes
December 18, 2025 • 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 the shock of Christmas, and he answers questions about his favorite Christmas hymns, a right honoring of Mary, if Mary was a perpetual virgin, and Christmas and the regulative principle.
Part I (00:30 – 05:17)
What are Your Favorite Christmas Hymns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters ...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the shock of Christmas, and he answers questions about his favorite Christmas hymns, a right honoring of Mary, if Mary was a perpetual virgin, and Christmas and the regulative principle.
Part I (00:30 – 05:17)
What are Your Favorite Christmas Hymns? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters ...
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December 17, 2025 • 24 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 13:42)
New York and Illinois Set to Approve Assisted Suicide: The Culture of Death is Expanding at a Rapid Rate in the U.S.
Part I (00:14 – 13:42)
New York and Illinois Set to Approve Assisted Suicide: The Culture of Death is Expanding at a Rapid Rate in the U.S.
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December 16, 2025 • 25 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 the increase in the number of abortions since Dobbs, the moral and political injury the Republican Party will bring on itself if it turns its back on the pro-life movement, and the death and legacy of Rob Reiner.
Part I (00:14 – 13:39)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the increase in the number of abortions since Dobbs, the moral and political injury the Republican Party will bring on itself if it turns its back on the pro-life movement, and the death and legacy of Rob Reiner.
Part I (00:14 – 13:39)
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December 15, 2025 • 25 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 11:32)
Horrible Attacks on Bondi Beach and at Brown University: The Casualties Mount, and the Issues Rage
Part II (11:32 – 17:11)
The Problem of Islam: This is Not Just a Problem of a Lack of Assimilation
Part III (17:11 – 20:56)
Religious Liberty in Canada is Dying: A Change in Canada’s Religious Exemption Law Would Al...
Part I (00:14 – 11:32)
Horrible Attacks on Bondi Beach and at Brown University: The Casualties Mount, and the Issues Rage
Part II (11:32 – 17:11)
The Problem of Islam: This is Not Just a Problem of a Lack of Assimilation
Part III (17:11 – 20:56)
Religious Liberty in Canada is Dying: A Change in Canada’s Religious Exemption Law Would Al...
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December 14, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 07:43)
The Brave New World of IVF and Surrogacy: This Chinese Billionaire Has Over 100 Children in the U.S. Through IVF and Surrogacy to Build His Own Dynasty
Part I (00:14 – 07:43)
The Brave New World of IVF and Surrogacy: This Chinese Billionaire Has Over 100 Children in the U.S. Through IVF and Surrogacy to Build His Own Dynasty
- The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate by The Wall Street Journal (Katherine Long, Ben Foldy, Lingling Wei)
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December 11, 2025 • 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 an LA city council debate to allow racial slurs and gutter language in hearings, the Democratic Party governors vying for their party’s presidential nomination, and he answers questions about if donating eggs to a gay couple is sinful, responding to a friend who has become antagonistic in his...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses an LA city council debate to allow racial slurs and gutter language in hearings, the Democratic Party governors vying for their party’s presidential nomination, and he answers questions about if donating eggs to a gay couple is sinful, responding to a friend who has become antagonistic in his...
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December 10, 2025 • 24 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 why Massachusetts is rethinking the legalization of recreational marijuana, a liberal argument for having kids to support the liberal movement, and inability of secularists to understand jihadist theology.
Part I (00:14 – 12:19)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses why Massachusetts is rethinking the legalization of recreational marijuana, a liberal argument for having kids to support the liberal movement, and inability of secularists to understand jihadist theology.
Part I (00:14 – 12:19)
- Potheads Head for the Emergency Room by The Wall S...
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December 9, 2025 • 25 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 personal autonomy and the demand for death, the death of the Dignitas founder, life and death before Gov. Hochul, and personal autonomy and the death of marriage.
Part I (00:14 – 12:56)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses personal autonomy and the demand for death, the death of the Dignitas founder, life and death before Gov. Hochul, and personal autonomy and the death of marriage.
Part I (00:14 – 12:56)
- Should You Be Able to Ask a Doctor to Help You Die? by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen)
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December 8, 2025 • 26 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 the oral arguments at the Supreme Court over Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the FTC, the need for Congress to act and cut back on the Administrative State, subsidiarity and social media, and Australia’s debate over removing shark nets.
Part I (00:14 – 13:55)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the oral arguments at the Supreme Court over Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the FTC, the need for Congress to act and cut back on the Administrative State, subsidiarity and social media, and Australia’s debate over removing shark nets.
Part I (00:14 – 13:55)
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December 7, 2025 • 24 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 09:01)
Stand with Speaker Johnson Against Expanding IVF in Military Health Coverage: Do Pro-lifers Mean What They Say?
‘I Got Myself in Good Trouble’: Former President Biden Brags Abo...
Part I (00:14 – 09:01)
Stand with Speaker Johnson Against Expanding IVF in Military Health Coverage: Do Pro-lifers Mean What They Say?
- Speaker Mike Johnson Working Behind Scenes to Slash IVF Provision From NDAA by Military.com (Nick Mordowanec)
‘I Got Myself in Good Trouble’: Former President Biden Brags Abo...
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December 4, 2025 • 26 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 an Oklahoma university student who failed an assignment for expressing Christian views on gender and sexuality, and he answers questions about gambling and fantasy football, where to study astronomy, the nature of Jesus’s body, and questions to ask on a first date.
Part I (00:13 – 10:20)
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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses an Oklahoma university student who failed an assignment for expressing Christian views on gender and sexuality, and he answers questions about gambling and fantasy football, where to study astronomy, the nature of Jesus’s body, and questions to ask on a first date.
Part I (00:13 – 10:20)
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December 4, 2025 • 26 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 America’s educational crisis, DEI and the decline of America’s educational system, the rise of dumbing down educational curriculum, and the ban of biological males from Girlguiding groups in the UK.
Part I (00:13 – 13:45)
America is in an Educational Crisis: Attempts to Fix Both Kids and ...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses America’s educational crisis, DEI and the decline of America’s educational system, the rise of dumbing down educational curriculum, and the ban of biological males from Girlguiding groups in the UK.
Part I (00:13 – 13:45)
America is in an Educational Crisis: Attempts to Fix Both Kids and ...
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December 3, 2025 • 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 oral arguments at SCOTUS on an Orwellian subpoena directed at a crisis pregnancy center in New Jersey, conservative birth rates, and reading and evaluating arguments closely–like the big difference between “not totally true” and “totally not true.”
Part I (00:12 – 10:38)
An Orwellian Subp...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses oral arguments at SCOTUS on an Orwellian subpoena directed at a crisis pregnancy center in New Jersey, conservative birth rates, and reading and evaluating arguments closely–like the big difference between “not totally true” and “totally not true.”
Part I (00:12 – 10:38)
An Orwellian Subp...
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December 2, 2025 • 24 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 the impending SCOTUS decision controversy over conversion therapy, medical surgery and the insanity of the transgender revolution, a feminist crash test dummy, and an A.I. teddy bear that got caught telling kids about knives, pills, and erotica.
Part I (00:13 – 14:36)
Controversy Over Con...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the impending SCOTUS decision controversy over conversion therapy, medical surgery and the insanity of the transgender revolution, a feminist crash test dummy, and an A.I. teddy bear that got caught telling kids about knives, pills, and erotica.
Part I (00:13 – 14:36)
Controversy Over Con...
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November 30, 2025 • 29 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 07:30)
A Brazen and Premeditated Assault in D.C.: Two National Guard Members Shot in Targeted Attack – We Will Have to Watch the Unfolding Investigation Very Closely
Part II (07:30 – 21:40)
Teens Mourn the Loss of Their ‘Chatbot Friends’: This is a Dark Reality for Children and Young People, and Parents Need to Beware
Part I (00:14 – 07:30)
A Brazen and Premeditated Assault in D.C.: Two National Guard Members Shot in Targeted Attack – We Will Have to Watch the Unfolding Investigation Very Closely
Part II (07:30 – 21:40)
Teens Mourn the Loss of Their ‘Chatbot Friends’: This is a Dark Reality for Children and Young People, and Parents Need to Beware
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November 26, 2025 • 24 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 thanksgiving theology in American history, the big problem of Thanksgiving for secularism, sinful humanity’s conspiracy to deny thanks to God, and the truth and hope of the gospel in Thanksgiving.
Part I (00:15 – 06:47)
Thanksgiving Theology in American History: The Theological Foundation...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses thanksgiving theology in American history, the big problem of Thanksgiving for secularism, sinful humanity’s conspiracy to deny thanks to God, and the truth and hope of the gospel in Thanksgiving.
Part I (00:15 – 06:47)
Thanksgiving Theology in American History: The Theological Foundation...
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November 25, 2025 • 28 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 the political theater between Trump and Mamdani, tax policy in New York, Christianity and economics, and why Tesla’s shareholders agreed to a $1 trillion salary package for Elon Musk.
Part I (00:14 – 14:25)
Political Theater Between Mamdani and Trump: When It Comes to Policy, the Issues M...
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the political theater between Trump and Mamdani, tax policy in New York, Christianity and economics, and why Tesla’s shareholders agreed to a $1 trillion salary package for Elon Musk.
Part I (00:14 – 14:25)
Political Theater Between Mamdani and Trump: When It Comes to Policy, the Issues M...
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November 24, 2025 • 26 mins
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 08:48)
A New Urgent Ceasefire Proposal? The Trump Administration Presents President Zelensky with 28-Point Ceasefire Plan
Part II (08:48 – 20:03)
Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine, Part One: Russia Has Always Considered Ukraine Essential to Its National Interest
Part III (20:03 – 25:22)
Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine...
Part I (00:14 – 08:48)
A New Urgent Ceasefire Proposal? The Trump Administration Presents President Zelensky with 28-Point Ceasefire Plan
Part II (08:48 – 20:03)
Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine, Part One: Russia Has Always Considered Ukraine Essential to Its National Interest
Part III (20:03 – 25:22)
Foreign Policy Realism in Ukraine...
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November 20, 2025 • 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 the morality of movie ratings and children’s tv shows, and he answers questions about using A.I. in the preparation of sermons, trigger warnings for Scripture, and if Judas repented.
Part I (00:14 – 10:24)
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the morality of movie ratings and children’s tv shows, and he answers questions about using A.I. in the preparation of sermons, trigger warnings for Scripture, and if Judas repented.
Part I (00:14 – 10:24)
- How Much Sex, Drugs and Violence Can Be in a PG-13 Movie? by The New York Times...
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November 19, 2025 • 26 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 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 An...
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 An...
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